Reading Magazines by Shelley Lance, Blog Editor
Reading the Sept/Oct issue of edible Seattle has convinced me that anyone who cares about the local food scene must get a subscription right away. Just a few of the articles in this issue that caught my attention:
“Hungry for Local Meat” by Heidi Broadhead- about the Puget Sound Meat Producer’s Cooperative and their very important USDA inspected mobile slaughtering units.
“Home Made, History in a Bowl of Soup” by Anna Thomas- In my 20′s I cooked my way through The Vegetarian Epicure, Books 1 and 2. Though I haven’t used either book in many years, and though her more recent book, The New Vegetarian Epicure never made it onto my radar, I believe Anna Thomas’ recipes are part of my DNA as a lifelong cook. Reading her article in edible Seattle was like listening to the voice of an old friend, someone you haven’t heard from in years. I plan to buy her newest book, Love Soup, as soon as I can.
“Averting a Seaweed Crisis” by Sumi Hahn- about gathering seaweed on Whidbey Island with her father and her less-than-enthusiastic kids.
“Lunch for a Monkey”- a charming interview with food writer Matthew Amster-Burton about how he cooks for his young daughter, Iris, and a peek into his refrigerator.
A recipe for “Heaven-Stuffed Zucchini” from Jess Thomson’s Cooking Fresh column sounds mighty delicious, and since my zucchini vine is still producing…
The article,”Renaissance Beef,” by Becky Selengut (Chef Reinvented) provides a textbook introduction to local beef including a glossary of terms, details a cheffy steak-tasting (surprisingly, there was no agreement on the best steak), and even includes Becky’s simple, mouthwatering recipe for Perfect Ribeye “serves 1(no sharing, back off!!).”
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