As of this writing, there are three more nights of Chanukah, which means there are three more opportunities to make latkes and sufganiyot (jelly donuts), both of which are popular traditional foods of the Jewish Festival of Lights. These foods, which are cooked in oil, allude to the miracle of...
Thursday’s Dish: ACL Eats
posted by Melanie Haupt
This is the ACL festival’s eleventh year in operation and, while the music remains the central draw at Zilker Park, the culinary offerings have evolved along with the festival to reflect Austin’s vibrant food scene. As recently as five or six years ago, the most interesting thing available in the food court was a green chile pork taco from Torchy’s (and that groundbreaking Hot ‘N Crunchy chicken cone from The Mighty Cone/Hudson’s on the Bend). These days, though, festivalgoers can grab noms as workmanlike as a burger from P. Terry’s to something a bit more exotic, like a rabbit and rattlesnake sausage or truffle mac & cheese...
School Lunches and t...
posted by Lori Anderson
School’s back in session, and that means that school lunches and breakfasts are likely a big part of you kid’s day. Have you ever wondered how it all works? Who’s to say your child can’t go through the lunch line and choose only the dessert option for his or her...
School Lunch Reform
posted by Nicole Basham
First came Fast Food Nation. Then, Super Size Me. The latest installment in the man-aren’t-we-Americans-disgusting-in-what-we-eat comes to us delivered with a British accent in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. After seeing several comments from other moms on Facebook, I sat down...
Setting up a food tr...
posted by Nicole Basham
Do you remember the first few weeks after your first child arrived? For me, it’s blurry, but it goes by like a slideshow. Sleeping on the floor in my son’s room so we could make sure he was OK. The anxiety around leaving the house for the first time. Breastfeeding as I was trying...
