When Americans cook pasta, most overlook the magic that’s left behind from cooking — pasta water. In Italy, as the country prepared for coronavirus lockdown, people hit the markets and grabbed boxes of pasta. In the UK, pasta sales almost doubled. Here, pasta sales have gone up an unprecedented 400 percent. Forget March Madness. We’re…
Just Add Water – Cocina Povera | Conscious Cookery Day 4
We waste up to half our food in this country. This is unacceptable in the best of times and now, in this time of lockdown, well, just don’t do it. Give produce bits and bobs the second chance they deserve. Make vegetable broth and agua fresca for free. Free. Do I have to say it…
Sprouting – Cocina Povera | Conscious Cookery Day 3
I wish we had a recipe for a coronavirus serum. But there’s some immunity-boosting magic we can all do. Sprouting. Sprouting pulses (dried beans) ups their digestibility and nutritional profile. They’re living foods with all their natural goodness intact. Besides, sprouting gives you another option for all those dried beans you stockpiled. Sprouting is cheap,…
Chilling in the Days of Coronavirus — Freezing Fresh Produce | Conscious Cookery Day 2
Did you know that freezing fresh produce is not only possible but a great way to extend its life? Since COVID-19 took over, it feels a little like life has stopped. It hasn’t. We need to keep going. I mean, just look at your produce. It hasn’t stopped. Fresh fruits and vegetables add brightness, flavor…
Victory Garden – Cocina Povera | Conscious Cookery Day 1
Victory Gardens have long been an American symbol of what the Spanish call cocina povera (peasant cookery). Call it conscious cuisine or conscious cookery — it’s making clever use of humble ingredients and is a keeper of a kitchen skill that will likely benefit us all in these interesting times amid Coronavirus quarantines and social…
