Music, camaraderie and a recipe (not mine) for some decadent brownies.
THE AD AGENCY WHERE I WORK HAS A FUN COMMITTEE. Their task, which they take quite seriously, is to create events that give us even more reasons to be happy to show up every day. Last Friday, thanks to their efforts, we celebrated Record Store Day a day early. Continue reading “Celebrating Record Store Day’s Eve with vinyl and “outrageous brownies””
Fetzer Vineyards has won its share of awards over the past 50 years. Many of them are for sustainability.
[su_dropcap style=”flat”]W[/su_dropcap]hen I think of green, sustainable wineries, I tend to imagine small boutique vineyards, producing maybe a few hundred to a couple thousand cases of wine a year and charging 40 or 50 bucks or more a bottle, if you can find any. I do not think of a winemaker producing 2.75 million cases of modestly priced wines. Continue reading “Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by drinking green (and red and white)”
Pork chops get a major weeknight-quick flavor boost from mushrooms and lemon. Recipe below.
[su_dropcap style=”flat”]I[/su_dropcap]’ve been reading a new book on food and cooking that has me rethinking flavors and balance—How to Taste, by Becky Selengut. We’ll explore the book more here soon, but I’m already using things I’m learning, like with this busy-weeknight-you’ve-got-two-porkchops-go! dish. Continue reading “Balancing flavors brings Oven-baked Pork Chops with Mushrooms to life”
The classic Indian dish Chicken Tikka Masala is made slow cooker simple—and healthier. Recipe below.
[su_dropcap style=”flat”]W[/su_dropcap]e first met cookbook author and journalist Anupy Singla at a dinner she hosted in her home almost six years ago. Born in India, raised near Philadelphia and now living in Chicago’s Lincoln Park with her husband and two daughters, Anupy is on a mission to make authentic Indian cuisine approachable and accessible to American home cooks. She’s also making it healthier. Continue reading “Healthy Indian cooking, by the book: Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala”