New Orleans has its own cuisine shaped by what grows there, but also by the people who live there. Dirty rice is as old as the city itself and was a dish invented in the kitchens of resourceful cooks to avoid waste and turn less desirable ingredients into something amazing. It’s a dish that satisfies…
Briam – a Greek casserole of summer veggies
By Ellen Kanner Posted originally on 05/23/2010 for Huffington Post Meatless Monday: Carrying The Earth Get cozy, it’s story time, and the tale is Jason and the Argonauts, your classic Greek myth. Jason, a nice enough guy, was promised the kingdom of Iolcus if he produced the Golden Fleece, a magical ram’s skin bestowing all…
Still Life With Food
I always liked the idea of ceviche, fresh-as-hell seafood that “cooks” in its citrus marinade. It’s the fish part that lost me. Creating veggie ceviche had a bonus — a still life shot that had nothing to do with the photographer and everything to do with produce’s intrinsic beauty. Lovely round purple onion, green jalapeno,…
