Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 4th, 2010 4 Comments »
Over the past year we have noticed a trend: fun, creative food product websites that allow you to “design” your own. From Chocolate bars to tea – you create your own end product. Super idea for giving thoughtful one of a kind gifts, you can either design it yourself showing the recipient how well you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 17th, 2010 5 Comments »
Our Chef Silvia writes about “cooking as a form of spiritual practice – the Zen of the kitchen – a perfect blend of the practical with the profound, and the gift of both.” Below is her most recent ” A Note From The Chef” along with a few recipes…one for gluten free dumplings!
I didn’t always [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2010 No Comments »
“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love” Henry Miller
Enjoy Food411’s Valentine’s Day Gift Picks – we have a blast finding and selecting these picks for you!
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2010 3 Comments »
Many readers write to us thinking that our Chef Silvia is not a real person – just a symbol like Betty Crocker! Well, she is as real a person as you can get! Full of life, and enthusiasm for preparing food to share with friends and family! To prove this to you, we are sharing [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 21st, 2009 1 Comment »
To make the planning of the meal easy, here are a few numbers that will come in handy.
How big a bird to buy:
1.5 lbs/per person turkey (uncooked). You will have leftovers with this amount.
How long to cook:
Until the internal temperature is 165 degrees for a perfect bird. Range is 165-180. Measure this in the thigh [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 14th, 2009 3 Comments »
Our resident chef, Chef Silvia likes to make cooking easy. She wants to keep it simple, for herself and when she teaches others. Making cooking easy for people will encourage people to cook!! Most of us want the same thing. Simple dishes that will use fresh wonderful ingredients. In her “notes from the chef” [...]
Posted in Field Trips, Tasting, Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2009 2 Comments »
Here are a few of the menus from our very memorable dinners in Greece – the lunches were just as wonderful – however, we were too busy enjoying & biking – we didn’t record them!! We are still dreaming of the food in Greece – the tomatoes – unreal, the fresh capers, the fresh [...]
Posted in Chef's Q & A, Recipes, Tips, Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2009 No Comments »
Our resident Chef is always available to answer any of your food/cooking questions. Here are a few of our most recent Questions and Chef Sylvia’s responses…
Reader’s Question: Please advise a wonderful summer menu I can make for my family. Thank you.
Chef Silvia’s Answer:
Hi Chris,
In the summer I like to take advantage of the fruits and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
Having just returned from a wonderful biking/eating trip in Greece, we will be composing a few posts based on our experiences.
First, a bit of background about the Grecophiles that accompanied us. Our biking guide was Colleen McGuire of Cyclegreece. Colleen is an amazing woman. Formally, a housing rights lawyer in NYC, she has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 3rd, 2009 5 Comments »
Food411 Re-Vamp! You asked for it – all new features to make Food411 -your food directory!
To keep up with the growing needs of our users, we have added interactive tools to our unique editorial online food directory. These tools enable you to create your own personal list of favorite resources, give a star rating to [...]
