Tag Archive | food
Turnip Greens Recipe – Ain’t No Thing
Ain’t no thing but a turnip green. If you’re not familiar with turnip greens, they’re a great option to have in veggie rotation. Like most greens they’re chock full of good vitamins – in this case, vitamins A, C & K along with calcium. (Vitamin K by the way helps the body process protein and calcium). […]
Happy New Year!
Clearly if you read RoodonFood you are a high quality person. As such you deserve the happiest of new years. So happy 2015. I hope the year brings prosperity, good news and tasty food! This year my food resolutions include at least one new meal per month. I plan to take another class at ICE. […]
New Year’s Eve Festivities and a Look Back
How was your 2014? While things were fairly crazy in the wider world, I had several positive occurrences. In the current issue of Culture Cheese magazine, I have a 5 recipe article on Indian cheese based sweets. It’s mostly a print publication but one of the recipes, a cheese log called the Cham Cham is […]
Gluten Free Vegan Sugar Cookies
Christmas means cookie time. I love sugar cookies for their simplicity and their seasonality, plus bonus sprinkles! We just made our first batch using the gluten free recipe from Minimalist Baker. We followed the instructions fairly closely though we made them vegan by substituting flax egg for regular egg and rice for regular milk. We […]
Review: Hi, I’m Skinny Sweet Potato Sticks (7oz)
Usually I don’t care for brands with skinny in the title. I made an exception for “Hi I’m Skinny” (HIS) because they’re sweet potato flavor and it doesn’t have any of the aforementioned imagery. Also, it was on sale at the local Rite Aid for $2.50. Calories conscious folks will be happy to read that […]
Enjoy Life Gingerbread Spice Cookies Review
Enjoy Life makes great products. I’ve previously reviewed soft-baked chocolate chip and crunchy double chocolate cookies. These gingerbread spice cookies are easily the best of the bunch though. It’s deceptively tricky to make a cookie that is vegan, gluten free, soft and actually tastes great. Every bite fills the mouth with the brightness of ginger […]
Radioactive Rood Man Tries Lebanese Sweets from Cedars Pastry
In the last few years I’ve developed occasional heart palpitations. It’s nothing debilitating but important enough to get checked out. After some initial tests came back negative, my doctor suggested a “nuclear stress test.” The test involves fasting the 12 hours prior. At the facility they attach diodes to your chest. You then run on […]
Lee Turkey Farm: U Pick Farms
There is something to be said for knowing where your food comes from. The origins can’t get any clearer than on a U Pick farm. As the name suggests, U Picks are farms where you pick your own produce right off the plants. It cuts out the middle man and allows you to choose as […]
The Rood Interview: Rook Coffee Roasters
Rook Roasters is a rapidly growing Monmouth County (NJ) based chain of coffee shops. I first fell in love with them after my girlfriend’s sister introduced us to the “New Orleans style.” It’s a dark blend which uses chickory that is mindblowing. I get it with soy milk – not something that normally works but […]
Reviews: Essentials of Korean Cooking at ICE
Knowing my interest in world foods, my sister in law gave me a gift card to the Institute for Culinary Education. Around since 1975, their notable alumni include Marc Murphy of Chopped and Gail Simmons from Top Chef. Reflecting the area’s diversity, the school offers scores of recreational classes ranging from the expected (Italian, French) […]
