What is the word for it?: Kismet This winter, I spent a week sewing white muslin curtains and listening to Chef Dan Barber’s book, The Third Plate, on audio cd. I was so entranced by the ideas in the book, that I brought the cd with me on extra trips to the fabric store, and on the short drive to pick my daughter up from school. For a few weeks, I became obsessed. I told everyone about the book, and the ideas in it. I was interviewed for a podcast on food photography, and I talked about the book. I bought seeds from Row 7 Seeds, a company Chef Dan Barber co-founded. I considered going to an ..read more

I spent some time in the kitchen photo studio and cooked a lentil soup made from scraps. This is not so extraordinary… until you learn that reducing food waste is the #3 recommended solution to reversing carbon emissions. This is according to Project Drawdown, which is a comprehensive plan to reverse global warming. The soup was inspired by some left over coconut milk we had in our fridge from last night’s dinner, and a half lemon I had placed in the “eat me first” bin in our fridge. I’m pretty sure I’m going to blog more about my efforts to reduce food waste in our kitchen. The post Lent ..read more