Monday, December 04, 2006
Holiday Foods
Holiday Foods
I am always struck by how obedient and non innovative many people are when it comes to Holiday Foods. I enjoy turkey once in a while, but it's not the only meat I cook during the holiday seasons. Since many people will be most likely eat turkey during the holiday here or there, I often opt out to cook something else instead, such as duck or fish.
The way people cook turkey has not been innovated much, except for the creation of fried turkey which is a bad idea for two reasons: health hazards and safety hazards. My mom has invented her own way to make turkey meat more appealing--she salts it and lets the cold wind do the job of sealing the flavor. It tastes different and quite good.
Turkey meat is pretty mild and it requires much ingenuity on our part to make it irresistible by adding different spices and flavor to it, however, most people are stuck in a time warp. For their entire life time, they only have to try to cook how their parents cooked before. They never venture out to do anything else. I am calling for a revolution during the holiday seasons to experiment different ways to cook foods and different ways to eat them as well, be risky, be innovative and have fun with your new-found recipe.
http://www.adorasvitak.com Holiday Foods
I am always struck by how obedient and non innovative many people are when it comes to Holiday Foods. I enjoy turkey once in a while, but it's not the only meat I cook during the holiday seasons. Since many people will be most likely eat turkey during the holiday here or there, I often opt out to cook something else instead, such as duck or fish.
The way people cook turkey has not been innovated much, except for the creation of fried turkey which is a bad idea for two reasons: health hazards and safety hazards. My mom has invented her own way to make turkey meat more appealing--she salts it and lets the cold wind do the job of sealing the flavor. It tastes different and quite good.
Turkey meat is pretty mild and it requires much ingenuity on our part to make it irresistible by adding different spices and flavor to it, however, most people are stuck in a time warp. For their entire life time, they only have to try to cook how their parents cooked before. They never venture out to do anything else. I am calling for a revolution during the holiday seasons to experiment different ways to cook foods and different ways to eat them as well, be risky, be innovative and have fun with your new-found recipe.
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Adora's interview
An eight-year old who's smarter than us - 02/06/2006Adora Svitak is 8. She's written 300 short stories and a book. She's been invited to book fairs in Europe and Asia, she types up to 90 words per minute, reads three books a day, and wants to be an archeologist. Both Adelaine and myself felt like great under-achievers just talking to her. We had her live from her home in Redond, WA.
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/breakfastclub/20060602.mp3
Adora's interview
An eight-year old who's smarter than us - 02/06/2006Adora Svitak is 8. She's written 300 short stories and a book. She's been invited to book fairs in Europe and Asia, she types up to 90 words per minute, reads three books a day, and wants to be an archeologist. Both Adelaine and myself felt like great under-achievers just talking to her. We had her live from her home in Redond, WA.
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/podcast/breakfastclub/20060602.mp3