So, usually I post more on Mondays, but life intervened this week. More to come soon! Promise.
In the meantime, you might check in on my running tumblr or watch another great short film by food.curated:
Recent Inspiration
I’ve come across a number of writings and videos that have inspired me recently, so I am going to share them with you!
First, I’ve been inspired to get back into sourdough bread baking, thanks to Katy’s recent post at Thought For Food, Sourdough: pages two, three, and four. She references Clotilde’s post, Sourdough Baguettes, which I’ll also be taking a look at.
Leda Meredith over at Leda’s Urban Homestead shares a recipe for lacto-fermented garlic. I hadn’t thought of using lacto fermentation on garlic! This is definitely something I’m going to try.
Last week I mentioned how much I enjoy dates, and I recently came across an intriguing date and rice pudding recipe over on My Feasts. It sounds delicious! I think I will adjust the small amount of sugar to either maple syrup or sucanat/rapadura.
I’ve been really impressed with the videos from food.curated. They are informative while being entertaining, in all the right ways. Here are a couple that I’ve really liked:
Shit-Talking & Sausage Making: Just Another Day at The Meat Hook from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo.
SCRATCHbread: A Brooklyn Chef Creates Food from Scratch to Start A Movement from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo.
I’ve also been watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, which has a lot of food for thought in it.
What has inspired you lately?
Jamie Oliver – 2010 TED Prize Winner
This year Jamie Oliver won the TED Prize, granted just this past week. The video of him making his plea has been flying around the internet, and for good reason. It’s excellent – an intelligent and impassioned plea to fix something that is pretty much preventable – obesity.
The TED Prize is a pretty extraordinary thing. According to the organization:
The TED Prize is designed to leverage the TED community’s exceptional array of talent and resources. It is awarded annually to an exceptional individuals who receives $100,000 and, much more important, “One Wish to Change the World.” After several months of preparation, they unveil their wish at an award ceremony held during the TED Conference. These wishes have led to collaborative initiatives with far-reaching impact.
And Jamie’s wish is:
I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.
I think it’s a wonderful wish, and one worth granting. Want to help work towards making it a reality? You can start by signing his food revolution petition, if you are sympathetic to his cause. He plans to take it to the White House after his TV series airs, share with the President and First Lady, and show how many people across the country really care about this issue. Finally, he’ll ask for their support in return.
At the least, watch the video. I think you’ll be happy you did.