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Mar. 9th, 2007
Foodie question of the day
Mar. 9th, 2007 09:16 amI confess, I'm snagging this idea from Serious Eats cuz it sounds like fun. Question of the Day:
What are your hometown favorite eats?
What one place do you always visit for some serious eats when you make a trip back home? Or, if you planted your roots where you grew up, what one place do you wow out-of-towners with when they visit?
I'd like to expand the question to cover what kind of FOOD reminds you of your hometown (not just restaurants)? Something somebody made? Something manufactured or grown in the area? Regional specialties? What tastes like home to you?
What are your hometown favorite eats?
What one place do you always visit for some serious eats when you make a trip back home? Or, if you planted your roots where you grew up, what one place do you wow out-of-towners with when they visit?
I'd like to expand the question to cover what kind of FOOD reminds you of your hometown (not just restaurants)? Something somebody made? Something manufactured or grown in the area? Regional specialties? What tastes like home to you?
The Great Big Vegetable Challenge
Mar. 9th, 2007 09:28 amThis is such a cool idea I gotta share it. The Great Big Vegetable Challenge is a blog about one mother's efforts to get her veggie-hating 7-year-old son to try something new. I was bemused by what she says in her first post:
All I want to achieve though in this challenge is to cajole, charm or even trick him into eating just a little more than potatoes. I read that there are 200 types to choose from and thousands of variations on those to try. There has to be something that he will like. And given all the pressure on us as a parents to get our kids to eat healthily it almost feels like a legal obligation to at least try. No doubt in twenty years time there will be newspaper reports of children suing their parents for failing to instill healthy eating habits in them. Maybe a passive-snacking law will be passed to protect the impressionable dears from being exposed to unhealthy eating habits.
They started back in November 2006 and - with input and recipe suggestions from other parents - they are working their way through the alphabet of vegetables. They've already hit artichokes, asparagus, aubergine, beans, beets, broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, and courgettes. Each vegetable gets sampled 2-4 times in different recipes. Freddy (the veg-hater in question) rates them as he likes. Every post includes a photograph of the food (and/or Freddy eating it) and all the recipes are linked on the site. They are particularly interested in finding other people to try the GBVC along with them.
What a COOL idea! And not just for kids - I can think of PLENTY OF ADULTS who could use the same challenge. (You know who you are...)
[T]he GreatBVC is about a new approach. It's about trying to inspire change. Learning new ways of cooking. Going on an adventure to find out what works in other homes. And having a laugh in the process. Or not, as the case might be.
Anyone interested in taking the challenge with us? ;)
All I want to achieve though in this challenge is to cajole, charm or even trick him into eating just a little more than potatoes. I read that there are 200 types to choose from and thousands of variations on those to try. There has to be something that he will like. And given all the pressure on us as a parents to get our kids to eat healthily it almost feels like a legal obligation to at least try. No doubt in twenty years time there will be newspaper reports of children suing their parents for failing to instill healthy eating habits in them. Maybe a passive-snacking law will be passed to protect the impressionable dears from being exposed to unhealthy eating habits.
They started back in November 2006 and - with input and recipe suggestions from other parents - they are working their way through the alphabet of vegetables. They've already hit artichokes, asparagus, aubergine, beans, beets, broccoli, butternut squash, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, and courgettes. Each vegetable gets sampled 2-4 times in different recipes. Freddy (the veg-hater in question) rates them as he likes. Every post includes a photograph of the food (and/or Freddy eating it) and all the recipes are linked on the site. They are particularly interested in finding other people to try the GBVC along with them.
What a COOL idea! And not just for kids - I can think of PLENTY OF ADULTS who could use the same challenge. (You know who you are...)
[T]he GreatBVC is about a new approach. It's about trying to inspire change. Learning new ways of cooking. Going on an adventure to find out what works in other homes. And having a laugh in the process. Or not, as the case might be.
Anyone interested in taking the challenge with us? ;)
OMG! Free coffee!
Mar. 9th, 2007 05:40 pmMarch 15 - Starbucks Coffee Break
Next Thursday, March 15th, plan on stopping by your local Starbucks between 10am and 12 noon. During that time, Starbucks will be holding is 2nd annual Coffee Break. All company-operated and licensed Starbucks stores in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Greater China will be giving away free Tall (12-ounce) cups of coffee to anyone who drops by. (per Slashfood)
March 21 - Dunkin Donuts Free Iced Coffee Day
Dunkin' Donuts, the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world, wants to help customers put winter "on ice." On Wednesday, March 21, the official first day of spring, Dunkin' Donuts will host its first-ever all day, nationwide "Free Iced Coffee Day."
For 24 hours on March 21, customers can visit any participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in the country and receive a free 16 oz. cup of Dunkin' Donuts' premium iced coffee, which is double-brewed to ensure full flavor with every cup. (per DD press release)
Next Thursday, March 15th, plan on stopping by your local Starbucks between 10am and 12 noon. During that time, Starbucks will be holding is 2nd annual Coffee Break. All company-operated and licensed Starbucks stores in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Greater China will be giving away free Tall (12-ounce) cups of coffee to anyone who drops by. (per Slashfood)
March 21 - Dunkin Donuts Free Iced Coffee Day
Dunkin' Donuts, the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world, wants to help customers put winter "on ice." On Wednesday, March 21, the official first day of spring, Dunkin' Donuts will host its first-ever all day, nationwide "Free Iced Coffee Day."
For 24 hours on March 21, customers can visit any participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurant in the country and receive a free 16 oz. cup of Dunkin' Donuts' premium iced coffee, which is double-brewed to ensure full flavor with every cup. (per DD press release)