With hazy summer nights fast approaching, it seems everyone is headed outdoors. Now is the sweet spot of summer: weather is mild, humidity low and the bugs aren’t out yet. So, when I receive party invitations this time of year, I am always hoping for an alfresco soiree.
Outdoor Party (Photo by Serge Lubomoudrov)
A jazz musician can improvise
based on his knowledge of music.
He understands how things go together.
For a chef, once you have that basis,
that’s when cuisine is truly exciting.
~ Charlie Trotter
Chef Charlie Trotter in the Kitchen (Photo by www.vegasnews.com)
Sometimes you just gotta go for the exotic! When jet setting around the world isn’t an option, where do you go to satisfy your craving for adventure? I tend to seek out ethnic Chicago neighborhoods and obscure eateries where no one speaks English. Lucky for me, my fair city offers plenty of choices. When I got that itch recently, my gal pal and I headed to Chicago’s Chinatown.
Fusion Chili Crab (Photo by Gourmet Rambler)
The food you eat can be either
the safest and most powerful form of medicine
or the slowest form of poison.
~ Ann Wigmore
Food for Your Health (Photo from www.cenegenicscarolinas.com)
With Mother’s Day coming up, it seems that everyone has brunch on their mind. Most people I know are scrambling for brunch reservations and rightfully so. This weekend will host the busiest Sunday brunch of the year, second maybe only to Easter Sunday. Now, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE to go out for brunch with friends (see my previous article FOOD FRIDAY: Brunch is Sacred). However, this weekend I am not even going to attempt it. Why? Crowded and harried isn’t my thing. So, what is the brunch-lovin’ Rambler to do?
Toast to Brunch! (Photo by Mary Mary)
I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman:
subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert.
Delicately made up, not highly rouged.
Holding back, not exposing everything
and, of course, with a flavor that lasts.
~ Graham Kerr
Gorgeous Dessert (Photo from www.bbcgoodfood.com)
I don’t like cake. That is no secret (see my previous article Let Them Eat Tarts!). I can hardly be alone in my aversion to run of the mill wedding cake, right? So, I looked into it. By the power vested in me by the Almighty Google, I do declare: there are lots of cake rebels out there and their versions of wedding cake are nothing short of spectacular!
Wedding Tart (Photo from www.farm3.staticflickr.com)
I do think the idea that basic cooking skills are a virtue,
that the ability to feed yourself and a few others
with proficiency should be taught to
every young man and woman as a fundamental skill,
should become as vital to growing up as learning to wipe one’s own ass,
cross the street by oneself or be trusted with money.
~ Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain “Cooking” (Photo from www.blogs.houstonpress.com)
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The weekend of all things green is finally upon us and we all know what that means: overindulging. People the world over will celebrate all things Irish by eating meat and potatoes and, without a doubt, drinking copious amounts of whiskey and beer. But the morning after comes quickly and bleary eyed revelers will be seeking something (ANYTHING!) to help them fight the after effects of the Green Beer Monster. The answer in my opinion could not be more simple: eat and drink green! Add green foods to your diet and I don’t mean gummy bears or shamrock shakes. Naturally green foods have superpowers that would make even Superman jealous. And incorporating them into your daily routine couldn’t be easier.
Green Power Punch (Photo from www.sketch-freeveganeating.blogspot.com)
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass
all four essential food groups:
alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
~ Alex Levine
Irish Coffee (Photo from www.koalie.net)
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