With everything I’ve written about factory farming and fisheries, you might think I’d caution against eating fish. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we do enjoy a relative abundance of some species of marine fish—some so fresh we can eat it as sushi. As I talk about in FoodWISE, sustainable fishing is a big issue for…
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FoodWISE cheesemaking in the summer months
The recipes for cheesemaking are simple—and eerily similar. You warm milk (and maybe add microbial cultures…I get mine from New England), add a coagulator (usually rennet of some sort from a reliable company), perhaps heat the milk some more; then, after a half hour or so, cut the solidified curd that has separated from the…
A month of good food—good to think and good to eat—in Tuscany
Actually, I should say, “months” of good food in Tuscany— a week in June and several weeks in July. This year, 20 of us enjoyed the adventure—18 students, able-bodied and brilliant assistant, Chloe, and myself. The weather cooperated, and, mostly, we kept Covid at bay. We enjoyed the food—its provenance and terroir, the locale, the…
Sustainable Food–Living off the land, the garden, the ferment
Now almost a month after our Western Washington University “cook-in” and “dig-in,” our class is finally over and I’m posting a few pictures of sustainable food. Below, “natural” yoghurt drains, releasing its nutritious whey (for other lacto-fermentation projects), with soft cheese remaining (for spreads). Many recipes for this can be found in both FoodWISE and…
Fermented bread, Tassajara style, requires a sponge first!
My favorite recipe is from Tassajara….but it’s the fermented grains that make it a whole food…..You can buy them, or just soak the wheat berries overnight, dry, then mill. The sponge is created with gentle stirring and kneading, creating a wet mixture, ready for rising. Add the rest of the rye and wheat flours, oats,…
Eat This—Cooking my favorite pea recipe
In this vlog, I talk about the best peas to eat fresh, and what to cook—and what to save for planting. I include a favorite recipe! Summer Bounty: Potato and Shrimp Salad with Peas Eat fresh peas! In this vlog, I talk about the best peas to eat fresh, and what to cook—and what to…
FoodWISE foods that begin with E
For this month, I present a series of four videos, featuring a food beginning with W, I, S, E. I say a few things about the food I’ve selected, give a recipe link, and then some sources for you to follow up with! For more, see: https://gigiberardi.com/ Let’s look at “E.” I’m going with “Eggplant.”…
EASY AND BEST RECIPES—for FoodWISE foods beginning with S
For this month, I present a series of four videos, featuring a food beginning with W, I, S, E. I say a few things about the food I’ve selected, give a recipe link, and then some sources for you to follow up with! For more, see: https://gigiberardi.com/ Let’s look at “S.” I’ve got snow peas,…
EASY AND BEST RECIPES—for FoodWISE foods beginning with I
https://youtu.be/urgfkUc6vWc For this month, I present a series of four videos, featuring a food beginning with W, I, S, E. I say a few things about the food I’ve selected, give a recipe link, and then some sources for you to follow up with! For more, see: https://gigiberardi.com/ Let’s look at “I.” I’ve got “Iodized…