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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas in 400 square feet

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Is That Fish Sustainable?

South African Sustainable Seafood Initiative
Fish Online (Europe)
Seafood Watch (USA)

The Forager's Voice

WNYC - Japanese knotweed
WNYC - maitake

Wild Food Recipes

Bayberry-rubbed backribs
Burdock - braised with aromatics
Chanterelle-stuffed tomato
Dandelion dagwood
Day lily bud quick pickles
Daylily and zucchini curry
Field garlic and cheese bread
Field garlic butter
Garlic mustard and tomato souffle
Garlic mustard pesto
Green weed pesto
Japanese knotweed and lamb curry
Japanese knotweed and roast lamb
Japanese knotweed risotto
Japanese knotweed spring meatballs
Japanese knotweed vinegar pickles
Lambs quarter gnudi
Maitake paté
Maitake soup
Milkweed flower cordial
Milkweed flower syrup
Milkweed shoots with pasta and prosciutto
Moist Chocolate Cake with Serviceberries
Morogo (green weed stew)
Mugwort brown butter
Mulberry pies
Oyster mushroom steaks
Pigweed and chicken bredie
Pigweed crostini
Pine cone jam
Pokeweed scramble
Purslane and lamb bredie
Purslane and yogurt
Purslane with hot potatoes
Ramp butter
Ramps - with garlic mustard and Japanese knotweed in shrimp dashi
Ramps and pancetta
Spicebush-barberry banana bread
Spicebush-orange loaf

All Recipes

'Dear George' cocktail (1)
'Long Nights' cocktail (1)
'Winter Cabin' cocktail (1)
Abbacchio alla Romana (1)
Allium risotto (1)
Anchovied broccoli (1)
Anise chicken (1)
Apple and cranberry pie-lets (1)
Apple pie (1)
Apple soup (1)
Applejack and Spicebush cocktail (1)
Applejack cocktail (1)
Arborio and apple pudding (1)
Arctic char with dashi and spring greens (1)
Artichoke dip (1)
Artichokes Barigoule (1)
Aspic with avocado and mango (1)
Avocado and mango aspic (1)
Avocado and mango salad (1)
Bachelor jam (1)
Bacon and egg sandwich (1)
Bacon-wrapped roast pork loin (1)
Baked potatoes (1)
Baked sandwich loaf (1)
Banana bread (1)
Banh mi (1)
Banh mi without the bread (1)
Basil and lemon curd ice cream (1)
Basil ice cream (1)
Bayberry back ribs (1)
Beef rib curry (1)
Beet and arugula salad (1)
Beetroot and mozzarella salad (1)
Beetroot caprese (1)
Biscuits (1)
Black currant chutney (1)
Boerewors (1)
Bolognese sauce (1)
Boontjiebredie (1)
Bottarga with pasta (1)
Bouillabaisse of chicken (1)
Braaibroodjies (1)
Braaied lamb chops (1)
Braaing (1)
Bread - with cheese and field garlic (1)
Bredie - lamb with green beans (1)
Bredie - pigweed and chicken (1)
Bredie with purslane (1)
Bredie with tomato (1)
Broccoli with garlic and anchovies (1)
Bruschetta - fava and garlic scape (1)
Bruschetta with tomato (1)
Burdock braised with aromatic vegetables (1)
Caesar salad (1)
Caesar salad with pancetta (1)
Caesar salad with raw egg yolk (1)
Candied grapefruit peel (1)
Caprese - with roasted tomatoes and burrata (1)
Cauliflower - roasted (1)
Chanterelle-stuffed tomato (1)
Cheese bread with garlic bread (1)
Cheese sandwiches - grilled (1)
cherry pie (1)
Chicken - 3 anise (1)
Chicken - baked like fried (1)
Chicken - bouillabaisse-style (1)
Chicken - breasts with grapes and thyme (1)
Chicken - fried Cornish hen (1)
Chicken - roast with Indian spices (1)
Chicken - roast with Vermouth jus (1)
Chicken - roasted for one (1)
Chicken - roasted with herbs (1)
Chicken - smoored with onions (1)
Chicken - Waldorf salad (1)
Chicken and lime soup (1)
Chicken braised with aromatic herbs and vegetables (1)
Chicken curry (1)
Chicken flattened and roasted (1)
Chicken liver pâté (1)
Chicken paillard with salad (1)
Chicken paprikash (1)
Chicken roasted with garlic and grapes (1)
Chicken with aubergines and tomatoes (1)
Chicken with cilantro (1)
Chicken with grapes (1)
Chilled melon soup (1)
Chips (1)
Chive oil (1)
Chocolate and almond tart (1)
Chocolate Cake with Oil (1)
Chutney - black currant (1)
Cilantro chicken (1)
Clam chowder (1)
Cold cucumber soup (1)
Cold remedy (1)
Common milkweed cordial (1)
Cornish hens - roasted (1)
Craisins (1)
Cranberry and apple pies (1)
Cranberry Brine (1)
Cranberry Cocktail 1 (1)
Cranberry Cocktail 2 (1)
Cranberry Syrup (1)
Cranberry Syrup - Quick (1)
Cranberry-Apple Fizz (1)
Crepes - filled with goose (1)
Crêpes - stuffed (1)
Crispy chicken (1)
Crostini with wilted pigweed (1)
Crumble (1)
Cucumber soup (1)
Curry - knotweed and lamb (1)
Curry with green tomatoes (1)
Dagwood (1)
Day lily bud pickles (1)
Day lily bud quick pickles (1)
Daylily and zucchini curry (1)
Dough for pizza (1)
Edibles on the Edge (1)
Fall salad (1)
Fava bean and knotweed meatballs (1)
Fava bean bruschetta (1)
Fava beans (1)
Fennel and potato salad (1)
Fennel risotto (1)
Fermented Cranberry Syrup (1)
Feta baked in foil (1)
Field garlic bread (1)
Field garlic butter (1)
Fir sugar (1)
Fish cakes (1)
Flavour bundles (1)
Foraged spring pot (1)
Fraser fir sugar (1)
Fried Chicken (1)
Fried chicken - baked (1)
Fried Cornish hen (1)
Fruit crumble (1)
Galette des Rois (1)
Garlic mustard and tomato roulade (1)
Garlic mustard pesto (1)
Gazpacho with bread (1)
German potato salad (1)
Gnudi with Kale (1)
Goose crepes (1)
Grand Marnier souffle (1)
Grape and thyme sauce with seared chicken breasts (1)
Greek yogurt (1)
Green garlic risotto (1)
Green garlic soup (1)
Green leaf stew (1)
Green pea pesto (1)
Green pea pistou (1)
Green sauce (1)
Green sauce for tagliatelle (1)
Green tomato curry (1)
Green weed pesto (1)
Grenadilla mousse (1)
Grilled cheese sandwiches (1)
Groenboonbredie (1)
Guacamole (1)
Hamburgers (1)
Hen of the Woods soup (1)
Hominy (1)
Iceberg lettuce with Soy dressing (1)
Indian roast chicken (1)
Irish Stew (1)
Japanese knotweed meatballs (1)
Japanese knotweed risotto (1)
Japanese knotweed vinegar pickles (1)
Kale Gnudi (1)
King Cake (1)
Kir (1)
Knotweed and lamb curry (1)
Lamb - bredie with tomato (1)
Lamb - Indian spiced (1)
Lamb - roast (1)
Lamb - roasted with knotweed and field garlic (1)
Lamb - with anchovies and vinegar (1)
Lamb chops braaied with verjus (1)
Lamb Curry (1)
Lamb kari (1)
Lamb meatballs with summer savory (1)
Lamb shoulder chops with herbs (1)
Lamb stew with green beans (1)
Lamb with yoghurt and garlic (1)
Leaf wraps (1)
Lemon curd (1)
Mahlab Chocolate Cake (1)
Maitake pâté (1)
Maitake soup (1)
Malva pudding (1)
Mango and avocado salad (1)
Mangoes (1)
Margarita (1)
Meatballs - fragrant Vietnamese (1)
Meatballs - with pine nuts and currants (1)
Meatballs -Swedish (1)
Melon and jalapeno soup (1)
Milkweed buds with ginger and soy (1)
Milkweed flower cordial (1)
Milkweed shoots (1)
Mojito (1)
Molly Bolt's apple pie (1)
Morog (1)
Muffins (1)
Mugwort Brown Butter (1)
Muisbosskerm (1)
Mulberry Pie (1)
Mulberry pies (1)
Mushroom soup (1)
Mushrooms à la Grecque (1)
Nectarine and basil salad (1)
Old Fashioned Raisin Bars (1)
Onions - pickled (1)
Orange-Spicebush Loaf (1)
Oyster mushroom steak (1)
Pan bagna (1)
Panzanella (1)
Passion fruit mousse (1)
Pastry for tarts (1)
Pâté - maitake (1)
Peach gazpacho (1)
Peach Melba (1)
Peach soup (1)
Peppers - roasted with anchovies and garlic (1)
Persimmon Loaf (1)
Pesto - with garlic mustard (1)
Pesto -with weeds and lemon (1)
Pesto with green peas (1)
Pickled day lily buds (1)
Pickled onions (1)
Pie pastry (1)
Pigweed and chicken stew (1)
Pigweed and quickweed pesto (1)
Pigweed crostini (1)
Pine Cone Jam (1)
Pine cone varenye (1)
Pineapple fluff (1)
Pizza (1)
Pizza dough (1)
Pokeweed scramble (1)
Pomegranate molasses cocktail (1)
Pork and hominy stew (1)
Pork loin - roast with bacon and sage (1)
Pork loin with herb crust (1)
Pork ribs - finger lickin' (1)
Pork ribs with fresh herb rub (1)
Pork ribs with orange and raisins (1)
Pork rillettes (1)
Pork shoulder with anchos and orange (1)
Pork shoulder with fennel (1)
Pot roast (1)
Potato Chips (1)
Potato gratin (1)
Potato salad - German (1)
Potato salad - with dill and scallions (1)
Potatoes - baked and stuffed (1)
Potatoes and broccoli (1)
Potatoes panroasted with pancetta and sage (1)
Potatoes with purslane (1)
Potbread (1)
Potbrood (1)
Potted shrimp (1)
Pozole (1)
Punch (1)
Purslane - Sri Lankan style (1)
Purslane - stir-fried (1)
Purslane and potatoes (1)
Purslane and tomato sauce (1)
Purslane and yogurt (1)
Purslane bredie (1)
Purslane with lamb (1)
Purslane with yogurt (1)
Quick Cranberry Syrup (1)
Quick tomato soup (1)
Rabbit terrine (1)
Raisin Bars (1)
Raisin bread (1)
Ramp butter (1)
Ramps (1)
Ramps with spring greens and shrimps (1)
Ratatouille (1)
Red currant jam (1)
Red pepper panzanella (1)
Red pepper salad (1)
Red peppers with anchovies and garlic (1)
Red Rita Cocktail (1)
Rhubarb fizz (1)
Ribs - with bayberry rub (1)
Rillettes of pork (1)
Risotto - Japenese knotweed (1)
Risotto with fennel (1)
Risotto with green garlic (1)
Risotto with leeks garlic and onion (1)
Roast baby chickens (1)
Roast cauliflower (1)
Roast chicken for one (1)
Roast chicken with Vermouth (1)
Roast lamb with knotweed (1)
Roast leg of lamb (1)
Roast nuts (1)
Roast pecans (1)
Roast red peppers (1)
Roasted Cornish hens (1)
Roasted tomato Caprese (1)
Roasted vegetables (1)
Rolled tomato soufflé (1)
Rusks (1)
Salad - mango and avocado (1)
Salade Niçoise (1)
Salsa verde (1)
Salted Cranberries (1)
Sauce for pizza (1)
Scones (1)
Scrambled eggs (1)
SE Asian leaf wraps (1)
Seekh Kebab Kari (1)
Serviceberry and Chocolate Cake (1)
shitakes and collards (1)
Short rib and ginger curry (1)
Shrimp paste for a picnic (1)
Shrimp with garlic and hot peppers (1)
Sizzlin' shrimp (1)
Smoor chicken (1)
Sosa pop - rhubarb (1)
Souffle - frozen Grand Marnier (1)
Sour Cranberry Syrup (1)
Southeast Asian meatballs (1)
Soy pecans (1)
Spaghetti Bolognese (1)
Spicebush and barberry bread (1)
Spicebush Loaf (1)
Spring dashi (1)
Spring minestrone (1)
Spruce tip and rhubarb fizz (1)
Steak (1)
Stir-fried purslane (1)
Strawberry and red wine smoothie (1)
Stuffed baked potatoes (1)
Stuffed crêpe (1)
Stuffed tomatoes with dill (1)
Stuffing - quince and chestnut (1)
Summer savory meatballs (1)
Swedish meatballs (1)
Sweet Cranberry Syrup (1)
Tagiatelle and bottarga (1)
Tagliatelle with purslane and tomato sauce (1)
Thai chicken curry (1)
Thai lime marmalade (1)
Tiramisu (1)
Tomatini (1)
Tomato and bread salad (1)
Tomato bredie (1)
Tomato roulade (1)
Tomato sauce (1)
Tomato soup (1)
Tomato stuffed with chanterelles (1)
Tomatoes stuffed with rice and dill (1)
Torta caprese (1)
Tuna mousse (2)
Udon noodles with goose (1)
Vietnamese meatballs (1)
Waldorf salad with chicken (1)
Watercress and orange salad (1)
watermelon and feta salad (1)
Watermelon gazpacho (1)
Weed pesto (1)
Yogurt (1)

Reasons to lick a page

...Versluis gazed at the brilliance of the tablecloth in the lamplight - with the bread board and the water jug, the salt and pepper, the oil and vinegar all laid out precisely upon it. The table spoke of neatness, sobriety and constant vigilance against indulgence and prodigality...

Karel Schoeman, Another Country.

Nancy Cardozo shares a house with her friend Aileen Ward in New Milford, Conn.; both are writers in their 90s. “We eat everything we like,” Ms. Cardozo said. “Any kinds of eggs, blini, any good red or beluga caviar with crème fraîche, cheesecake, chocolate soufflé with whipped cream, crème brûlée, filet mignon, pasta with pesto. Aileen drinks Lillet, and I’m vodka and tonic. We drink as much as we can.”

New York Times, February 28th, 2011

You are a lousy lover, a careless husband and a bad father and you can cook yourself an egg tomorrow night.

From a framed fax hanging in the ladies' room of The Duchess of Wisbeach, Cape Town.

Yes, there are meals that are eaten at the edge of the lips and the edge of the fork, with the little finger in the air, the spine erect, and with a somewhat dazed air. But that is not me.

Roger Verge, Entertaining in the French Style

...the way in which mealtimes are passed is most important to what happiness we find in life.

Brillat Savarin, The Physiology of Taste

...coffee, like tea for the Irish lady, should be strong enough to trot a mouse upon.

MFK Fisher, Coffee, Atlantic Monthly, 1945

It was a hot day but cool in the old building and the waiter asked, "Do you want gazpacho?" He was an old man and he filled their glasses again.
"Do you think the senorita would like it?"
"Try her," the waiter said gravely as though he were speaking of a mare.
It came in a large bowl with ice floating with the slices of crisp cucumber, tomato, garlic, bread, green and red peppers, and the coarsely peppered liquid tasted lightly of oil and vinegar.
"It's a salad soup, " Catherine said. "It's delicious."
"Es gazpacho," the waiter said.

Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden.

On this morning there was brioche and red raspberry preserve and the eggs were boiled and there was a pat of butter that melted as they stirred them and salted them lightly and ground pepper over them in the cups. They were big eggs and fresh and the girl's were not cooked quite as long as the young man's. He remembered this easily and he was happy with his which he diced up with the spoon and ate only with the flow of butter to moisten them and the fresh early morning texture and the bite of the coarsely ground pepper grains and the hot coffee and the chickory-fragrant bowl of cafe au lait.

Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden.

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