Eat the Web – Harmonious Belly

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016

Eat the Web – Early 2016 Edition

Personally, 2016 has been good so far. However, it’s been hard to see artists I grew up with pass on—Pierre Boulez, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Glenn Frey. Such heartbreak with all of them—it’s hard to see the big dogs of your youth slip away like this (mostly to stupid cancer). May they rest in peace.

For the blog, 2015 again was a light year of posting. But I ventured into cheesemaking, more fermentation projects, some foraging, discovered the magical White Moustache yogurt (sour cherry is the best), and met my love of Scandinavian food. I also did a lot better with my CSA shares this year; there was a lot less food waste, overall.

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August 8, 2015

Eat the Web, August 8, 2015

Summer perfection—peach and cucumber salad

Welcome back to Eat the Web, the intermittent collection of links that have caught my eye. I often post them piecemeal to twitter, but it’s nice to have them in one place. Here are some choice links from this summer:

My, how you’ve changed, watermelon [Vox]

Delicious grilled cheese sandwiches in SF at B. on the Go [SF Chronicle]

Spicy food might help you live longer [SciAm]

Quick ricotta gnocchi that look fabulous, and easy to make [Serious Eats]

Astoria’s “cathedral to smoked meats”—Muncan Food Corp—gets some love (good, traditional cured meats are here in abundance) [VV]

Easy summer ceviche [Latina]

Warming water in the Columbia river are causing sockeye salmon to die in large numbers [Digital Journal]

NYC Honey Week returns this September [NYC Honey Week]

One of NYC’s oldest German butchers, Schaller & Weber, opens a little sausage bar [DNAinfo]

This Peruvian gazpacho looks wonderful! The half avocado is particularly appealing. [Eating Free]

I recently came back from a lovely vacation in sunny San Diego. I ate a lot of tasty food, saw the sights, and spent time with family celebrating the wedding of my cousin. Here’s a shot from the beach out into the Pacific Ocean. It was perfect.

A photo posted by Meg Cotner (@megcotner) on Jul 31, 2015 at 3:44pm PDT

January 14, 2014January 13, 2014

Eat the Web, January 14, 2014 – Grain-Free Crackers, Kale and Sausage Soup, Delta Tamales and More

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An amazing selection of Bob’s Red Mill products at a local market.

I made this classic Moosewood dish, African Pineapple Peanut Stew this weekend and it was fantastic.

You can this class—either just audit or take it for a certificate—called Food For Thought. It offers “a scientific framework for understanding food and its impact on health and society from past to present.”

Braised Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Olives from Tasting Table sure sounds really good right now.

Before I read this Southern Foodways Alliance article, I had never heard of Delta tamales. Now I want to eat a whole plate of them! Two major differences—these are made with cornmeal and are simmered, as opposed to being made with masa and cooked by steaming.

The big local kefuffle over new Mayor De Blasio eating NYC pizza with a knife and fork.

These grain-free crackers from Zen Belly sound really good. I might use cumin seeds in them, too.

Glad to see an injera recipe made with 100% teff from Yum Universe! Looks easy to make, and would go good with Nom Nom Paleo’s recipe for Doro Wat.

These vintage food-oriented posters are a lot of fun.

Food52’s version of an M. Wells’s brussels sprouts salad also looks pretty good.

This Kale and Sausage Soup from Holistic Squid looks like a terrific winter meal.

Food Republic’s Onion Tart is the kind of recipe that encourages me to buy the good puff pastry at Whole Foods. Or learn to make it myself.

My recent meal at Mu Ramen, which was a delight.

I love this Chowhound thread on hole in the wall places in NYC. Not surprising, a lot of them are in Queens (and are awesome).

January 7, 2014January 7, 2014

Eat the Web, January 7, 2014 – Mu Ramen, Red Lentil Dal, Socca, and More

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I roasted this monster of a chicken this past weekend and it turned out amazing!

Here we are with another installment of Eat the Web! It’s a delicious world out there, friends.

We Heart LIC and Heart of Queens showed us what you can expect at Mu Ramen, a pop-up ramen shop in LIC. I plan to check it out soon.

My friend Tamara shows us how to make a bangin’ kale salad, which I want to eat right now.

Viennese restaurant Steirereck im Stadtpark has put together this list of “condiments” (ingredients). I am particularly enamored with the citrus fruits.

Food52 introduced me to this delicious sounding red lentil dal.

David Lebovitz has a terrific recipe for Galette des Rois, perfect for Epiphany (yesterday) but looks good enough to enjoy all year.

One of my goals this year is to learn about traditional foods of Arkansas, and I’ll start with this article.

101 Cookbooks created a recipe for silver dollar socca, which sound amazing. I’m fond of the additions of buttermilk and mustard seeds.

Gorgeous chopstick redesigns featured on Fast Co Design.

The Latin Kitchen shares six slow cooker recipes, all with latin flavors. Sounds like a perfect combination!

I’ve heard good things about Georgian restaurant Marani, which also happens to be glatt kosher, located in Rego Park, Queens. They boast a “farm to table” approach, which intrigues me. I’ll be trying it this year.

September 24, 2013September 23, 2013

Eat the Web, September 24, 2013

The fabulous arepa con queso from the amazing and talented Arepa Lady

Eat the Web is back! I had to go on a short hiatus for a number of reasons. I’m happy to bring it back.

Winston Wanders visits the amazing Muncan Food Corp in Astoria.

Heavy Table checks out what’s in Prince’s refrigerator, including Dunkaroos, yak milk, and braunschweiger.

Visual News shares with us a series of country flags made of things that country is known for.

Edible Long Island visits the Stony Brook Heights rooftop farm (this is my alma mater!)

My friend Zora O’Neill wrote a great piece in the NY Times on the wonderful food in Silver, New Mexico.

The book Annals of the Caliphs’ Kitchens is on my radar these days. I so want to try some of the recipes within.

Scouting New York put together this amazing list of fake storefronts in NYC, some of which actually lead to secret restaurants and speakeasies.

Did you catch my recap of last Friday’s Viva La Comida?

August 27, 2013August 25, 2013

Eat the Web, August 27, 2013

The amazing slow baked chicken sandwich at Astor Bake Shop. This is a seriously delicious dish.

A very nice article in the Village Voice on Bear’s chef Natasha Pogrebinsky.

I love Zagat‘s 60 seconds of NYC street food.

My friend Joseph writes about his experience making limoncello.

On NPR’s The Salt we’re told not to wash our chicken, and that Chipotle is keeping its meat antibiotic-free.

Eat the World visits Wasabi Point in Elmhurst and partakes in Bhutanese cuisine.

NPR’s Cosmos & Culture revisits the the topic of sugar’s problematic nature in “Obesity And The Toxic-Sugar Wars.”

101 Cookbooks has a recipe for yellow tomato bloody mary, which sounds delicious to this non-fan of bloody marys.

Serious Eats stops by Sunnyside’s Romanian Garden for sour cream topped donuts and apple strudel.

Food & Wine‘s Raw and Charred Zucchini Salad sounds divine.

Daily Good tells the story of The Nine Nanas in West Tennessee, who have shared gifts of kindness and poundcake anonymously for the past 30 years or so.

August 20, 2013August 19, 2013

Eat the Web, August 20, 2013

The fresh mozzarella, tomato fresca, spicy mayo, crispy shallot crostini at Il Bambino in Astoria, Queens.

I’m a big fan of this video called El Panadero, about a baker in Jackson Heights.

Zen Kimchi talks about the delicious Korean noodle dish, naengmyeon.

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook introduces us to sea bean salt.

Serious Eats tries some unusual coffee drinks around the city.

The Clutch Society writes about “starvation mode” and dieting down, as well as its effects on the body.

Max from Serious Eats enjoyed the spinach fritters at the Shady Lady the evening we met up.

Here’s my piece on Real Cheap Eats about To Laiko, home to great frappes and Greek pies in Astoria.

Eating in Translation likes Malay Restaurant, a Malaysian spot in Flushing, Queens.