Breads and Pizza
These breads go with the grain
BERLIN – Early each morning, the smell of fresh bread beckons Berliners to the tiniest of backerei (bakeries), where locals line up for a slice, a bun, or a roll to munch on the way to school or work. Loaves are tucked into bags and eaten later with hard cheese, strong mustard, and ham. Bread …
Read moreIn Italy, fine dining is done at home
You would think a trip to Italy for a food lover would send her scrambling for guides to the endless trattorias, ristorantes, and osterias. When cooking is your passion, however, what can be better than staying in a house with a kitchen? My family recently took a house in the small town of Magliano in …
Read moreFor all levels of play, winning diet is key
Cleats? Check. Sneakers? Check. Bats? Check. Shin guards? Check. Frisbee? Check.Snacks and water? Check. Breakfast? Oops. ”Food is fuel for the body,” says Walter Norton Jr., strength and conditioning coach for the Boston Breakers, the women’ professional soccer team. ”If you are not fueled properly, you are going to run out of gas,” adds Ellen …
Read moreWhat’s for lunch? Mom may be surprised
NAOMI Joshi, mother of three and director of a nonprofit organization in Boston, still happily packs a lunch for her 15-year-old daughter, Emily, throwing in a sesame bagel with whipped cream cheese, a yogurt stick, a bottle of sparkling water, an apple, carrot sticks, and a package of graham cracker cookies. ”This is one way …
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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