On Food & Culture
I am just blown away by Alice Waters and Rachel Carson. Well, blown away at first, but then anchored, educated and invigorated. Rachel Carson made words sing — and in so doing breathed soul into the organic farming movement. Example: “It is a wholesome and …
The inventor of Cuisine Minceur (Haute Diet Cuisine), published his diet cookbook in 1976. Below is one of his recipes, “Fresh Tomato and Spinach Tarts with Thyme.” I like to read the recipes, menus, really, in his cookbook side by side with “Food For Life, …
I received this pic on my phone, the text saying that my friend, Roberto, at Casa Juan Diego is venturing more and more into cooking vegetables for the men who live there. He made Calabacita Guajillo. Congrats, Roberto, it looks delicious. This menu move is …
It feels like a Spring day here in Houston. As i entered Casa Juan Diego this morning my thoughts went to the early Texas Natives, the Texas Indians, who lived here 12,000 years ago. Hunters at first, they later prepared meals with the berries, leaves, …
As I begin mapping the ideas that I want to study as I learn more in-depth cooking techniques, I’ve run into these two authors I’m starting to read now. First: Ehrhardt, Julia C.(2006) ‘Towards Queering Food Studies: Foodways, Heteronormativity, and Hungry Women in Chicana Lesbian …
I found a post last year comparing use of social media to hot plates and cooking ranges. “Cooking Social Media with an EasyBake Oven v.s. a Viking Range.” Since last August I’ve been cooking every Thursday and Friday at Casa Juan Diego. I prepare lunch …
I begin 2010 in San Antonio at the Culinary Institute of America. My plan is to develop a series of videos and digital media that explores Latin American and European cuisine, an encounter that has been in the making for 500 years. Taste and smell …
Last night I watched a DVD, “The New Twenty” , (2009) , first feature by Chris Mason Johnson. A beautiful film, straightforward and nuanced. At one point in the film, the soundtrack, an excerpt from a pop song, exploded from the scene to capture my …
I just had a thought:::: Thanks to digital technologies, the Texas/Mexican trend in food and drink (chiles, corn, tequila, ) is growing and has given rise to a real interest in Latin American cooking. This is so in TV cooking shows and many restaurants. The …
Hoy quiero solo anotar esta receta para que no se me pierda. Un compañero, Roberto en la cocina hoy be enseÅó un sazón que salió exquisito. Freir en aceite canola como 25 piezas de chile ancho, después de haberlos limpiado y quitado las semillas. Se …