http://www.passionaterations.com food and sundries Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:45:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I and my Twitter pal, Jessica, began our monthly foray into the food wilds of the Pioneer Valley with our Western Massachusetts EatUp! group. It’s been successful beyond our initial expectations, but I’ve been remiss in failing to properly review ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2010/03/29/a-rapid-restaurant-rundown/ Glass bento boxes with sealing metal lids. Can someone make one for me? I (and many others, based on my informal polling) want to start carrying lunches in something non-plastic with multiple compartments to keep items separate, but most bento boxes are plastic and their lids don't attach well. ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2010/03/02/bento-preneur/ I've been a bit remiss in my posting lately, but it's given me some time to try things here and there. One of those things is Country Bob's Original All Purpose Sauce. I admit, I'd never heard of it. So, I was a bit skeptical when I ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2010/02/08/saucy/ Don't ask me where the hell he found it, but my spouse got the retro-looking cookbook for Christmas: "Leon, Ingredients and Recipes." Ever since, to my boundless delight, he's been busy in the kitchen making things like sweet potato felafel, chili pumpkin and wild mushroom soup, Leon Gobi, and ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2010/02/01/leon-or-how-to-eat-out-in-london-without-leaving-home/ Now that Oprah's had Michael Pollan as a guest I just know we're at a mass-culture turning point. Either that, or it's all going to hell. He's the guy that wrote The Omnivore's Dilemma--a book I've found quite influential to my thinking about food, tracing several meals back to their ... http://www.passionaterations.com/2010/01/31/eating-rules/