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Pies, Muffins, and Chicago Cooks: Nationwide Food Section Roundup

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A special early-week food section roundup, where we round up what's happening in food sections from newspapers all over the country! This week: big cities and their January baking beat.

In Washington D.C. they are offering a healthier muffin and tips for eating a healthier breakfast. (Freeze your muffins individually, then grab and go.)

More from the Washington Times below, including a hearty cassoulet. PLUS good food from Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco...

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This cassoulet is just what we want to eat right now.

Also, recipes for rich homemade granola, roasted squash with walnuts and goat cheese, and a dish of buckwheat noodles with cashews and greens from Molly Katzen.

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In San Francisco a swimmer and cook reacts to the news of the oil spill in the San Francisco Bay with a dish of warm and healing Ochazuke - green tea served over rice with nori, salmon, and other Japanese good things.

There are also recipes for Vegetarian Oat & Corn Cakes with Saffron Aioli, Smoky Chickpea Soup, and Spanish Salad. Also - What Would Michael Pollan Do?

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Los Angeles has got Lemon Pie with Italian Meringue - a recipe from Nick & Stef's in downtown L.A. They also test deep fryers, cook beautifully with winter greens, and cook bibimbap and savory beignets. Also - are California wines over the top?

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In Chicago they look at the Les Dames d'Escoffier and their new Chicago cookbook: Chicago Cooks ($21.90, Amazon).

They also talk about essential good knives, fitness advice from newly svelte chefs, and warm dates stuffed with blue cheese and almonds.

Comments (3)

That literally looks like a perfect Cassoulet.

posted by art on January 14th 2008 at 10:39am
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As I had a small piece of cooked salmon in the fridge, I decided to try a modified ochazuke for lunch today. What a tasty and simple way to use some leftovers! The recipe seems quite easy to modify. As I didn't have the pickled plum or daikon--or green onions?!--on hand, I substituted some pickled ginger, some cilantro for a bit of green and some radishes for a bit of bite. Rather than nori, I used some dried kombu which I steeped with the pot of genmai-cha as the white rice was steaming. A splash of rice wine vinegar and a small amount of soy sauce added just the right body to the broth. Yummy, healthy and easy!

posted by wig3000 on January 14th 2008 at 11:30am
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I'm on the lookout for cook-ahead, grab-and-go, SAVORY breakfast recipes (e.g. savory muffins that freeze well, etc). Have found quite a few online, but would love recommendations from ATers.

posted by mjoe on January 14th 2008 at 11:55am
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