Posts Tagged ‘twojunes’

Mojo Criollo Nuevo Marinade and Brine

This is an adaptation of a Caribbean-style brine or marinade for pork. The lime juice subs for the traditional sour oranges which can be difficult to find. I’ve reduced the salt as low as I can and still have a “brine.” The dark beer (I used a mocha stout.) adds a hint of sweetness and [...]

Pie, It’s a Way of Life

See Related Recipes: Chicken Pot Pie Recipe; All-American Pie Dough Recipe The TwoJunes are rarely apart, but every now and then, something comes up. This past weekend Nicole flew to Los Angeles and drove back up with her dad while Lisa stayed home. And what did Lisa do while Nicole was away? Well, she thought [...]

A Fair Artisan Wage: Soldiers in the Sustainable Trenches

Part 1: Portland, Oregon, is a city on the cutting edge of food. We’ve got great restaurants and talented chefs, wine and beer to die for, excellent bakeries, chocolatiers and coffee roasters, and a wealth of natural riches provided by sustainable small farms, year-round farmer’s markets, and locally-owned sustainable grocers. We field an excellent and [...]

This Week On Cooking Up a Story: February 15-2009

Next Generation of Family Farmers- Parts 1 and 2 Cooking Up a Story: Food News Witness a night of conversation, as the grassroots organization, Friends of Family Farmers at their new InFARMation (and Beer) monthly event, focus on the full gamut of issues that effect family farmers, farm laborers, and those who eat locally grown [...]

This Week On Cooking Up a Story: February 8-2009

Introducing Heather Jones: Guest Contributor Heather Jones is a wife, mother, freelance food writer and graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She has worked for Gourmet Magazine, TV Personality Katie Brown, and the New York based Indian-fusion restaurant Tabla. Heather resides in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters. [...]

This Week on Cooking Up a Story

The middle class is shrinking. Income disparity—the gap between the rich and the poor is widening—we live in two Americas. Those who have access to a good education, good job opportunities, good health insurance, and good food—and those who do not. This Tuesday, January 25, 2009, TwoJunes begins their 3-part series on Cooking Up a [...]

Homemade Dog Treats

We really, really like bacon. Because we spring for the humane, small farm kind, we save all our precious bacon fat. It adds smoky, meaty flavor to all sorts of foods, from sautéed greens to ginger cookies (no kidding)…

Introducing the TwoJunes

January 12, 2009; Cooking Up a Story is growing, and we are in the midst of some major changes that we hope you will like. One of the changes we are building toward involves bringing on regular contributors; people of passion, knowledge, and expertise within the food and sustainability movement to share their unique perspectives, [...]