Ruminations – Page 4 – Not Eating Out in New York

23 Apr 2010

Win the How To Cook Everything iPhone App (and a conversation with Mark Bittman)

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, Profiles, Ruminations | 64

Just a year ago, I was the only kid at the SXSW Interactive conference without a smart phone; I wasn’t on Twitter; I rode a rusty bike to get around (at least until the chain broke), and I didn’t bother to bring my six-year-old PC laptop with me there, or anywhere, because it didn’t work unless it was plugged directly into an outlet. My philosophy was, “If it ain’t broke don’t replace it,” and my pride, making the best of … Read More

19 Apr 2010

Food, Inc. is Coming to a Potluck Near You

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, Ruminations | 12

Skip the lines at the movie theater. Screw the trans fat-popped corn and jumbo packs of Junior Mints. Try this, once, if you’ve never done it before: hold a movie screening in your home, and have your friends and yourself make the refreshments. And what better time to do that than this Wednesday, because it’s the PBS broadcast of Food, Inc. That’s right, screw the DVD rental and cable, too — as long as you have an oldschool antenna on … Read More

27 Mar 2010

Bike to the Potluck!: A Q&A with Aaron and Robert of Bikeloc

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, Profiles, Ruminations | 13

I get off on people doing really bold, honest and active projects with the best of their integrity and muscle. When they happen to involve potlucks, bike riding and healthy, local food, I kind of go all apeshit with appreciation. So I’m very excited to share with you what Aaron Zueck and Robert DuBois are embarking on this summer. Bikeloc is what these two friends are calling their summer-long bike tour across America, in which they hope to connect with … Read More

1 Mar 2010

Week of Eating In Days Six and Seven: Making Food in Madison

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 8

Ditching the blizzard in New York and being delayed twice thanks to frost on the planes, I finally arrived in Madison, Wisconsin Friday evening, well-fed from my carry-on meal. I was picked up at the airport by Jonny Hunter of the Underground Food Collective, and from that point on, taken on a whirlwind tour of one of the most inspiring food destinations I’ve been. It was also at this point that I decided to let things happen as they may … Read More

27 Feb 2010

Week of Eating In Days Four and Five: To Travel and Not Eat Out

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 14

That is the question. It is quite possibly the most perplexing thing about not eating out. We live in a culture that travels a lot — whether it’s just a twenty-minute commute to work each day in a car or perpetually being “between” two coasts, or countries, by plane. I wonder about our wandering if it isn’t the reason why take-out or fast food was created in the first place. Eric Schlosser certainly makes a causality seem logical in his … Read More

26 Feb 2010

What Else Is Cooking This Week Of Eating In?

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 4

photo courtesy of Goldilocks Finds Manhattan I just love peeking into other people’s kitchens, see how they chop and dice and scurry about. This time my voyeurism has a very particular angle: to see how they cope with a Week of Eating In. And what I’ve seen from other folks doing that, at the blogs The Eaten Path, No Recipes, Relish Austin, Goldilocks Finds Manhattan and eating-sf, makes me want to come pounding at their door.

25 Feb 2010

Week of Eating In Day Three: Making Time for Lunch

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 4

Getting into the midst of the Week of Eating In, I figured it was time for a good gathering over (homemade) grub again. As I discussed in The Art of Eating In, everyone can use some time in the middle of their day to relax, sit down and eat. Especially with your friends, fellow workers or family. Just like we all need to sleep, this communal time is restorative and constructive in many ways, even if it’s not a business … Read More

25 Feb 2010

Week of Eating In Day Two: Preparation Is Everything

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, Ruminations | 6

Let me confess: my first day of the Week of Eating In was actually Sunday, one day before it officially began. On that day, I managed to leaven two loaves of bread, which would later be baked, roast two trays full of root vegetables, which could be snacked on like popcorn or put into more formal preparations with a little warming up, simmer some tomato sauce from a can of whole plum, and make a pot of stock and some … Read More

22 Feb 2010

The Week Of Eating In Day One: Starting Off Slow

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Ruminations | 4

It’s the first day of the Week of Eating In challenge, and I’m taking it easy like Sunday morning. Only it’s Monday. You don’t start skiing by tackling the super giant slalom, no, you keep to the bunny hill for a while (or in my case, never progress from that point, because you find that you don’t like skiing much and have planted your face in the snow while getting on or off the ski left one too many times). … Read More

21 Feb 2010

Essential Arsenal For Eating In: Pantry Staples

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Events, Ruminations | 12

The Week of Eating In is upon us! Cooks, budgeters, eco-foodies, and anyone looking to join in on this one for the fun, grab your utensils and get ready to not eat out (wherever you are) all week! Last week I listed some essential cookware I couldn’t live without; this time, it’s all about the food. Here’s a list of basic pantry and refrigerator staples to stock up one, the kinds that’ll keep giving, and giving. It’s a minimal list … Read More

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