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Hi BlogHer. It’s me. Tammy from Food on the Food. Not ringing any bells? That’s okay. They asked me to write a few things here every so often starting today, so here I go. Why don’t we begin with a few fun facts about me to help us get better acquainted:
- I like food. Let’s just get that out in the open right now. I like it a lot.
- I enjoy cooking, but let’s not lose sight of the reason why I’m in the
kitchen in the first place. I’m there because I’m hungry. And bad
things happen when I get hungry. It’s a little bit like watching the
Incredible Hulk transformation, except you feel little to no empathy at
all because I just ate two hours ago. Suck it up, woman. How hungry
can you be? And, for god’s sakes, go put a shirt on.
- When I first starting cooking, I was just out of college and I found
the whole process mysterious and daunting. Culinary school took away
some of the mystery (but not all of it, thank god—I like mystery), and
practice whittled away at some of the fear. Now, I find cooking to be
empowering and nurturing and a way to immerse myself in one of life’s
greatest pleasures.
- I have two sons, ages 6 and 3. They’re normal kids. They will always
choose hot dogs, peanut butter, and macaroni and cheese over anything I
cook from scratch. However, I’m the one in charge of mealtime, and so
they get lots of fruits, vegetables, and meat from the farms in our
area, interspersed with the occasional hot dog and Gorton’s fish stick
to keep them from getting completely demoralized by good nutrition.
The parenting experts may balk, but they’re not the boss of me.
- I think our food system stinks in many important ways. Family farms
are disappearing at an alarming rate. Corporations (aided by
confounding government policy) are eroding consumer rights and access
to a safe food supply. Our collective health is deteriorating. We grow a lot of
food in this country quantity-wise, but only a few different kinds. It
would be like your favorite ice cream shop doubling their output, but
limiting the selection to only vanilla and strawberry. Artificially
flavored, of course. And only crappy soft-serve. But what about
cookie-dough, you might ask? Butter pecan? Double-fudge-brownie-dulce-de-leche-peanut-butter-cup mashup? You’re shit out of luck. That’s
what our future is coming to: a world without delicious ice cream.
Think about that the next time you read about the plight of the small
farmers.
- Oh yeah, I love ice cream!
- Also, I can be a hypocrite sometimes. You can call me on it. Someone always does.
- I cook from blogs a lot. The Internet has become such a great resource
for cooking inspiration, I daresay that may be the very best use for it
in these modern times (besides the obvious dissemination of educational
porn).
Is anyone still there? Hello? Well, anyway, here are a few of my favorite recipes I’ve made from blogs recently, using whatever seasonal ingredients I can get my hands on here in New England:
Molly Stevens’ creamy, braised Brussels sprouts up on Orangette, one of my favorite recipes.
Lamb kefta (meatballs) with yogurt sauce from Smitten Kitchen.
White bean, winter squash, and kale soup from Culinate, although I cut the amount of squash in half.
Portuguese carrot salad from Straight from the Farm.
