http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:45:57 -0700 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:01:17 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Cooking-101-How-to-roast-garlic?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner I am always enticed by the idea of cooking not just a dish, but its ingredients. One would think a lot of work goes into flavoring your own salt, making cheese from scratch or whipping butter. But if you're willing to occasionally forgo conven... Cooking 101 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:01:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Cooking-101-How-to-roast-garlic?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Breakfast-Lunch--Diner-by-Bob-Rubright-A-hearty-glimpse-into-the-St-Louis-dining-scene?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Don't read it on an empty stomach. Or do. Publicly released photo Fellow St. Louisans, we can't deny that we've got it pretty good. Our city is chock full of great things to see and experience, not to mention places to eat. Some are widely renowned... Food News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:19:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Breakfast-Lunch--Diner-by-Bob-Rubright-A-hearty-glimpse-into-the-St-Louis-dining-scene?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Diversity-vacation-A-week-of-German-eating?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner I recently (reluctantly) returned from a week-long vacation to visit my brother in Germany. Other than the fact that the country is remarkably clean-cut, not surprisingly environmentally sound, and fantastically well preserved, the thing I love mo... Food History & Trends Global food Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Diversity-vacation-A-week-of-German-eating?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Beer-bread?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Beer Bread: Need I say more? Photo: Jules Brown How satisfying it is to watch a flour-filled something rising deliciously in the oven, i.e. homemade bread. But let's be honest - with our schedules, it's not always feasible to serve up a loaf with e... Simple recipes Recipes Football and Food Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:33:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Beer-bread?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Fall-recipes-Banana-crepes?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner I still can't believe that it took years before I tried to make crêpes. I suppose pastry can be intimidating, but mastering the traditional crêpe doesn't take expertise. Rather, it takes time, experimentation with the batter, and most of ... Fall Cookbook Fall main courses breakfast Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:50:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Fall-recipes-Banana-crepes?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Fall-recipes-Poppyseed-chicken?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Styled and photographed by Jules Brown.Fall in St. Louis is shaping up to be a cold one this year, and while conserving energy by less frequent oven use in summer is a fruitful objective, by the same standards utilizing the oven in&nbs... Casseroles Fall Cookbook Fall main courses poultry Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:57:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Fall-recipes-Poppyseed-chicken?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Fall-recipes-White-fish-with-lemon-aioli?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Photo by Jules Brown When it comes to seasonal eating, it's good to know that some things can be found in good supply year-round. Main dishes I like to think of as the engine of a car - you can customize the rest, but the engine is what makes the wh... Recipes Fall Cookbook Fall main courses seafood Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:31:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d11-Fall-recipes-White-fish-with-lemon-aioli?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Cooking-with-Wildtree?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Photo by Jules Brown.I've grown quite fond of using Wildtree's line of grapeseed oils in my cooking. I stumbled upon the company at St. Louis Earth Day this year and became intrigued with the idea of an oil that utilizes the seeds from grapes after w... Recipes Reviews Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:30:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Cooking-with-Wildtree?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Matzo-Ball-Soup-recipe?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner   Because we're smack in the middle of two major Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah, which was last weekend, and Yom Kippur, September 27-28, and also because I have a Jewish friend who loves to cook and is very good at it, I thought I would share ... Recipes Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:12:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Matzo-Ball-Soup-recipe?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Cooking-101-What-is-cream-and-how-do-I-use-it?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)Milk avoiders, take heed. We've all been knocked nearly unconcious by marketing and public service messages on the importance of milk. When visiting the Got Milk? campaign website, viewers are met with a revolving milk carto... Cooking 101 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:56:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Cooking-101-What-is-cream-and-how-do-I-use-it?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Sports-beer--grub-oh-my?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner (Photo: Jules Brown.)With NFL's season kickoff just behind us and the Great American Beer Festival soon to come, fall is official, sans solstice.With every football game this season should come great food. Whether you're face-first in wings at home o... Recipes Football and Food Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:19:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Sports-beer--grub-oh-my?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Puff-pastry-with-strawberries-and-chocolatehazelnut-cream?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner (Photo: Jules Brown.)Did your breath just catch too? There's a reason why chocolate-covered strawberries evoke an "Mmm..." or an "Oh man..." even when they're not being eaten. The two just fit together, the gooey/creamy/sometimes... Recipes Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:12:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Puff-pastry-with-strawberries-and-chocolatehazelnut-cream?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Eating-well-in-a-recession?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner (Photo: Jules Brown)We all do it: when money is tight, we go for those ten-cent bags of Ramen, eagerly grabbing up armfulls of ten, twenty, or more shrimp, chicken, beef and oriental varieties. Guilty. And even if we manage to escape the realm of st... Food Recession Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:10:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Eating-well-in-a-recession?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Pretty-food-Calling-all-foodloving-photograhers?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Photo courtesy of Jules Brown.As some of you know, Saucy Mama recently sponsored a contest to food writers as a part of marketing their easy-cooking line of marinades, sauces and dressings. Writers (including myself) were given a selection of marinad... Contests & Events Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:32:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d5-Pretty-food-Calling-all-foodloving-photograhers?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Parmesan-garlic-chicken-recipe?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Styled and photographed by Jules Brown.Here is another simple recipe utilizing a Saucy Mama marinade, but this particular marinade and the little add-on to the chicken (prosciutto) make for a dish with great presentation and witho... Simple recipes Recipes Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:20:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Parmesan-garlic-chicken-recipe?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Rev-up-your-sandwich-Pork-tenderloin-and-havarti-cheese?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Styled and photographed by Jules Brown.There's something about the summer that seems to diminish the desire to cook in the kitchen, and typical around-the-dining-table meals are replaced with picnics, snacks and outdoor grilling. People simply want ... Simple recipes Recipes Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:58:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Rev-up-your-sandwich-Pork-tenderloin-and-havarti-cheese?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Food-imaginative-and-entertaining-A-history-of-fairs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner (Photo: Mike Truax, 1904 World's Fair Society)As summer closes, there's one thing I'll miss, a seasonal event for which I'll have to wait another 365-ish days to experience again, and that's the fair. This weekend ends our own Missouri State Fai... Food History & Trends Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:47:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Food-imaginative-and-entertaining-A-history-of-fairs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Shopping-101-Where-can-I-buy-locally-grown-food-in-St-Louis?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner St. Louis has mucho farmers' markets, so take your pick. (Photo: Jules Brown)In case you haven't been with us on Earth for the last several years, buying locally produced food is a booming trend. Despite the recession, according to the Food Marketin... "Top _" Lists Shopping 101 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:26:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Shopping-101-Where-can-I-buy-locally-grown-food-in-St-Louis?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Baconwrapped-potato-kabobs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner   Styled and photographed by Jules Brown. This week celebrated the creation of one of the world's greatest campfire snacks, the S'more. And because camping is truly American, what better way to commemorate the activity than to share a recip... Simple recipes Recipes Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:56:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Baconwrapped-potato-kabobs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Apple-Turnovers?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner Styled and photographed by Jules Brown. The smell of honeysuckle. Sitting on the porch with a glass of wine watching the sun go down. Floating on a raft in the middle of a lake. Bonus checks. A list of your favorite things, perhaps? I know they are ... Recipes Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:48:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11667-St-Louis-Food-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Apple-Turnovers?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Food-Examiner