In Defense of Food

I hope everyone has enjoyed their month. We are just a day away from our May meeting, and I am finally announcing what Doug will be demoing for us tomorrow.

I'm sure that most of you have read "In Defense of Food", or have at least heard enough about it to denote what Michael Pollan's point is. Tomorrow we will be focusing on eating seasonally and locally. A byproduct of this is a healthier diet.

Doug will be making two dishes tomorrow. The first is peas and carrots. Although this sounds like a no-brainer recipe, Doug will be using the recipe developed by famed French chef, Auguste Escoffier. Escoffier revolutionized French cuisine, making it more approachable. His recipe for Peas and Carrots is guaranteed (by Doug) to turn out perfect. Doug will of course explain how it works tomorrow.

The second recipe is succotash. I have never had it before, but Doug explained it as a combination of peppers, corn kernels, and beans (usually lima). However, there is great potential to shake this recipe up using seasonal vegetables. Doug mentioned something about fava beans (remember our bean spreads from a few meetings ago?)

I hope everyone will be able to make our meeting tomorrow night!

Brianne