Quicklinks
Posted by kathryn in Dinners and Desserts
- On becoming an omnivore: This has nothing to do with health, nutrition or even being sensible really. But I just love Jeffrey Steingarten’s writing. Here he talks about becoming an omnivore.
- Mediterranean-style quinoa: Each week I say to myself I’m not going to link to 101 Cookbooks again. And then Heidi posts another superlative recipe and I just have to let you know. This one is culturally confused quinoa dish – with pesto, roasted cherry tomatoes, pine nuts and tofu.
- Vanilla & rose firni: I’ve never eaten one of these before, but it’s sounding like a rosewater and vanilla infused “custard”. Made with rice flour. With pistachios on top. Anyway it’s from Quick Indian Cooking so it must be good.
- What is health? Essay from Dr Abigail Zuger in the NY Times about health: “It is as fragile and elusive as a soap bubble, as protean as a Lava lamp. It is as hard to define as love or happiness, and even harder to trap and keep.” Loved it.
- Asparagus: Two ways with asparagus from UK chef Yotam Ottolenghi. Simple, astounding dishes.
- Claudia Roden: Claudia Roden is my second favourite cookery book writer. Her recipes are glorious. Not always easy, but clearly and succinctly explained. If you do what Claudia says, the dish will work. I’ve just found a collection of recipes from her book Arabesque on the BBC website.
- Fish in a bag: Another beautiful recipe from Crunchy Green Things, this time it’s for fish wrapped in foil with cherry tomatoes and a big handful of spinach. At least one serve of vegetables before you even get to the side salad.
- Food, class and social inequality: In a review of the latest Jamie Oliver programme Felicity Lawrence explores the difficulties of food and social inequality. While the current emphasis in food and diet advice is on choice for some people it’s not that easy. An excellent review of the complexities of food, nutrition and diet in the modern world. Britain on a plate.
Photograph by Anna H-G.
03 October, 2008
Comments
I have to agree (a) Steingarten rocks; (b) can’t beat that Heidi; and © why does health have to be so darned elusive?! Great post, Kathryn! :)
You have a lovely site Kathryn, and I very much appreciate the links, not just to my site, but to all the other great recipes and articles out there. :) -Heidi
An interesting and fun list this week! And for once I have time to go and read them all:) Thanks!
LOVED that Guardian article on Jamie Oliver’s new show. i wish more people would see the links between socio-economic status (read: class) and health.
The Steingarten artlicle is hysterical!
Hi Kathryn, Love your links as usual. Yes, Heidi has one great site. And I think your Ottolenghi link is missing? I saw one of his quinoa recipes recently – my daughter made it and says it is amazing.
Really interesting article on class and eating habits. You should watch the Jamie Oliver programme. He is so aghast but how does he think people pay for expensive fresh fruit and veggies when they are riddled with debt and low incomes?
A quick heads up for those of you intrigued by the Jamie Oliver programme but not able to watch it yet. He has a separate website for the programme which features some of the recipes on it (some of which have healthy twists to them such as the fish pie), and you can also read about the “pass it on” teach your friends to cook idea that is part of the programme.
http://www.jamiesministryoffood.com/
Sorry all, I’ve added the link to Yotam Ottenlenghi’s asparagus recipes.
I have to say, I found Steingarten’s account of those he calls “food phobics” to be very condescending and inaccurate. He seems to be suggesting that vegetarians & vegans (among others) are “neurotic”, “troubled”, “proud and arrogant and aggressively misinformed” (ha! the irony there!), and “should be ashamed”.
For those of you in Australia. I’ve just realised the Jamie Oliver programme starts tonight. Channel 10 at 7.30pm.
I agree with Joanne here — Steingarten seems to assume that people who don’t eat everything under the sun have a phobia (in a way he’s pathologising food choice). The reality is that while many people really aren’t adventurous enough there are millions of others who simply don’t like certain tastes, or have ethical objections to certain types of foods.
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