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What to Cook This Week - The New York Times What to Cook This Week - The New York Times Posted: 29 Nov 2020 07:30 AM PST Good morning. The eggnog's flowing where I stay, garlands rising, Christmas music playing, all the markers of holiday cheer. It's a little out of character. But we're building a bulwark against the strangeness of 2020, maybe? We're anyway re-nesting in a nest that's been largely the same since March. It's been nice. And with Thanksgiving behind us, we're baking like mad. I've got a black cake going. We're assembling collections of stamped citrus shortbread cookies (above) and peppermint stripe cookies for gifts to mail, baking peanut butter-miso cookies to eat on the couch with mugs of chai. And have you seen this Yewande Komolafe recipe for lane cake? Oh, man. I think we might make that, too. It'd be nice if there were room in the oven today for this caramelized onion galette....

This would be just the beginning of my descent into covid-19, an equal-opportunity disease that rips lives and families apart, regardless of whether you believe in it or not. I do believe in it. I studiously tried to avoid it. I wore a mask everywhere I went. With the exception of two visits back in June, I didn’t dine indoors. When I ate outdoors, I made sure to cover my face whenever I interacted with people. If I walked into a retail store, I followed two more rules: Don’t stay long, and don’t enter if it’s crowded. I’m not the first food writer and critic to get the coronavirus, and I probably won’t be the last, given what I know about infection rates and the work ethic of my peers, who continue to move about their communities to tell you about the good, the bad and the tasty. Since Nov. 1, nearly 3.7 million Americans have come down with the coronavirus, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, representing 29 percent of the coronavirus cases in ...

The first sperm whale ever recorded in Mobile Bay, which was euthanized by biologists on Nov. 25, has been examined and some necropsy results have been released showing it was a young male, 33 and a half feet long. No weight was released, although it has been estimated at about 15 tons. There were some squid beaks and crab shells in the stomach, showing remains of some of the last food it ate. No reason for the whale’s stranding has been determined yet, according to the statement from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The whale was first sighted on Nov. 19 near Week’s Bay. The appearance of a sperm whale in Mobile Bay was so unheard of – typically only two sperm whales a year ever beach in the entire Gulf of Mexico – that it indicates that there was something terribly wrong to begin with, said Dr. Ruth Carmichael, marine biologist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Sea Lab on Thursday posted an explanation of why it chose euthanasia as the proper response to handling the whale’s situati...

This is the season of giving. We give gifts, we give of our time and we give food. For decades, when Thanksgiving rolled around, I would volunteer my time at a soup kitchen, dishing up turkey and dressing for those less fortunate. Sometimes I’d donate a can or two from my home pantry for my church’s White Christmas canned food drive. But if I am to be completely honest, the cans were something that was usually old, possibly out of date, and most likely a food item I didn’t want. Occasionally, I would give a box of toys to an agency that made sure they got to kids in need. It wasn’t until I founded Extra Table that I realized that those in need of food are just as hungry in the spring, summer, and fall as they are around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Food insecurity doesn’t go away after New Year’s Day. That’s why we go to great lengths at Extra Table to spread our deliveries of fresh, healthy food to our partner agencies throughout the year. Extra Table was founded fortuitously. Elev...

It's Autumn, So Let the Baking Begin - New York Times It's Autumn, So Let the Baking Begin - New York Times Posted: 29 Sep 2009 12:00 AM PDT IT all started when my friend Robin called to ask how to roast a chicken with the fresh figs she'd just picked up. "Do I chop the figs up and stuff them under the skin? Or throw them whole in the pan along with the chicken?" she asked. I didn't know. Not only had I never roasted a chicken with figs, but I'd never roasted a fig, or even baked one for more than the few minutes needed to soften a stuffing of goat cheese. This lapse was even more surprising given that a prolific fig tree is the pride of my backyard. I eat the figs as fast as I can pluck them. Roasting them just wasn't in my repertory. Now Robin had put the image of slow-roasted figs in my head. I could picture them becoming jam-like bonbons in the oven, maybe on a savory tart with ...

Author Cheyenne Trujillo - November 29, 2020 November 29, 2020 Enjoying a family dinner. Photo via Martin’s BBQ’s Facebook Tired of leftovers? Here’s your roundup of restaurants to fit any craving tonight. All of these restaurants are pulled from our small business guide, listing over 650 local businesses and restaurants. Here are six places where you can get your Sunday dinner for takeout. 1. Joyful Food Co Chili is a perfect winter dish. Photo via Joyful Food Co’s Facebook Joyful Food Co is “Alabama’s 100% gluten free and paleo-friendly food company.” This place is perfect for any food allergy and other dietary restriction. They sell whole meals and soup that you can serve for a family dinner. Order for curbside pickup or spend $50 for free delivery. Try their: Citrus carnitas $20 per lb. | savory citrus pork spiced with onion, garlic and coriander—perfect for tacos Chicken enchilada soup $6.99 | 16 oz. of soup packed with flavorful vegetables and organic chicken Wh...

Ethan Kaercher, owner of Mad City Chefs, prepares meal kits for delivery at Badger Prairie Needs Network in Verona.  RUTHIE HAUGE By Victoria Davis, Special to the Cap Times Chef Ethan Kaercher’s earliest kitchen memory is making breakfast — and making a mess. “Me and my twin brother were really young, just playing around and trying to make pancakes,” said Kaercher. “I remember flour just being pretty much everywhere.” Through his private cooking and catering company Mad City Chefs, Kaercher now encourages Madisonians to get messy in their own kitchens with healthy, home-style meal kits. The kits are similar to Blue Apron or Hello Fresh, containing fresh produce, meat and other pre-batched ingredients prepared the morning of delivery. Kaercher prepares a recipe card with step-by-step preparation instructions, offers ideas on how to get kids involved, and details nutritional information regarding the meal’s ingredients. The goal? To promote healthy eati...

As we head into the final weeks of 2020, most people, understandably, are winding down and looking to take a break from the relentless news cycle of what's been a particularly challenging year. But at the same time, those challenges have also seen many lose income and opportunities, which has forced them to re-assess their approach, and their focus for the year ahead. In this respect, many are also considering what they can do to stay productive in the quieter time, in order to best position themselves to take advantage of the next wave of opportunity. Whether you're looking to rest and recuperate, or re-load for a bigger 2021, this new infographic on wintertime productivity, created by Bannersnack, may have some valuable insights for you. Bannersnack reached out to eleven marketing experts and asked them the following question: "How do you manage to stay productive and creative during the winter season?". Scroll down to get hands-on advice on coping with winter ...