http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Food 60 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:17:50 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/607474.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/607474.html Wed, 07 May 2008 08:19 CDT “Back! Back! Whoaaa!” A young farmer commands his horses as he maneuvers a buggy to the loading dock of the North Missouri Produce Auction, a centralized distribution center that connects rural farmers and city buyers. http://www.kansascity.com/819/story/607529.html http://www.kansascity.com/819/story/607529.html Wed, 07 May 2008 08:11 CDT Myra Christopher has had her cooking close-up. She and daughter Branden Christopher of Kansas City were among the finalists featured last fall in a cooking contest on celebrity chef Rachael Ray’s television talk show. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/lauren_chapin/story/609553.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/columnists/lauren_chapin/story/609553.html Mon, 12 May 2008 12:15 CDT When Moody Habashi wanted to master the art of shawarma, a Middle Eastern version of the gyro, he went to the source: the restaurant Reem Shawarma, in Ribad, the place to get the grilled meat in Jordan. http://www.kansascity.com/living/columnists/doug_frost/story/596725.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/columnists/doug_frost/story/596725.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:03 CDT The state of the state of Washington has changed. Seattle suburbs are sprouting their own little skyscrapers like there’s no recession. The Tri-Cities, which used to remind me of a sleepy agricultural community, now seems like a metropolis in the making, complete with neighborhoods and ethnic enclaves. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/607462.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/607462.html Tue, 06 May 2008 11:40 CDT Coconuts hide among the fruits at the supermarket They don’t show off by being on sale, but luckily they are relatively inexpensive. They don’t come in several fancy species (there’s only one type of coconut from the Cocos nucifera tree). They offer good nutrition, and they are easy to use in everything from macaroons (stay tuned) to creative cocktails. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/600725.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/600725.html Thu, 01 May 2008 14:11 CDT ADRIENNE YOUNG IN CONCERT: Performer is an ardent supporter of sustainable agriculture and family farms. Portion of proceeds to benefit Slow Food Kansas City. 6:30 p.m. May 10, Louisburg Cider Mill, 14730 68 Hwy, Louisburg. $10; children under ten free. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. (913-268-4620) http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/600744.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/600744.html Wed, 07 May 2008 08:09 CDT BRIARCLIFF VILLAGE FARMER’S MARKET: Organic and locally grown. 3-7 p.m. Thursdays. Demonstrations utilizing produce and products available at market each week at 5 p.m. Entrance of Briarcliff Village. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com (816-792-2670) http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/607525.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/607525.html Wed, 07 May 2008 08:13 CDT I used to raise the breed of chickens that lay blue eggs, so when I saw the cover of Jeanne Kelley’s Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes (Running Press, $35), I was smitten. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/596736.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/596736.html Fri, 02 May 2008 10:51 CDT So, are you a pawpaw virgin?” It’s an impertinent question from a total stranger, a stocking cap pulled low over his ears to ward off the chill of a gray Kansas day. I smile politely but decline to comment on my level of experience. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586321.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586321.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:22 CDT If you’re living la vida local, you’ve sworn off tomatoes in the off season. Not a huge sacrifice since a tomato in winter is dull in taste and texture. Better to wait for the vine-ripened summer crop. So you wait. And wait. For the real thing. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586367.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586367.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:21 CDT Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby are at it again, getting us to the grill with Grill It! (Dorling Kindersley, $25). http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586365.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586365.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:21 CDT There you are in the produce aisle, frozen with indecision. Do you save time and buy bagged lettuce or save money and buy a whole head? Here’s what to consider: http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586314.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586314.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:15 CDT I like writing about local spirits, but “local” doesn’t always mean what’s in the bottle. When it comes to three new vodkas, it’s about who’s behind the brand. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586311.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/586311.html Thu, 01 May 2008 16:43 CDT Chia seeds are best known for providing the fast-growing greenery on little clay “pets,” but it’s time to start thinking of them as a supergrain. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576498.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576498.html Thu, 01 May 2008 15:41 CDT A bottle of olive oil, a cruet of vinegar, a dish of sea salt, a pepper grinder. This is the simple formula for vinaigrette, a sauce so humble that it often doesn’t seem like a sauce at all. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576489.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576489.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:33 CDT Good things come in twos for Kansas City food and restaurant luminaries. It started with chefs Debbie Gold (40 Sardines) and Michael Smith (Michael Smith) winning a James Beard Award in 1999. The equivalent of a culinary Oscar, their best chef of the Midwest award put Kansas City on the culinary roadmap. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576558.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576558.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:54 CDT Chipotle cheddar. Dulce de leche Oreos. Lime-flavored beer. So much for the days when Hispanic food amounted to dusty taco kits in the grocer’s specialty aisle. Having long ago discovered the nation’s enormous appetite for Latin cuisine, food manufacturers are infusing a growing number of American staples with Hispanic flavors. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576568.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576568.html Wed, 07 May 2008 13:32 CDT Thanks to the ancient Mayans, we feast on corn, beans, squash, cacao, chilies and tomatoes. But as cookbook author Daniel Hoyer explains, their indigenous dishes were then influenced by the foods their conquerors contributed. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576570.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/576570.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:17 CDT •Vina Robles Petite Sirah 2005 ($26) Spring is almost here. Really, it is. But before we leave the cold weather behind I’d like to celebrate rich, dense, chocolately red wine one more time. Petite Sirah is that kind of wine; it can make Cabernet seem timid. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/526159.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/526159.html Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:22 CDT It’s time for our annual roundup of Community Supported Agriculture organizations. CSAs, one of the hottest food trends going, match growers with people who want to eat local food. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/578362.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/578362.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:38 CDT Can you eat for $5.54 a day? Stop off for just one fancy latte on your way to work or grab a burger and fries for lunch and you're likely to blow through that amount, the maximum food stamp benefit for a single person, and go hungry for the rest of the day. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/283767.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/283767.html Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:10 CST If your slow cooker has been gathering dust in a dark cupboard, it's time to drag it out and get reacquainted. In 2007, slow cooking is hip and happening. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/285730.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/285730.html Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:46 CDT Here's a recipe for the Sicilian caponata mentioned in Cindy's Hodel's column in House + Home. http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/252214.html http://www.kansascity.com/living/food/story/252214.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:44 CDT Special equipment: 5 ½ pint canning jars with lids and screw bands; a wide 5- to 6-quart heavy pot at least 9 ½ inches in diameter; a food mill fitted with a fine disk http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/dining/story/588557.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/dining/story/588557.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:06 CDT A colleague e-mailed me about KC Pita, subtitled Tasty Food for a Healthy Life. Because I needed to sluice my arteries after eating big and meaty barbecue at Danny Edwards' new joint for this week's review, I was up for something light, healthy and packed with fiber.