I started keeping track of the books I read on this site last year, mainly to just keep a record of them but also to motivate myself to read more. I doubt anyone pays much attention to my list, but I can’t help feeling good as it gets longer and longer.
I have a habit of [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Misc.’
December 31, 2008
Food Reading in 2008
December 21, 2008
10 Favorite Foods of 2008
Tis the season for end of year lists, and while there are certainly “best of” food lists that are much more comprehensive, I thought I’d make a small one of my own. These are the 10 dishes and food items (homemade and not) that had me going back for more in 2008:
Muhammara – This was [...]
July 24, 2008
Where For Art Thou, Veggie Burger?
I have a confession: I like veggie burgers. A lot. I know there’s a popular opinion that they’re gross and taste like cardboard, but I wholeheartedly disagree. I’m not talking about the kind that is supposed to mimic the flavor and texture of actual meat. Those not so much. But those that have a recognizable [...]
June 13, 2008
Mixed Vegetables
I can’t stop playing with Wordle – this cool site that lets you make fun designs out of text. This one is made from a few of my recent posts.
(Thanks, Chicagoist!)
May 29, 2008
Where Seoul Meets Body
If you’re going to the Death Cab show in Millennium Park next Tuesday and looking for some picnic ideas, I put together a little themed menu over at The Kitchn.
May 26, 2008
Grandma Weezie’s Basket Garden
My Grandma Weezie, who turns 90 in the fall, has been making these gorgeous egg baskets for as long as I can remember. Never one to slow down and always ready to try something new, she now has her own Etsy shop – Grandma Weezie’s Basket Garden.
She is already working on even more designs to [...]
May 20, 2008
A Bit of News
One of my favorite cooking sites – Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn – is expanding its coverage to Chicago, and I’m thrilled to be writing some posts for them as a correspondent.
So far, I’ve written about the recently opened Chicago farmer’s markets, Ginkgo Organic Gardens, the Chicago Hardy fig, morel hunting and one of my favorite [...]
April 30, 2008
MyVegBlog.com
Just a little site update. My Vegetable Blog now has a new home at myvegblog.com. If you previously used the joannalouise.com URL, you’ve no doubt noticed that it hasn’t worked for a while now.
If you use myvegetableblog.wordpress.com, that will still work (but the new one is so much shorter and easier!), and if you subscribe [...]
March 18, 2008
Cool Products 2008: Veggie Stuff at the Housewares Show
My shoulders and feet are sore and I’m nursing a junk food hangover – trade show season has begun. I spent yesterday at the International Home and Housewares Show at McCormick Place in Chicago. (Sidenote: What is up with the miserable food selection there?)
I feel like I only saw a fraction of the products on [...]
February 12, 2008
Read This Book: Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
Despite the snow, wind chill, icy sidewalks and what I’m convinced is a serious vitamin D deficiency, I wasn’t overwhelmed with thoughts of spring. That is, until I started reading Alice Waters and Chez Panisse by Thomas McNamee.
Reading about salads bursting with the freshest greens imaginable, carrots so perfect they need only be cooked in [...]
