Marin County Fair, Anyone?
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in Media related, Miscellaneous | No Comments »This year my friend and extraordinary culinary whirlwind chef Rachelle Boucher is spearheading a "Global Kitchen" series of talks and cooking demonstrations at the Marin County Fair in San Rafael. My talk and demo starts at 5:30 on Friday -- if ...
The Breakaway Vegetarian Cook, Phase I Videos Done!
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 Posted in Admin, Media related, Miscellaneous | 7 Comments ». Happy to report that we finished a slew of dishes for the filming of the new cookbook, The Breakaway Vegetarian Cook, and had a blast doing it. Here's what we made and filmed: Ginger Syrup Dutch-Indian Baby Gingery Oatmeal Dukkah Easy Picked Onions Yuzu Kale Chips ...
Tassajara, Triple Ginger Salad
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | 2 Comments »I couldn't be happier about my herb situation (and neither can Minna, the cat) -- they're coming in by the gallonful, which is just the way it ought to be. Getting stoked about the upcoming workshop in Tassajara -- there are ...
The Breakaway Approach to Cooking, Feeling, and Living Better
Friday, April 16th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | 3 Comments ». What the hell is breakaway cooking, and what does it have to do with this baby? Easy part first: This little buddha girl is our daughter Daphne, as many of you know by now. And I just turn to her whenever ...
Tassajara, May 16-20
Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | 4 Comments »Who's free from May 16 through May 20? Wanna join me at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, one of California's greatest gems? For the past few years, I've been leading cooking workshops for the chef-monks at this stunningly beautiful zen ...
Top 10 Food Trends for 2010: All Breakaway Related!
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | 10 Comments ». Imagine my surprise when the folks at The Food Channel published their "top 10 food trends" for the year, and almost all of them were directly related to breakaway cooking! I'm borrowing their graphics here, and adding my own commentary; ...
Happy Holidays, Breakaway Cooks!
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments »Christmas this year is oddly peaceful for us -- having a newborn means you don't have to do *anything*! No one expects any meals or much socializing ... it's pretty much Daphneluv, 24/7! So a quick note of thanks to this ...
Buddhacello
Monday, December 7th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 2 Comments ». Our sweet neighbor Julia welcomed Daphne into the world with a gorgeous Buddha's hand citron. My interpretation of this generous event is thus: make a delicious limoncello-like Italian cordial with it and propose a bottleful of toasts! This is my ...
Happy Thanksgiving, Breakaway Cooks!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments ». I think everyone can guess what we're most thankful for this year . . . . It's incredible how important food has become, even more so than before -- eating well means Delia's happier and healthier, which in turn means Daphne ...
Daphne Camille Gower — Irasshai!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous | 30 Comments ». We interrupt this regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you the breaking news of the arrival of Ms. Daphne Camille Gower, who parachuted into the world on November 18, all 3.3 delicious kilograms of her. Her father, a certain breakaway cook, ...
