Reducing food waste at home is easier than you might think, and doesn't have to involve projects like preserving foods or making soups. (Although these are definitely fun ways to reduce food waste and discover new recipes at the same time!) There are some simple things that you can do every day that will help … Continue reading Waste-Less Wednesday: 5 Easy Waste-Less Tips
Ah, limoncello! That little glass of sunshine on a cloudy day (or a sunny day, or... any day). Limoncello is lemony-sweet boozy goodness that you can enjoy as an apertif, a digestif, or anywhere in between. If you've got some patience, lemons, clear alcohol of at least 80 proof (vodka, for example), and simple syrup, … Continue reading I Got Sunshine: DIY Organic Limoncello
Waste-Less Wednesday posts are all about ways to reduce or eliminate food waste, particularly at home. Most of the posts to date have focused on creative ideas for using more of the food that comes into your kitchen, especially fruits and vegetables. We've looked at ways to repurpose carrot greens, enjoy a glut of backyard … Continue reading Waste-Less Wednesday: Fava Leaves, Hold the Chianti
Passover starts this evening at sundown, Lent is coming to an end, and Easter is on Sunday. There will be Seders and Second Seders and brunches (oh my!). In short, it's a weekend to hang with your nearest and dearest, enjoy their company and indulge a bit -- or a lot. Whether you want a … Continue reading Recipe: Local Salty Dog
March was full of activity Chez 650Food, and things have been busy, busy around here -- lest you think I was taking a hiatus and had run off to some tropical beach. (sigh. I wish.). Following home reno projects, spring cleaning, and a trip to our nation's capital for the International Association of Culinary Professionals … Continue reading Wasteless Wednesday: Blood Orange-Rosemary Marmalade
I realized yesterday that I'd put off writing about one of my Birthday Week Indulgences because of the hook. (For non-writers, "the hook" is the attention-grabbing first sentence of an article or post. A good hook creates enough intrigue or curiosity to engage the reader and keep him or her reading.) Every time I sat … Continue reading Eat Local: Asian Box
Last Friday's Birthday Week Indulgence was lunch at one of my go-to "quick food" spots in the 650: Asian Box. (More about that some other time.) While I was watching the locals fight it out for lunch-time parking spots in the ridiculously crowded Palo Alto Town & Country shopping center and digging into my usual … Continue reading Waste-Less Wednesday: Peanut Sauce
Today's Birthday Week indulgence is homemade comfort food that brings together two recent Waste-Less Wednesday ingredients: lemons and herbs. Remember those 7-Day Preserved Lemons? After a week of climbing the kitchen stepladder to shake those babies up, it's time to crack them open and take them for a taste test! Opening the mason jar of … Continue reading Waste-Less Wednesday: Soba Noodles with 650 Gremolata
SAVEUR Magazine is taking open nominations for its BEST BLOG AWARDS 2015, and 650Food has thrown our virtual hat into the ring! Please show some love and support for 650Food with a nomination for "Best Special Interest Blog" by clicking on over to Saveur's site and completing the nomination form. If you think that we're … Continue reading Show Some Love for 650Food
Happy Monday! The sun is shining, the trees are blooming, and it's Birthday Week -- aka, Week of Indulgence. Merriam-Webster's dictionary defines indulgence as "the behavior or attitude of people who allow themselves to do what they want or who allow other people to do what they want." That pretty much sums up how I'm … Continue reading Eat Local: Alexander’s Patisserie in Mountain View
