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by Jennifer on October 4, 2008
As food and fuel prices go up and concern about the economy reaches a pinnacle, I'm curious to hear how my readers here at Like to Cook are coping.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Dan Moore
Have ...
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, Ingredient Spotlight
, Shopping
by Jennifer on June 24, 2008
One of the big concerns these days is about the rising cost of food (and fuel of course).
I hear it on the news and I hear it when I talk to my friends and family in America. I can empathize, as the ...
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Food for Thought
by Jennifer on February 26, 2008
Food is a pleasure to our senses: its texture, its aroma, its visual appeal and most importantly, its flavor.
True flavor is what I seek when I buy food. So, imagine my dismay at discovering somethin...
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, Seasons
by Jennifer on December 5, 2007
If you're a regular reader of Like to Cook or my blog, Chez Loulou, you will know by now that I love a good outdoor market.
We have our little Tuesday morning market just down the road in Olonza...
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by Jennifer on November 25, 2007
About a month ago I wrote about a beautiful new book coming out entitled My Last Supper: 50 Chefs and Their Final Meals, and asked the question of my readers:
If you were to die tomorrow, what would ...
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by Jennifer on October 12, 2007
Like Bogie and Bacall, Anthony and Cleopatra and Batman and Robin, there are certain things that just belong together.
An intense longing for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich the other day got me th...
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, Morsels of Info
by Jennifer on October 1, 2007
You know I love cheese. When I research French cheeses every week for my little cheese festival, la Fête du Fromage, over at Chez Loulou, I often come across the term raw milk cheese.
Raw milk cheese...
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, Recipes
by Jennifer on August 28, 2007
The temperature plummeted last week. We closed the windows up tight against the cool wind and I actually needed a sweater while working on the computer. We started talking about buying a wood stove an...
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Food for Thought
by tammy on July 31, 2007
Are you a great cook and a great blogger? Can you commit to posting 10 times a week on this blog, writing about your love for food and talent for cooking?
Creative Weblogging is looking for an extre...
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by Stef on January 5, 2007
Now that we are all very conscious about the food that we eat, fellow moms and foodies have asked me how I started incorporating whole grains into our diet. I've tried it several ways, but I find ...
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Food for Thought
by tammy on December 13, 2006
As the title of this blog goes - Do you like to cook? - If so, then do you also blog about cooking? Then you may be interested in blogging here for Creative Weblogging.
We are looking for an experien...
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Around The Kitchen
, Food for Thought
by karen on October 28, 2006
What do you have on your toast, butter or margarine?
Well, butter of course! But I am no margarine hater either. There's a small tub of it in my pantry. I use it now and then for summer picnic c...
Read more of Butter vs. Margarine Hoax
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, Food for Thought
, Trends
by karen on October 19, 2006
I found these two posts via megnut.com. Is eating at home cheaper? and Is Eating Out Cheaper Than Eating In? both try to find the more cost effective solution.
In my personal experience, whether livi...
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, News
by karen on October 6, 2006
I don't want to enter the realm of politics on this blog but with this news report on the prisoners in Guantanamo, I can't help but air a few comments.
The situation: Detainees in Guantanam...
Read more of Fattening them up in Gitmo
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, People Who Cook
by karen on October 5, 2006
As a food blogger, I constantly encounter posts on other bloggers' love or hate or love/hate for the food network and its stars. Since I do not watch the Food Network, or enough TV for that matte...
Read more of TV dumbs down food: Two perspectives
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by karen on October 1, 2006
The panel discussion was held in 2003 but the proceedings have been recently made accessible to the public through Google Video. FYI but more as a 'bookmark' for my future reference:
The Poli...
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, Traditions
, Web Resources
by karen on September 25, 2006
Multi-cultural eating is now very common the world over. Just check out grocery shelves and the local restaurant scene. In fact, in many large cities, it is not uncommon to find restaurants represent...
Read more of Linking Mexican and Indian cuisine
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by karen on September 13, 2006
A craving for grapes and raisins can put a man behind bars:
The 63-year-old grandfather had just begun his second consecutive period of probation for theft when he was caught stealing two bags of rai...
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by karen on August 25, 2006
... about food that is!
Yesterday, I tackled a whole load of work and in the early evening realised I only ate a small sandwich the whole day! After finishing a deskful of papers and what-have-you, ...
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, Food for Thought
by karen on August 4, 2006
Need to cool off? Drink, drink and drink! But wait, don't just take any liquid that passes itself as beverage.
With all the talk about healthy eating, too much sugar in food, the ban on softdrin...
Read more of Too much sugar in unsweetened drinks?
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Food for Thought
by karen on July 15, 2006
I looovvve seafood! I can live without meat as long as there's seafood. At any given time, I have frozen fish, ready to cook. I also stock up on shrimps, either the larger prawns which I can prep...
Read more of Eating: Always in Moderation
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by karen on June 20, 2006
Oh, I never put much thought to this. I also didn't realise that McDonald's in France was the second most profitable in the world, next to the US. That of course is thanks to its top executive...
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, News
, Recipes
by karen on May 15, 2006
The enmity between Greeks and Turks is legendary and it has been going on for centuries. I didn't realise the extent of this until I had classmates who were Turkish and a greek Cypriot. Since nei...
Read more of A food fight so ancient and so new
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, Web Resources
by karen on May 9, 2006
One of the reasons why I love reading about food online is how I also learn about cultures I might never have encountered elsewhere. Not only do I find out about the different ways of cooking in othe...
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, News
by karen on April 29, 2006
A seven-year-old sits isolated during his lunch period for his "disgusting" eating behaviour. Eating like a pig, you mean? Yes, according to the principal of his 387-student Roxboro school. ...
Read more of Cultural Sensitivity, Please!
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by karen on April 10, 2006
Spacious kitchen, isn't it? Now imagine it filled with food. Bread, all sorts of cheeses, chips, cookies and candies on the island. Burgers frying on the stove. Chicken roasting in the oven. Tubs...
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by karen on April 8, 2006
More fat in pork, the better? Omega-3 concentrated in pork fat? Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to a lower incidence of heart disease and found in abundance in oily fish such as tuna, now appare...
Read more of Pork and Omega-3
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by karen on March 22, 2006
The sun is finally shining, the birds chirping on the trees, the first buds of spring are about to break. A nice, hearty breakfast is in order! Aren't pancakes marvelous on a perfect spring morn...
Read more of Pancakes and Global Warming
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by karen on March 18, 2006
The last post reminded me of my days in Rome living la dolce vita. Well, trying to live the sweet life while working to the bone. The memories led me to remember other places I've been to and of c...
