Tuesday Round-Up (for the Week of December 28, 2009)

The last Tuesday of 2009, can you believe it?

Amidst the craze of the holidays (we're bound for Florida today to visit Kuzak's fam), I'm bringing you a host of great articles that have caught my eye in recent days.  From a fabulous article in the New York Times on restaurant menus (read to the end to learn about Alinea's novel approach), to a delicious recipe for Almond Butter Cups from To Cheese or Not to Cheese featured on Meatless Monday, to Jonathan Gold's article on the year in food, I've got it all and more! 

Using Menu Psychology to Entice Diners (New York Times)

Recipe for Almond Butter Cups (Meatless Monday)

Sorry, Vegans: Brussels Sprouts Like to Live, Too (New York Times)

Jonathan Gold's The Year in Food: Changing Tastes (LA Times)  

Zagat's Best New Los Angeles Restaurants of the Decade

California Food Banks Aggressively Seek Slow-Grown, Nutritious Food (Huffington Post)

Tuesday Round-Up (for the Week of December 14, 2009)!

What a difference a week can make!  An at-home sous vide machine?  Say it ain't so!  A food-blogger charity raffle?  Oatmeal blueberry pancakes?  Is the 2007 Chateauneuf vintage too jammy?!

I've got it all and more for you this week!

Here are your Tuesday headlines:

Eat Me Daily's Best Cookbooks of the Decade!

Oatmeal Blueberry Pancakes Recipe!

Menu For Hope Charity Fundraiser Starts Today!

Food Woolf's No Fail Potato-Leek Soup Recipe!

Sous-Vide Moves From Avant-Garde to Countertop!

Critical Review of the 2007 Chateauneuf Vintage!

Tuesday Round-Up (for the Week of December 7, 2009)!

Bacon Brownies with Bourbon Caramel Sauce!

Divas, it's been an incredible week with Eat My Blog turning out to be a tremendous success and Meatless Monday publishing another one of my recipes! I also read a great Op-Ed piece in the New York Times about the link between your kitchen and cancer.

Also, please vote in my new Bacon Brownie poll if you want the recipe for my Bacon Brownies with Bourbon Caramel Sauce (see top right-hand side of the page)!

Finally, Domestic Divas has a brand new domain name - www.domesticdivasblog.com!

This Week's Headlines: 

Domestic Divas Recipe for Curried Lentils with Mint Rice on Meatless Monday!

Eat My Blog Raises Over $3000 for Los Angeles Regional Food Bank!

Eat My Blog Photo Gallery on Gastronomy!

New York Times Op-Ed - Cancer From The Kitchen?

Tuesday Round-Up (for the Week of November 30th, 2009)

Well, it's been quite a week with the holidays, but there have been some great articles!  First up, a new study indicates that eating a low-acid diet (low in meat and grain and high in fruits and vegetables) may be the key to bone health.  Also, I'm finally starting to see more articles about the link between our diets and the cost of our health care!  Major companies are starting to see how improving the health of their workforce will improve their bottom lines.

Also, don't forget about the Eat My Blog charity bake sale at Zeke's Smokehouse on Saturday December 5th from 10AM - 4PM featuring hundreds of baked goods, with all proceeds going to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank! Food stamp use is at an all-time high (see below), so this is for a great cause.  I'll be baking and donating my signature Bacon Brownies with Bourbon Caramel Sauce, as well as stopping by the festivities to load up on desserts!

Health News: 

Health Care Savings Start in the Cafeteria

Low-Acid Diet Improves Bone Health

Food Stamp Usage Soars

MBA's Move Into Wine Biz

Recipes: 

Savory Cornbread Stuffing Recipe

Balsamic Brussels Sprouts Recipe from Smitten Kitchen

Tuesday Round-Up (for the Week of November 23rd, 2009)

Thanksgiving is almost upon us!  In light of that, I'm featuring a great article from The Minimialist - his 101 Quick Thanksgiving Recipes!  Also, for you Angelenos, dineLA has announced their Winter Dates!  So check out what caught my interest this week in my Tuesday Round-Up!

dineLA's Winter Dates Announced: Jan. 24 - Jan. 29 and Jan. 31 - Feb. 5!   

The Minimalist's 101 Quick Thanksgiving Recipes!

The New York Times' Thanksgiving Page with Videos, How-To Guides and More!

Conversation with Baker Jim Lahey of New York's Sullivan Street Bakery & His Recipe for No-Knead Bread!

Domestic Divas Tuesday Round-Up!

Last night, I had the privilege of attending the Pacific Pinot Noir tasting at Lou last night!  Wow, was it incredible, both the food and the wine.  I'll be sharing my thoughts and pictures with you later this week.  Tonight, I'm hosting my book club and in honor of Thanksgiving, I'll be making Ina Garten's recipe for Turkey Meatloaf - it's one of my favorite of her recipes out of the original Barefoot Contessa cookbook, a must own if you ask me (CLICK HERE).

So today, I'm starting a new series called Tuesday Round-Up!  Each week, I always stumble upon tons of great recipes, health news, restaurant deals and food articles, but I'm always running out of time to post on them all.  It just dawned on me that I should post them all in a "Round-Up" where you can choose which articles interest you and click on the links.  Time crunch problem solved!

Here's what got my attention this week, everything from an award-winning apple pie recipe, to an article on walnut oil salad dressing posted by the lovely Molly at Organic Spark, to sobering news about hunger in the U.S., to an incredible event going on at Sona which I'm sure to attend!

Sona Celebrates 7th Anniversary with a 7 Course Tasting Menu for $77 of their best dishes from over the years! 

Barbara Treves Wins 1st Ever Good Food Pie Contest - Click Here for Her Award-Winning Recipe!

Great Walnut Oil Salad Dressing Recipe from Organic Spark!

La Brea Bakery Nominated For Luxist Award!

Hunger in U.S. at 14 Year High!

Vitamin D Shows Health Benefits in Study!