http://devotay.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Kurt Michael Friese en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:29:42 GMT 2009-12-07T03:29:42Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910794 Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. ~Cicero Celebrations of the harvest have existed for as long as civilization, for indeed it was agriculture that . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:35:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910794 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-11-20T21:35:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874156 First of all, if you will indulge me for a moment in a bit of confessed food snobbery, I just have to get this off my chest. Scampi is shrimp. It is not a recipe, not a method of preparing shrimp . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:12:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874156 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-10-28T15:12:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874099 When beginning their preparations for the coming holidays, and considering desserts, most Americans think immediately of pumpkin pie.  Allow me to suggest a second, perhaps more truly American . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874099 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-10-28T14:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872536 I shall return to my usual posts on food forthwith, however this was too important not to share.  It is a statement from Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong.   I have made a decision. . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:29:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977872536 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-10-27T17:29:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817911 All across the country this past Labor Day, folks gathered for picnics. That's no surprise, of course. After all, it was a holiday, and the weather was grand across nearly the whole continent. But there . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:48:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817911 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-09-18T19:48:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792608 In 2006 Al Gore and Davis Guggenheim shook the world awake with their Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth . Now a film every bit as jarring has been realesed, about a subject that threatens . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:21:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792608 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-08-29T19:21:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766543 Wine was not invented in France (though I've known Frenchmen who would dispute that), it was first cultivated in what is now Georgia -- the Republic, not the state. But the Phocaeans who founded Marseilles . . . Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:55:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977766543 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-08-07T17:55:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758877 We could hear the bellowing long before we could see the bovine perpetrator, a new mother cow who had somehow managed to get on the wrong side of the barbed wire fence from the herd – and therefore . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:19:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977758877 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-08-01T13:19:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755396 In 1946, when President Truman signed the School Lunch Act, he said, “In the long view, no nation is healthier than its children, or more prosperous than its farmers.” If that was a statement . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:39:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977755396 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-07-29T19:39:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753648 We could hear the bellowing long before we could see the bovine perpetrator, a new mother cow who had somehow managed to get on the wrong side of the barbed wire fence from the herd – and therefore . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:48:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753648 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-07-28T15:48:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742770 Grinnell Heritage Farm is 152 years old. Andrew Dunham is the fifth generation of his family to work this land about 50 miles east of Des Moines. He is a direct descendant of Josiah Grinnell, founder . . . Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:58:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977742770 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-07-19T22:58:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713727   The chefs of “Lambstravaganza.”   The best part about my work with Slow Food USA is getting to experience new people, places, and especially great foods. . . . Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:02:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977713727 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-06-17T18:02:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698407 Nobody likes hypocrites, despite the fact that everyone is a hypocrite to one degree or another: the smoker who tells her kids not to smoke; the closeted politician who works against gay rights; the police . . . Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:00:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977698407 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-06-01T22:00:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677298 I had the pleasure the other day of visiting ZJ Farms , the anchor of Local Harvest CSA, which is one of the biggest in the area. Farmer (and pillar of the local food scene hereabouts) Susan Jutz . . . Fri, 08 May 2009 15:02:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677298 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-05-08T15:02:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669587 <code></code> My dear friend Deborah Madison has created a delightful book called What We Eat When We Eat Alone , an investigation into one of our most intimate moments.  When . . . Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:59:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669587 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-29T20:59:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669266 Hi all. Exciting news.  The 1st book has been such a success the publisher has asked me to do a sequel. So I'm returning to ask y'all for more recommendations. Gather members were . . . Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:41:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669266 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-29T15:41:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658725 The Bloomsbury Review Posted on April 17th, 2009 by Chef Kurt Michael Friese A Cook's Journey in the March/April issue of the Bloomsbury Review Alice Elia wrote a glowing (if I . . . Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:20:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977658725 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-17T16:20:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655083 In a recent op-ed , in The New York Times gravely informed its readers that free-range pork is deadly stuff. Despite evidence that incidence of trichinosis is very rare in the US—about 40 cases . . . Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:51:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655083 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-13T21:51:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653052 Once again my group Slow Food is telling me to moderate posts that aren't there.  Now it says there are 38!   this is a frequently-repeated glitch.  can we fix it for good this . . . Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:59:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977653052 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-11T14:59:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652134 Early-spring walks in the Iowa woods are rewarding on their own. But while you  enjoy those first few sunny days after a nourishing spring rain, why not look for things that can feed your belly as . . . Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:12:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977652134 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-10T16:12:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645410 Just because April Fool’s Day just went by doesn’t mean you have to be tricked into thinking that everything you hear about wine is true.  Fear not, one fool is ready to debunk some of the most . . . Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:58:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977645410 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-03T12:58:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643586 There is a hidden tribe that exists in the middle of the North American continent.  Unlike his “civilized” or “modern” cousins, the native Iowa Gardener prefers to obtain sustenance for his family . . . Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:44:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643586 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-04-01T15:44:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977628374 The thing to get out of the way right off the bat is that Meritage is not a French word.  In fact it’s not precisely an English word either.  It’s a made-up marketing word, and its correct . . . Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:26:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977628374 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-03-17T18:26:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614247 More reviews of A Cook's Journey, Slow Food in the Heartland are to come, including one from the prestigious Bloomsbury Review (!!!), but I thought some might like to see the nice things . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:05:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977614247 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-03-04T18:05:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977608897 On a recent morning, I heard a report on Morning Edition that jolted my attention from an extremely delicious cup of shade-grown fair-trade organic ultra-correct joe. (Public radio and fancy coffee: . . . Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:27:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977608897 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-02-27T18:27:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977593495 Undeterred by the thorough trouncing he received last time he threw down the gauntlet, the Colonel has placed it gingerly at my feet once more, with another altogether apocryphal advertisement that . . . Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:50:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977593495 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-02-13T15:50:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583333 Like so many, I have very high hopes for the new administration.  I expect a new deal that looks to new frontiers, offering us a great society with a chicken in every pot in a shining city on a . . . Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:40:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583333 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-02-03T15:40:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977565023 Keep up with the world of cuisine with the upbeat, in-depth, at times outrageous "Gather Round the Table" with outspoken Real Food advocate Kurt Michael Friese.  With 30 years of experience . . . Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:04:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977565023 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-01-16T16:04:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977559428 Recycling is a hassle. Let's face it, separating our garbage into distinct categories is a drag at the least and can sometimes feel downright foolish. You stand at your sink peeling the label of . . . Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:36:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977559428 Kurt Michael Friese 2009-01-10T22:36:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549295 It is an unusual custom we’ve developed here at the end of the Gregorian calendar: we decide we’re going to change something, usually about ourselves, because the planet is a particular place relative . . . Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:28:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977549295 Kurt Michael Friese 2008-12-31T14:28:49Z