Cooking with Karen

03/23/2013

CNN reporter Lisa Sylvester discusses too much salt in food with Karen.
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/3.0/video/bestoftv/2013/03/22/exp-tsr-sylvester-salt.cnn/index.xml #/video/bestoftv/2013/03/22/exp-tsr-sylvester-salt.cnn

03/21/2013

Karen and her kids will be on CNN tonight for a story about raising healthy eaters. Look for the segment around 6 pm on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.

01/15/2013

But what's wrong with a little McDonald's for kids? Plenty.
http://bit.ly/V21A1j

12/27/2012

A lecture series I could definitely get behind!
http://bit.ly/Ubo3u9

In one Edible Education lecture at UC Berkeley, guests on stage included (l to r): Harold McGee, world-renowned authority on the chemistry of foods and cooking, Jerome Waag, Executive Chef of Chez Panisse Restaurant and performance and visual artist, Charlie Hallowell, chef and owner of Pizzaiolo an...

12/26/2012

Would you be able to tell the difference?
http://nyti.ms/Wpcxxz

Using genetic testing, an ocean conservation group found that nearly 40 percent of the seafood from 81 grocery stores and restaurants was not what the establishment claimed it was.

12/24/2012

We get a lot of questions about the importance of eating organic food. This gets into some of the science that's been mounting lately:
http://nyti.ms/U7x4DA

A half century after "Silent Spring," the use of chemicals in agriculture has actually risen.

12/20/2012

Need ideas for appetizers for a holiday party? Check this out:
http://to.pbs.org/YivzpN

My favorite easy holiday appetizers and a recipe for cheesy stuffed bread that will wow your guests.

12/19/2012

And DC's own Union Market: http://bit.ly/VOzJiD
(Newly refurbished and *fabulous*; totally worth a visit!)

Union Market is the heart and soul of a broader district bringing a renewed spirit to the neighborhood. We are a year-round indoor market featuring 40 local artisans. Hours: Fri 11-8 & Sat-Sun 8-8

12/19/2012

What's old is new again. The era of food market halls--before supermarkets existed--is so fascinating. First up, a history of markets in NYC:
http://bit.ly/Wnt55g

How Markets Grow: Learning From Manhattan’s Lost Food HubBy Patra Jongjitirat on Nov 25, 2012 | 1 CommentThis slideshow charts the rise and fall of the Washington Market, from its earliest days to its destruction in 1960. Click the arrow to the right to advance to the next image.An early view of the...

12/19/2012

FYI, from a recent issue of "Health Affairs" (a health policy journal):
"For more than four decades, starting in the late 1960s, a sometimes furious battle has raged among scientists over the extent to which elevated salt consumption has adverse implications for population health and contributes to deaths from stroke and cardiovascular disease. Various studies and trials have produced conflicting results. Despite this scientific controversy over the quality of the evidence implicating dietary salt in disease, public health leaders at local, national, and international levels have pressed the case for salt reduction at the population level. This article explores the development of this controversy. It concludes that the concealment of scientific uncertainty in this case has been a mistake that has served neither the ends of science nor good policy. The article poses questions that arise from this debate and frames the challenges of formulating evidence-based public health practice and policy, particularly when the evidence is contested."

12/13/2012

I have no idea what nigella seeds are, but these look right on:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/health/spicy-carrot-and-spinach-latkes.html

Latkes made with vegetables like carrots, cabbage, kale and apples instead of starchy potatoes are a little less crispy, but no less delicious.

12/13/2012

As ever, nothing bad came from eating local, sustainable food, right?
http://www.economist.com/blogs/theworldin2013/2012/12/food-thought

The subject of food is never far from this particular Cassandra’s thoughts but Dan Barber’s discussion at the World in 2013 festival in New York about food...