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Kerri Brewster
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Posts tagged "food"
Tue, Aug 9th
2011
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I totally love these three wonderful shorts - a reminder to grab life by the tail and hang on. Move, eat, learn.

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage… all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ….into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films…..

= a trip of a lifetime.
Fri, Jul 15th
2011
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Homemade Butterbeer Recipe at Bakingdom

Homemade Butterbeer Recipe at Bakingdom

Sat, Jul 2nd
2011
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Inn at the Crossroads: In the game of food, you win or you wash dishes…

My current summer read is George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire saga — recently turned into HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series, which indirectly got me reading it in the first place. (Put Sean Bean on the cover of just about any book, and I’ll buy it).

The TV series was beautiful, entertaining and captivating, but the books are even more so. Martin’s writing fully rounds out the characters and the world in which they live, and flavours the story with a very tempting cuisine (“summer greens tossed with pecans, grapes, red fennel, and crumbled cheese, hot crab pie, spiced squash…”).

Which brings me to the Inn at the Crossroads, a stylish food blog with recipes based on the dishes in the books, including medieval recipes alongside modern remakes. It’s an entertaining browse and a bit of tasty inspiration.
Sun, Oct 24th
2010
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13 Simmering Pot Recipes From Tipnut.com:

The days are cooler and it’s time to start thinking warm and cozy.
Sun, Jul 25th
2010
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I did finally find a tiny little place that a friendly bus driver informed me sells The Best Gelato in Rome. […] I tried a combination of the honey and the hazelnut. I came back later that same day for the grapefruit and the melon. Then, after dinner that same night, I walked all the way back over there one last time, just to sample a cup of the cinnamon-ginger.
— Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love.

Yes. This is why I travel.
Sat, Jul 17th
2010
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Cooling finds from theKitchn: Make your own Freeze-Pops with a vacuum sealer. 15 Icy Cold Drinks 10 refreshing watermelon recipes, including a very tempting Watermelon-Lime Agua Fresca Watermelon and strawberry salad with ginger syrup from Sweet Paul

Cooling finds from theKitchn:

Sat, Mar 20th
2010
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A Recipe Secret Wrapped in a Towel

The New York Times’ Minimalist, Mark Bittman, shows a blindingly simple way to make yogurt cheese for dips, spreads, whatever. I’m thinking it would be perfect for some extra-silky summer smoothies and fruit dips. Looking forward to trying it out!
Sun, Feb 28th
2010
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Fresh from TheKitchn: Make your own Crunchie Bars. Oh my.

Crunchie is probably my favorite candy bar in the world. This article at TheKitchn tells how the authors made their own — and brings back sticky-sweet memories of making sponge toffee and pulled taffy as a child.
Sat, Oct 10th
2009
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“Chicken Salad. The Way I Like It” by Ree Drummond. I seem to have food on my mind today, but I had to share this — read through the recipe and see if you don’t feel compelled to try it yourself! (Or perhaps it’s a good way to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey later this week.) Her entire site is a fun browse, and chock full of delicious and inspiring recipes.

“Chicken Salad. The Way I Like It” by Ree Drummond. I seem to have food on my mind today, but I had to share this — read through the recipe and see if you don’t feel compelled to try it yourself! (Or perhaps it’s a good way to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey later this week.) Her entire site is a fun browse, and chock full of delicious and inspiring recipes.

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Kashiwa Mystery Cafe

Cabel Sasser tells a wonderful story about stumbling upon a unique cafe during his travels in Japan - one where you order for the next patron, rather than for yourself.

The Ogori cafe was an unforgettable travel moment, and an idea that has stuck with me: It was a complete surprise in our day. It encouraged communication between total strangers or, in this case, members of the Kashiwa community and a couple of weird guys from Oregon. It forced one to “let go”, just for a brief moment, of the total control we’re so used to exerting through commerce. It led you to taste something new, that you might not normally have ordered. It was a delight.
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