Delicious hot, handmade ramen noodles at a Gardena, California, noodle house. There are many ramen restaurants everywhere, but be sure to judge whether or not you’ll return on a) the quality of the handmade noodles, b) the quality of the soup broth (not too salty, not too bland, and spice level based on your preference), [...]
I once heard an adage about a bird and a fish who fell in love. The conundrum of this tale of futility was where they would make their home. Today, the world is full of birds and fish fighting the odds. So, the story I tell here is the sequel: The bird and the fish [...]
While canoeing out in the Boundary Waters recently, this little wake-up treat served me quite well. Just in case you’re wondering, it’s Starbucks Ready Brew instant, rated high among campers. Boy, they really are everywhere.
Two things happened to inspire this article—First, I just returned from canoeing up in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota, and second, this is prime berry-picking season. Let me elaborate on why I was even canoeing or berry-picking: I did it for a man. Sigh. Or should I say, the man. [...]
Here’s to the strong and beautiful women farmers of the world, like this Andean grandma (one of my grandmas), who in her late 70s, still rises before the sun to cultivate her potatoes, barefoot.
Due to the efforts of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and their worldwide partners, 2008 was declared the International Year of the Potato by the UN General Assembly. (For more information, please see http://www.potato2008.org/). Included in the rationale for acknowledging the potato plant, was the understanding that the tuber is [...]
Delicious New Mexico Pueblo Indian Feast Day food platter: Pueblo oven bread baked in adobe ovens, famous Jemez red chile cheese enchiladas, Santo Domingo Pueblo tamales, and of course, potato salad.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of those unique and beautiful cities where food represents tradition merging with the very best of innovation. Pueblo Indian corn, red and green chiles come together with Spanish spices and cooking to create “New Mexican” cuisine. Add in diverse and delicious Mexican fare, and it is easy to see [...]
Every winter on the dreariest, snowiest, coldest days, people and I’d also imagine late birds will decidedly say to each other, “It’s sunny somewhere else,” and then flock in droves to the airports (well, not the birds, although that would be funny—can you imagine a goose with a little suitcase?) to head to Mexico or [...]
5 days to our one-year celebration of Zomppa on May 3. Meet our other newest contributor! What is your favorite food movie or book? Eat Drink Man Woman. It makes my mouth water for deliciously cooked Chinese food, and the way the father expresses his love through food and his artistry is just really cool [...]
