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).

Food Lover’s Cleanse 2012, Days 5-8

I ended up taking several days away from the cleanse for various reasons, mostly due to social events and meetings with friends that came up. Connecting with the people I care about is important to me, so I take advantage of it when I can. Good news is that I didn’t over do it with sweets and I ate smaller portion sizes, not because of a conscious decision, but because my body is better regulated these days after eating mostly real food; I don’t feel the need to overindulge. The times spend with friends were so fun and I’m really glad I had those opportunities.

Day 5 (Thursday) started with 2 pastured eggs topped with a spicy fermented relish. I love this relish, and adore pastured eggs, so it was a great combination for me. And I get my fermented foods right off at the start of the day. I also had some pear ginger tea.

eggs with spicy fermented relish

Lunch was leftover pumpkin chicken curry, based on the pumpkin shrimp curry for that week. I don’t care for shrimp and I had this lovely pastured chicken breast, so I made the curry earlier in the week, simply swapping one protein for the other. It worked out great! I also used coconut oil, which added a nice flavor. And it was delicious over the carrot brown rice pilaf. I soaked the brown rice in water and whey to deactivate the phytic acid.

brown rice carrot pilaf

Dinner was a spur of the moment trip to Adrienne’s, my favorite pizza spot in Manhattan. I was pleased to have comfortably restrained myself to two slices – they make something called an Old Fashioned, which is essentially a grandma pizza. It’s fantastic; we get it with pepperoni. We treated ourselves to a serving of their delicious meatballs and a glass of wine, with a couple of sweet treats at the end (I wasn’t able to finish my tiramisu, and I am a sucker for tiramisu).

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