A Literary Culinary Journal
Once a turnip said, “I taste very good with honey.” “Go you boaster,” replied the honey, “I taste good without you.“–Russian folktale
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by Jonell Galloway
The Guardian says Ferran and Albert Adrià, the culinary visionaries of El Bulli, will be performing the superstar restaurant’s cocktails at Tickets in Barcelona, paired with a “greatest hits collection” of food: Parmesan ice cream, Iberian ham “airbag-uette,” mango leaves with marigold, yogurt pistachulines, and steamed brioche with mozzarella. So what next, Ferran?
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Prerna Singh is a food photographer and blogger. She spent most of her childhood in a few small towns in central India – a time she fondly remembers, with rotis straight out the clay oven and mom’s cooking, with produce straight from the farms.
She got her MBA in India, and worked in the advertising industry. She is now married and living in the U.S. with her husband and son.
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by Jonell Galloway
The Swiss Cookbook, by the famous but fictional Betty Bossi, the equivalent of Betty Crocker in the U.S., can make a good addition to a cookbook collection for those who want to cook Swiss dishes but can’t read French or German. It makes a great Christmas gift, and is handy to have in the house, whether you’re a gourmet cook or just an occasional one.
The recipes are organized by region. In a land with four languages and such cultural diversity, this is a necessity. There is a brief description of each region and its cuisine, along with attractive photos. Each recipe is accompanied by a photo.
The ring binding and glossy pages make it practical to use. The Swiss Cookbook is appropriate for Swiss people as well as for expatriates, because it gives a good overview of traditional Swiss cuisine and contemporary cuisine using Swiss ingredients.
It is an attractive gift for most anyone interested in food.
It can be ordered online from the Betty Bossi online shop, and is also available in many supermarkets in Switzerland.
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by Tamar Chamlian
Lasagne doesn’t have to be fattening. Here are five easy steps to make your lasagne healthy while keeping it delicious!
Bon Appetit!
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by Mónica Pinto
It all started centuries ago in the Portuguese convents. The nuns used to starch the habits with egg whites and, consequently, they ended up with huge quantities of egg yolks, so they started making a variety of rich and delicious sweets, mostly using egg yolks and sugar, in fact lots of both. Sometimes they would add almonds and a small list of other ingredients, but the egg yolks and sugar were always the main ingredients of the Portuguese convent sweets.
Papos de anjo, in English, would be something like, “angels’ stomachs” or “angels’ bellies”, and they are one of the most traditional of Portuguese sweets. They start as sugar-free, fluffy little egg cakes, round and smooth, just like the nuns imagined an angel’s belly, but then they are covered with a very sweet and aromatic syrup that makes them a melt-in-the-mouth treat, a delicacy for people with a very sweet tooth.
Enjoy!
Click here for Metric-Imperial converter.
Pastry:
6 egg yolks
1 egg white
Syrup:
Serve at room temperature.
I’m a food photographer and stylist with an Art & Design degree. I live in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, near the sea with my husband, my two boys and my dog. I love home cooking from around the world and have a very special interest in traditional Portuguese cuisine. I love to cook with fresh herbs, edible flowers and fresh vegetables. Some I grow organically in my kitchen garden. Others I buy from local farmers markets. I’m the author of Pratos e Travessas a blog about cooking, food photography and food chronicles.
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with Anthony Bourdain, first known for his book Anthony Bourdain blasts Paula Deen’s brand of Southern cookingerbelly, which was later made into a television show. The book was autobiographical and described, in detail, the excessive adventures of what really goes on in a professional kitchen.
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by Tamar Chamlian
Vitamin D is of vital importance to our bodies. Most of us know that simple exposure to the sun for up to 10 minutes a day is sufficient for the body to make its own vitamin D.
Now that winter is setting in, if you live in countries that barely see the sun for months on end, you will need to seek other sources of getting your vitamin D.
It’s actually simple and easy. Here are the top three foods that can provide you with Vitamin D, with suggestions on how to use them.
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A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do.–P.J. O’Rourke, 1997
Patrick Jake “P. J.” O’Rourke (born November 14, 1947) is an American political satirist, journalist, writer, and author.
His latest book, Don’t Vote—It Just Encourages the Bastard, was published in September 2010. Both Time and The Wall Street Journal have called him “the funniest writer in America.”
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by Simón de Swaan
Good food is in effect the basis for true happiness.–Auguste Escoffier, c. 1912
French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer August Escoffier (1846 – 1935) popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods. He is a legendary figure among chefs and gourmands, and was one of the most important leaders in the development of modern French cuisine.
Three of Escoffier’s most noted career achievements are revolutionizing and modernizing the menu, the art of cooking, and the organization of the professional kitchen. Escoffier simplified the menu as it had been, writing the dishes down in the order in which they would be served (service à la Russe), referred to Russian style service. He also developed the first à la carte menu. His books are still used by culinary students and chefs alike.
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Meet Jonell Galloway, a freelance writer and editor specialized in French cuisine. 
