Good Food
Intelligentsia Coffee; Tomato Obsession; Frozen Margarita
We get easy ideas on preparing eggplant, sample coffee like fine wine and learn how to grow 10,000 tomatoes. Plus, we find out how to buy a water meter and get tips when preparing for a disaster. We serve up a frozen margarita dessert and find Salvadoran culinary roots via the pupusa. Finally, we sit in on the school lunch revolution.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenChef Mark Peel has easy ideas on preparing eggplant, while roaster Doug Zell samples coffee like fine wine. Bill Anderson grows over 10,000 tomatoes in his home garden and Pam Dorr advocates access to clean water and water meters for Hale County, Alabama. Shane Connor shares food tips when preparing for a disaster. Nancy Zaslavsky serves up a frozen margarita dessert and writer Ruben Martinez finds his Salvadoran culinary roots via the pupusa. Plus, two angry moms Susan Rubin and Amy Kalafa sit in on the school lunch revolution and Laura Avery has a fresh Market Report.
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9 storiesThe Market Report
The Santa Monica Farmers’ Market welcomes a new vender. Mud Creek Ranch from Santa Paula has begun growing quince, which looks a bit like an apple but is much harder. Although you can eat it raw, it’s much better cooked. Cut the fruit in half, scoop out the seeds and bake at 350 degrees until soft, about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
Read the story7 minEggplant Ideas
Eggplant, with is lustrously smooth purple skin and pendulous shape, is one of those beautiful vegetables whose preparation is an enigma to many cooks. However, Mark Peel of Campanile's comes to the rescue with some simple recipes, including one for Baba Ghanoush.
Read the story7 minIntelligentsia Coffee
Doug Zell of Intelligentsia Coffee in Silver Lake believes that coffee is as nuanced as fine wine. Explaining that his plan begins at the point of purchasing coffee beans, Doug explains how different sales impact the grower. His direct-trade purchase provides the grower maximum benefit and, he believes, yields the highest quality bean.
Read the story7 minTomato Obsession
Gardener Bill Anderson is so obsessed with tomatoes that he's grown 10,850 tomatoes so far this season at his home garden. He recently got married and there was even a tomato theme at the wedding. From the vine in a garden full of tomatoes to the table, and the stove! Musical break: Rosasolis by the Penguin Café Orchestra
Read the story7 minBuy a Water Meter
In some small, rural parts of the U.S. people are without access to clean water. In Alabama, one-quarter of Hale County residents aren't even connected to the municipal water supply. Others have access but can't afford the set-up or monthly fees, get their water from contaminated shallow wells.
Read the story7 minDisaster Food Preparedness
Shane Connor shares ideas on what types of foods to have on hand when a disaster strikes, whether it's an earthquake or even a nuclear attack. Connor's disaster preparedness business is KI4U . For building your own earthquake kit, visit the American Red Cross , California Office of Emergency Services , Major Surplus and Amazon websites.
Read the story7 minFrozen Margarita Ice Pops
Author and regional Mexican food expert Nancy Zaslavsky serves up frozen margarita ice pops using fresh limes and tequila. Nancy offers culinary tours to Mexico throughout the year.
Read the story4 minSalvadoran Culinary Roots
Journalist and author Rubén Martínez believes that for many immigrants, food is a crucial link to home. For him and other Salvadorans, that link is the pupusa. Not quite as well known as the taco, the pupusa is the national dish of El Salvador.
Read the story6 minTwo Angry Moms
Surprised by the lunch menu at their children’s schools, Susan Rubin and Amy Kalafa decided to take matters into their own hands. First, they even made a documentary, Two Angry Moms , about their efforts to fight juvenile obesity and get fries, frozen nuggets and fruit roll-ups out of school.
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