http://phoo-d.com Food for Anyone with an Address Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:16:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2012/02/03/photo-of-the-week-looking-for-oscar/ Do you have chili on the brain? With the Superbowl fast approaching it is hard to avoid visions of steaming bowls of chili, spicy chicken wings, and cold beer. We are fair weather football fans, tuning in only once a year for the big game. But when we do watch we go all the way! Dips are made, chili is simmered, and beer is chilled. Everything is in place for an evening of cheering from the couch and generally celebrating. It is the beginning of February and we are ready for a party again. read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2012/02/02/smoky-black-bean-and-butternut-sqush-chili/ Soup is the quintessential food of January. Salads would be the obvious choice given the upswing in dieting and healthy eating which occurs at the beginning of each new year. However when it is snowing and the air is chilled to sub-zero temperatures a cold salad is about as appealing as a cold shower. Luckily soup fits the bill nicely, providing warmth, comfort, and a healthy dose of vegetables- without the well traveled lettuce and sad winter tomatoes. read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2012/01/16/curried-butternut-squash-soup/ This soup is one of those happy accidents that occurs when you have a random assortment of ingredients and a wicked craving for warm soup. It started with artichokes of course. Mr. B's fondness for the large green thistles is well documented. Four large specimens called to us from the fridge and we proceeded to have artichokes two nights in a row. The first night we went the standard route of steaming the chokes. Sadly, the results were just okay, lacking in flavor and tenderness. It was the fault of the chokes and not the method, but with two remaining we decided to try a different way of cooking. We brought out the big gun- the pressure cooker. read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2012/01/05/artichoke-soup-with-cashew-cream/ Hello dear readers and a happy 2012! While I am always happy to see the beginning of a new year, this one was welcomed with particular exuberance at our house. 2011 will always remain special thanks to the birth of our Anna- however there were also many months of flood fighting, living without furniture, and unpacking random boxes that I am eager to forget. The holidays crept up on me, whacked me over the head, and dragged me away from the computer for a while. Now with the dust settling I'm back and ready to dive in and share the healthy and fun new dishes we have been enjoying. Here is to a happy, healthy, and dry new year! read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2012/01/02/happy-new-year/ This is just the kind of stew for when skies turn gray and snowflakes begin to float by. It is also just right when the space between one big holiday meal and the next is filled with endless visions of sugar and butter. A healthy dish with loads of zing and the comfort inducing combination of warm tomatoes and filling chickpeas. read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2011/12/01/swiss-chard-stew-with-chickpeas-and-tamarind/ In keeping with family tradition Anna looks like she'll join in the fray fighting over who gets a turkey leg! I hope that all of you had a wonderful long weekend with family and friends. I will be back on Thursday with a lovely vegetable stew for those who don't want to see turkey for another year! read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2011/11/29/photo-of-the-week-little-turkey/ The turkey has landed! One week and counting to the biggest food holiday of the year. Are you ready? Yeah, I'm not quite ready this year either. Luckily I have several beautiful recipes already figured out and just waiting to be made. Here are a few ideas from the archives to inspire and move you into the kitchen: read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2011/11/17/thanksgiving-recipe-ideas/ I have a new cookbook crush. In fact it may even be an infatuation. It started innocently enough, with a link from Heidi to a video interview with Yottam Ottolenghi. Now I had heard the name Ottolenghi mentioned before in vegetarian circles- always with proclamations of incredible food and concepts. Yet watching the video brought the passion and love embodied in Ottolenghi's food to life. An Israeli born restauranteur who runs several eponymous restaurants in London with a Palestinian head chef, I immediately jumped over to Amazon and bought his new vegetarian cookbook, Plenty. read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2011/11/09/lentils-with-broiled-eggplant/ As you travel along Interstate 90 across South Dakota you might notice a brown sign which says "Badlands Scenic Loop". A glance at your road map shows a 31 mile loop going south of the interstate. From the vantage point out your window on I-90, nothing but flat open grassland as far as the eye can see, it would be easy to just keep on driving. Yet those willing to take the scenic route will be rewarded with one of the more incredible (almost paranormal) phenomenons in the U.S.- the Badlands. read more]]> http://phoo-d.com/2011/10/27/the-badlands-of-south-dakota/