http://maryeats.com Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:42:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hope you are enjoying the holidays with friends, family, and mugs of spiked egg nog xoxo Mary http://maryeats.com/2009/12/25/hally-holidays/ Petite panettone fruit studded so rich yet light Forget calories http://maryeats.com/2009/12/18/a-haiku-for-panettone/ Seattle's cold chill has me looking for any excuse to turn on my oven, and this morning (a bone chilling 18 degrees out), was no exception. Slowly, I'm returning to cooking projects. This summer I whole heartedly wanted to craft blue ribbon pies with flaky crusts to die for, but waiting ... http://maryeats.com/2009/12/08/indian-breakfast-sandwich/ Over the years, what I've learned about Thanksgiving dinner is, that my interest lies in leftovers. Rather than get crafty with indigenous grain stuffing or made from scratch pumpkin soup served in a hallowed out pumpkin, I far more look forward to the sum of leftovers begging to be played ... http://maryeats.com/2009/12/01/leftover-with-thanks/ Last night I attended a food bloggers event here in Seattle, something I don't often do because a, I haven't been blogging (you noticed, didn't you), and b, I still think it odd to sit in a room full of people who I might or might not follow on twitter, ... http://maryeats.com/2009/11/12/red-quinoa-cilantro-carrot-1-dish-4-meals/ is not a MAC shade of lipstick or the stage name for  burlesque dancer. Not yet anyway. I only know it as a natural rind so spreadable cows milk cheese out of Ft. Collins Colorado.  Nutty with an addictive salty finish, a wee wheel comes neatly packed at $8.99 for ... http://maryeats.com/2009/11/10/mouco-colorouge/ Snow white and as soft as butter, Capricho de Cabra is a creamy and mellow young Spanish goat cheese. Produced from Murciana goats, the high fat content of the milk coupled with high traces of protein make for one versatile cheese, sans the graininess or grassiness associated with most young ... http://maryeats.com/2008/10/02/what-the-%c2%a50-is-this/ In the New York Times: Crock pots have always been thought of as the prep-it-then-fuggatabout-it cooking tool, Julia Moleskin takes a look at the rice cooker for one pot meals. I also covered this trick as one of my very first blog posts, though Julia’s recipes look way tastier. The ... http://maryeats.com/2008/10/01/worthy-wednesday-ready-101/ A day late, but not a dollar short. Words from the food world. Original gin, the new boutique gin,  a new way with beets, a Rosh Hashanah recipe, and finding a silver lining in Hurrican Ike in the way of dining all in the New York Times. In the Boston Globe the ... http://maryeats.com/2008/09/25/worthy-wednesday-reads-5/ Paying homage to the Omnivore's list of 100 foods you have gotta try, Zen Kimchi has put together this thorough list of 100 Korean foods you gotta try. He says his list contains foods that paint a well rounded portrait of Korean cuisine, that goes beyond the usual tourist fare. ... http://maryeats.com/2008/09/21/zen-kimchis-100-korean-food-you-gotta-try/