http://www.nosegarden.com/blog thoughts and ongoings of danno. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've moved! To LA to LALA land. I'll be sure to update, but last month went like this. Decision, Preparation, Olympics, Packing, Move! http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/03/and-a-quick-update/ hands down the following. like how I still spell favorite with a British "u". http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/02/favourite-superbowl-commercial-2010/ one last celebratory moment. now it's gone. http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/02/selling-guitar-hero/ Title 1: making potato cubes into hash Title 2: making tofu into tasty lemongrass tofu (slightly burnt) http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/02/cast-iron-at-work/ Every time I make lentils I make too many. Perhaps it is because they swell and cook to twice their dry size. Instead of overwhelming soups, or making crazy green lentil curries…I blitzed them up with egg and them added in finely chopped and sauteed aromatic veggies. ... http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/02/lentil-burgers-thats-bulghur-not-vulgur/ This would be me checking out of Capers last night as I finished the book…book, then order for a small soy cappuccino, and then of course a box of my fav kosher salt Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky Great great read. Favorite so far in 2010. http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/01/reads-salt/ This post will make sense to only a few, but I wanted to share something. I had the pleasure of attending a meeting on Vancouver's New City Market/Local Food Hub, one that I was honored to attend a few weeks ago. At the end of the workshop they handed out cards ... http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/01/my-input/ I spent a great deal of time last November into December creating my very own sourdough starter. It involved essentially letting some Organic Local Red Fife Wheat (from the Flour Peddler sold at the East Van Farmers Market) and yeast from the skins of some local Ambrosia apples rot ... http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/01/slow-sandwich/ I've been dying to try some local canned tuna for months. Since August actually, I've had this premium can of Thetis Queen albacore tuna from the Main Street Station Farmers Market. One thing we've been working on is to use up (or donate) shelf-stable food on a regular ... http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/01/pantry-raid-kosher-for-passover-egg-noodle-tuna-casserole/ 2009 was a big year for me in terms of creating some awareness about food. I ate a lot of organic foods and until November, from spring on I pretty much ate most of my food from local sources. It was great. I lots 10 pounds, felt better ... http://www.nosegarden.com/blog/2010/01/homemade-shower-soap-gel/