By Kathryn Reed Cooking might be the last thing you want to do after Thanksgiving, but at some point turkey isn’t going to sound wonderful no matter how many different ways you reinvent it. This recipe has a few moving parts, but it’s not difficult. What it is is delicious. It’s one of those dishes […]
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Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Food Hub are partnering with a new venue for Community Soup Night. Mellow Fellow in Truckee will be serving up the soup for the second event of the fall series on Nov. 30 from 6-7:30pm. “Soup Night taps into the very heart of what Mellow Fellow is all about…community,” […]
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By Kathryn Reed One ingredient not on most Thanksgiving menus is fresh powder. With Mother Nature looking like she will be delivering an ample serving of the white stuff this week to Lake Tahoe ski resorts, it might be a tough choice for some people – powder day or being in the kitchen all day. […]
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By Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times A nice Pinot Noir, or even a Beaujolais Blanc Chardonnay may seem like the obvious, civilized options to serve for Thanksgiving dinner — and they are. But something from the whiskey family may work even better at cutting through the holiday meal’s richness, and at soothing uncomfortable family exchanges across the table. Because […]
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By Thomas Ulrich, Sierra For decades, vineyard managers and wine aficionados have wondered whether growing organic and biodynamic grapes is worth the trouble. Last summer, the Journal of Wine Economics may have unveiled the answer via a report from researchers out of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. For the study, environmental economists evaluated […]
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By Kathryn Reed My house seems to smell better as the days and nights get cooler. This is because I’m more apt to be making comfort foods that linger in the oven or cook all day in the crockpot. There is something wonderful about throwing ingredients together in the crockpot, letting them simmer and then […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOMEWOOD – It’s one thing for a restaurant to have an exceptional wine list, it’s quite another to employ two sommeliers – especially in Lake Tahoe. West Shore Café earned the 2016 Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator. This is given to restaurants that have at least 90 wines to choose from, […]
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By Danny Hakim, New York Times LONDON — The controversy over genetically modified crops has long focused on largely unsubstantiated fears that they are unsafe to eat. But an extensive examination by the New York Times indicates that the debate has missed a more basic problem — genetic modification in the United States and Canada […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though Caesar salad is one of my favorites, so often restaurants provide more dressing than greens. No wonder people order dressing on the side. This recipe below is not a traditional Caesar dressing, but it tastes like it. It doesn’t have raw eggs or anchovies. I used Veganaise instead of mayonnaise. […]
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Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Food Hub’s sixth series of Community Soup Nights will be Nov. 16 and Nov. 30, 6-7:30pm. The restaurants donates their space and time for community building and helping further a more sustainable food community. The first one is at Red Truck Cafe at the Truckee Tahoe Airport and the second is […]
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