Tag: kurt friese
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July 13, 2008 02:25 PM EDT --
Too many people in this country have been sold a bill of goods. They've been tricked, flim-flammed, conned, and hustled. They've been bamboozled into believing that food comes wrapped in plastic . . .
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February 03, 2007 11:36 AM EST --
Voluptuous.
Intriguing.
Seductive.
Silky.
Sexy.
That’s what you want from your wine, your dessert, and your sweetie on Valentine’s Day. A great way to set that mood . . .
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June 05, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
Morel of the Story
There's no doubt, this was a banner year for the houby hunters around eastern Iowa. In addition to my regular crew of foragers who bring fungi into my restaurant on a regular . . .
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June 20, 2007 01:10 PM EDT --
Is there anyone, save Professor Hathaway from the 80s cult film Real Genius, who doesn’t love popcorn?
Despite a quick online search turning up such non-sequiturs as Jiffy Pop being listed in . . .
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June 03, 2008 05:29 PM EDT --
As the date for Slow Food Nation -- the big sustainable-food conference scheduled in San Francisco this coming August -- draws near, I've been thinking about attitudes toward food in the erstwhile . . .
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November 01, 2008 10:55 AM EDT --
Recently, the American public was issued a challenge by the folks at KFC (formerly "Kentucky Fried Chicken," but "fried" just didn't sound healthy ). The fast-food joint argues . . .
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August 02, 2007 10:35 AM EDT --
The Silence of the Bees
Loss of Honeybee Colonies Causing Alarm Worldwide
By Kurt Michael Friese
Listen closely in your garden. Have you noticed that it is just a little quieter this year? . . .
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August 19, 2007 03:32 PM EDT --
Here it is again, that situation we thought (back in February) would not happen again this year, but we did it again anyway, didn’t we? You and I promised ourselves that we’d be more . . .
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October 25, 2007 11:30 AM EDT --
From the outset: I have no problem with vegetarians or vegans. I fully respect their opinions and their gustatory choices. I encourage everyone to eat healthily, and to do so in a manner that . . .
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September 24, 2008 11:11 AM EDT --
September in Iowa always brings the same delicious dilemma -- what to do with all that basil.
Few herbs are as surrounded by mythology and folklore as basil. Its origins are debated, but most seem . . .
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December 14, 2008 11:21 AM EST --
This is the holiday season in just about every culture. I was born and raised a Unitarian Universalist , thus of the Judeo-Christian background, so in my house it's Christmastime. For some folks, . . .
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May 16, 2008 10:22 AM EDT --
Around this time of year, all the foodies in my neck of the woods are, well, in the woods. Spring and fall are the best wild food foraging times around here, and as if ol' Mother Nature knew our food . . .
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August 11, 2008 01:31 PM EDT --
T his is the time of year we flatlanders pine for during the snows of January, when it's a full 100 degrees colder than it is right now, and all the humidity is frozen to our windshields. August . . .
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October 28, 2009 10:51 AM EDT --
When beginning their preparations for the coming holidays, and considering desserts, most Americans think immediately of pumpkin pie. Allow me to suggest a second, perhaps more truly American . . .
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February 19, 2007 02:36 PM EST --
Gather ‘Round the Table
Chef Kurt Michael Friese
17 February 2007
Mussels
When eminent food historian and author Waverly Root published his seminal book Food: An Authoritative and Visual History . . .
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April 10, 2009 12:12 PM EDT --
Early-spring walks in the Iowa woods are rewarding on their own. But while you enjoy those first few sunny days after a nourishing spring rain, why not look for things that can feed your belly as . . .
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April 04, 2007 05:50 PM EDT --
This time of year, in small family farms all over Iowa, the new lambs are beginning to arrive. It’s a stressful time for farmers – it keeps them up until all hours of the night at a . . .
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September 03, 2007 10:20 AM EDT --
Click here if you missed part 1
Now it’s 2 weeks on and the tomatoes still keep coming. Last time we talked about having friends over and making a party of it. Everyone brought their bounty . . .
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September 18, 2007 02:03 PM EDT --
There are certain foods that I believe are unpopular with children and other finicky eaters simply because of their names. One such is the unfortunately named squash; it seems to make people think . . .
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December 05, 2007 11:41 AM EST --
Seems as though the rules for cooking with fats and oils change every time you pick up a newspaper. One oil is bad for you, then it’s good for you, then it’s only good if it’s . . .
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