Good Food
Pig Ears and Trotters; Will It Blend?; Plastic Alternatives
We totally blend random things, "pig out" from nose to tail and hunger for Cuba's culinary traditions. Plus, we find America's lost recipes, lovingly bake sweety pies and have plastics-free alternatives for kids and adults alike. Finally, we curate a plush dinner menu and cook up garlic confit.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1h 0m ListenTom Dickson blends totally random things, while English chef Fergus Henderson "pigs out" from nose to tail and playwright Eduardo Machado hungers for Cuba's culinary traditions. Chris Kimball finds America's lost recipes and author Patty Pinner lovingly bakes sweety pies. Jenny Rask has plastics-free alternatives for kids and adults alike, Sarah Jo Marks curates a plush dinner menu and chef Eric Gower cooks up garlic confit.
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9 storiesThe Market Report
Farmer Armando Garcia of De Luz, in northern San Diego County, escaped fire damage from the Rice Fire last week. He, his wife and infant daughter evacuated. The fire came within one mile of his farm and house. Laura Avery also talked with Troy Regier of Regier Farms near Fresno, whose Satsuma Mandarin tangerines are in season now.
Read the story7 minWill It Blend?
It all began with product testing, the Total Blender and a wood 2x2. Throw in a video recorder and the rest is YouTube history. Blendtec CEO and founder Tom Dickson hosts the popular Will It Blend? video series. He's blended everything from Bic lighters to a can of Easy Cheese , and even an iPhone .
Read the story7 minPig Ears and Trotters
Fergus Henderson, chef at St. John restaurant, turns bones, gelatins and pig parts into high-end cuisine. In Beyond Nose to Tail , his sequel to Nose to Tail Eating, he shares more delectable dishes for fearless cooks.
Read the story7 minTastes Like Cuba
Many land-owning Cubans fled the country after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. As one of the first Cuban exiles in Southern California in the early '60s, playwright Eduardo Machado longed for his homeland's culinary traditions, especially Cuban coffee. In Tastes Like Cuba , Machado recounts his connection to country and family through food.
Read the story7 minAmerica's Best Lost Recipes
Chris Kimball, founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated and host of PBS' America's Test Kitchen , finds over 150 unforgettable heirloom recipes in America's Best Lost Recipes .
Read the story7 minSweety Pies
They say love can be tasted in the food that's prepared, especially when it's for family and friends. Some might say pies are the ultimate comfort food and are a true measure of a woman's cooking prowess.
Read the story7 minPlastics Alternatives
Using heat and soap on plastics can cause dangerous chemicals to leach into food. The effects seem most severe in small children. Concerned parent Jenny Rask went on a mission to replace all the plastics in her kids' lives and has some plastics alternatives for children and adults alike.
Read the story7 minStuffed: A Plush Food Show
Sarah Jo Marks curates a plush dinner exhibition at Munky King that combines humor with art. All plush toys are made in the shape of foods and will be highlighted in three sections: a turkey feast setting, as desserts and a grocery store.
Read the story5 min50 Garlic Cloves
Breakaway Cook Eric Gower cooks up garlic confit, which he keeps in his refrigerator to use whenever garlic is called for in recipes. He recommends using the same amount of confit as you’d use garlic in a recipe. He also suggests adding it to pasta sauces at the end of cooking. Garlic Confit 50 fresh whole cloves of peeled garlic!
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