http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/ What I'm making for dinner each week, and how it gets to the table Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:35:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-81965 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:49:26 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-81965 ubhklpes udevsbnrh etqga yerfluzx udbpkchxi qbsnyxmg sjoqpz ubhklpes udevsbnrh etqga yerfluzx udbpkchxi qbsnyxmg sjoqpz

]]> http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-44280 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:39:48 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-44280 [...] When she decided that she wanted to be around for the first few months of my daughter’s life, I was delighted. When she said she’d also like to learn her way around the kitchen while she was here, I was even more excited. David and I have taken turns teaching her what we know and what we like to make — she and David have made biscuits, loaves and loaves of bread, scones of several kinds, and stacks of cookies. My contributions to her culinary prowess tend to lean more towards the dinner side of things: at my request, she’s made risotto, crab cakes, shrimp scampi, and scads of salads. She’s gotten better at slicing and dicing, become quite adept at simply dressing a salad, and learned her way around a frying pan. [...] […] When she decided that she wanted to be around for the first few months of my daughter’s life, I was delighted. When she said she’d also like to learn her way around the kitchen while she was here, I was even more excited. David and I have taken turns teaching her what we know and what we like to make — she and David have made biscuits, loaves and loaves of bread, scones of several kinds, and stacks of cookies. My contributions to her culinary prowess tend to lean more towards the dinner side of things: at my request, she’s made risotto, crab cakes, shrimp scampi, and scads of salads. She’s gotten better at slicing and dicing, become quite adept at simply dressing a salad, and learned her way around a frying pan. […]

]]> http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-19625 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:43:38 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-19625 [...] I have posted many a recipe on this site that I have labeled “Comfort Food.” Dishes that merit this distinction, for me, need to accomplish two things: the cooking process itself should be slow, patient, comfort-inducing, and the eating experience must create warmth and happiness. These two categories cannot be separated, and my suspicion is that it’s because somehow I can taste the care that goes into comforting dishes. You’ll find that most of my comfort foods involve a good bit of stirring. As I have written here before, stirring is therapeutic in ways no other activity is for me. But also, the stirring process infuses the air with smells that remind me of other days: days shared with people I love, days spent cooking for those I love, days enjoying the simple process of creating a warming, delicious dish of food. This comforting cooking process should fill my house with feelings of calm and peace, and in these busy days especially, friends, I welcome the scents and sounds that bring those feelings. [...] […] I have posted many a recipe on this site that I have labeled “Comfort Food.” Dishes that merit this distinction, for me, need to accomplish two things: the cooking process itself should be slow, patient, comfort-inducing, and the eating experience must create warmth and happiness. These two categories cannot be separated, and my suspicion is that it’s because somehow I can taste the care that goes into comforting dishes. You’ll find that most of my comfort foods involve a good bit of stirring. As I have written here before, stirring is therapeutic in ways no other activity is for me. But also, the stirring process infuses the air with smells that remind me of other days: days shared with people I love, days spent cooking for those I love, days enjoying the simple process of creating a warming, delicious dish of food. This comforting cooking process should fill my house with feelings of calm and peace, and in these busy days especially, friends, I welcome the scents and sounds that bring those feelings. […]

]]> http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-11882 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:56:31 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-11882 [...] Mushroom Risotto [...] […] Mushroom Risotto […]

]]> http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-4537 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:25:30 +0000 http://www.weeklydish.com/2005/12/01/stirring-therapy/#comment-4537 [...] Mushroom-Arugula Risotto (I subsituted spinach for the arugula and served the risotto inside roasted portabello mushroom caps, which was pretty, and also added more mushroom-y goodness to the risotto.) Sweet-Hot Grilled Chicken Angel Hair with Goat Cheese and Caramelized Vegetables Blue Cheese and Mango Quesadillas [...] […] Mushroom-Arugula Risotto (I subsituted spinach for the arugula and served the risotto inside roasted portabello mushroom caps, which was pretty, and also added more mushroom-y goodness to the risotto.) Sweet-Hot Grilled Chicken Angel Hair with Goat Cheese and Caramelized Vegetables Blue Cheese and Mango Quesadillas […]

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