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In Berlin, flavors of Turkey and Lebanon spice up the fast food
This article originally appeared in the Boston Globe in June 2003. I thought I would bring it back now, because we are spending 2 months in Berlin.
I have added old and new photos. And the currywurst at Curry36 is still delicious. Just had some tonight!
Favorite vegetarian picnic recipes from our readers
By Debra Samuels GLOBE CORRESPONDENT The Boston Globe JUNE 26, 2012 Summer draws New Englanders to decks, porches, picnic tables, and beach blankets with all kinds of light fare. When we asked readers to send their favorite dishes into The Recipe Box Project, we found ourselves with a vegetarian picnic basket. Add grilled chicken, hot …
Read moreTschüss from Berlin!
We arrived in Berlin on June 1st. Spring was in full bloom and the deep sweet aroma of the linden trees, with their white furry blossoms, enveloped us. We are in the home stretch of my husband Dick’s, sabbatical year before we return to Boston. He is at the Free University finishing up his project …
Read moreIn Rome, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli covers crises and eats well
Sylvia Poggioli loves Rome’s food culture and cooking with vegetables.
Read moreChow from Roma: Campo de’ Fiori
I took a walk through the Campo de’ Fiori, a market with, flowers, food, spices and housewares. The spring vegetables are all shades of green from the yellow green of the Fava beans to the light green of puntarelle, chicory hearts (stems), and all the deep hues of the broccoli, artichokes and chicory. I have …
Read moreChow from Roma: urban giardiniera
We arrived in Rome on March 1st after 6 months in Tokyo, for the second leg of my husband Dick’s sabbatical year. I hope to catch up with a photo log of our time there. I think I had a bit of writer’s block after the publication of My Japanese Table in September, so I …
Read more6 Alternatives to the p in pb&j
Since peanut butter, long America’s favorite lunchbox spread, has been banned from many schools because of allergies, alternatives have stepped in to fill the void.
Read moreCooking (and dining) from Japan
We have lived here for a total of 11 years and this month, I wrote about all my culinary experiences in “My Japanese Table,’’ beginning with a breakfast of grilled fish, rice, pickles, and miso soup from our very first home stay in a rural area on the southern island, Kyushu.
Read moreA taste test of whole wheat bread loaves
We sat down with seven brands of 100 percent whole wheat bread, ranging from the artisanal looking Nashoba Brook, squared-off dense Iggy’s, to airy Wonder Bread. It was hard to think of these as the same species, yet they are all entirely whole wheat.
Read moreA Thanksgiving feast from our readers
Our readers sent their favorite dishes to The Recipe Box Project and we put together a Thanksgiving menu. Not a green vegetable in the lot.
Read moreBento:Build a Better Lunch
Debra Samuels, bestselling author, food writer and cooking instructor, wants to give the American lunchbox a makeover. In the chapter on “bento,” the traditional Japanese lunch box, in her upcoming book, My Japanese Table, Debra encourages the use of color, texture and taste to create healthier and more visually appealing meals.
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