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The Soup • 3085 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Daily Life Cooking Healthy Eating
  1. The author shares favorite recipes and mentions the challenges of cooking for family members with diverse tastes, highlighting the joy of cooking for loved ones despite differing preferences
  2. The post discusses the author's strong connection with their son and how he shows gratitude for the meals prepared, showcasing the special bond through shared meals despite individual food preferences
  3. The author talks about the different roles of food and how the act of cooking links them to absent loved ones, emphasizing the emotional connection food holds in their life
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Issue 14 – Salt

Unbox Inbox • 1982 implied HN points • 20 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Ingredients Products History Culture
  1. People have different preferences when it comes to salt, from carrying salt in tin pockets to seeking out salts from specific countries.
  2. Salt can be a luxury experience, with high-end brands offering unique flavors and sustainable options.
  3. The history of salt is rich and fascinating, influencing trade, wars, and civilizations throughout time.

rosemary garlic pork shoulder with sweet potato puree

What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking • 3144 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Meal Prep Ingredients Cuisine
  1. The recipe for rosemary garlic pork shoulder with sweet potato puree takes longer than an hour to cook, but the active cooking time is only about 15 to 20 minutes.
  2. The dish involves slow roasting pork shoulder and sweet potatoes together, creating a savory and delightful meal.
  3. The recipe includes a simple herby sauce to balance the richness of the pork and provides detailed instructions to make the cooking process easy.

30-minute honey gochujang glazed salmon and broccoli bowls

What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking • 1729 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Food Photography
  1. This salmon and broccoli bowl recipe is quick to make, delicious, and nutrient-packed with omega-3 fatty acids from salmon.
  2. The recipe can be adapted for air fryer cooking, skin-on salmon, or even with chicken as substitutes for salmon.
  3. Consider serving meals in bowls for a more enjoyable eating experience, like the recipe suggests.

True or False: The Best Salads Are the Simplest Salads

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin • 2712 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Salads Cooking Recipes Food Photography Food culture
  1. Some people believe that the best food is the simplest, while others enjoy complex salads with various ingredients.
  2. Food presentation on social media, particularly salads, can be very aesthetically pleasing and popular.
  3. Salad is a versatile dish that can be made with endless combinations of ingredients and styles, allowing personal creativity and expression.

8 Things I Love About My New Kitchen

Dinner: A Love Story • 2771 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking
  1. The author downsized from a house to an apartment in New York City but loves their new kitchen.
  2. The kitchen serves multiple purposes, including dining room, home office, and dog bedroom.
  3. The author feels settled in the kitchen space, which is working efficiently on every square inch.

I Know Where All The Chocolate In The House Is and You'd Think That Would Relax Me

The Chatner • 982 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Family Memory Recipes
  1. The author has a detailed memory of where all the food is in the house, especially chocolate.
  2. This habit seems to stem from a mix of concern for running out of things and a genuine interest in food and comfort.
  3. The habit of knowing where all the food is can be seen as thoughtful and caring, but it could also potentially be overwhelming for others.

Issue 10 – Pasta

Unbox Inbox • 1129 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Packaging Cooking Design Vintage
  1. Pasta packaging can be a work of art, with brands focusing on sustainability and design aesthetics.
  2. Quality pasta brands pay attention to packaging details like graphics and windows, attracting consumers with visually appealing designs.
  3. The trend in pasta packaging leans towards simplicity, utilizing clean lines, white space, and sans serif fonts.

The French Farmyard Comes Alive

Kate Hill's Gascon Year Journals • 648 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking
  1. Embrace a modified approach to raising your own food by incorporating a kitchen-sized farmyard without the whole farm for a sustainable food source.
  2. Focus on basic ingredients and slow-cooking techniques like braising and roasting to create flavorful, farm-fresh meals that highlight the value of homegrown and locally sourced produce.
  3. Explore the joy of cultivating your own garden and foraging in your local surroundings for fresh and seasonal ingredients, allowing you to savor the simplicity of farm-to-table living.

The clam dog

Food is Stupid • 845 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Recipes Ingredients Food culture
  1. Geoducks are giant clams shaped like penises, considered a delicacy and tasty when prepared properly.
  2. Preparing a clam dog from scratch can be challenging and messy, requiring cleaning and frying the clam.
  3. Frying the fried geoduck resulted in a chewy, difficult-to-eat texture, highlighting the importance of proper preparation.

Leek and Squash Mini Galettes

Susanality • 687 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Food Photography Ingredients
  1. Recipe for Leek and Butternut Squash Galette that can be served as a main dish or appetizer.
  2. Changes to the newsletter: Free subscribers get less emails with one recipe per month, paid subscribers get bonus content in weekly emails.
  3. Tips for making the galette: Use pre-peeled squash for convenience, make the pastry dough and prep ingredients in advance, and adjust flour choices to suit your preference.

Paid content: Food for n00bs

Wood From Eden • 192 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking
  1. The post is about cooking for beginners and trying to address the challenges faced by those who struggle in the kitchen.
  2. The content is reserved for paid subscribers only, indicating that it offers specific, valuable information that might not be accessible otherwise.
  3. The author emphasizes the idea of coming together to solve problems, highlighting a sense of community and shared support among individuals with similar challenges.

Chicken cordon bleu or pink

Food is Stupid • 884 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Humor
  1. The author explores the concept of gender reveal parties using food as a vehicle for information sharing.
  2. The process of making a gender reveal chicken cordon bleu is detailed, including the challenges and rewards.
  3. The author humorously describes the outcomes of creating a pink and a blue version of the dish.

New Year, New News

Wordloaf • 746 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Baking Bread Cooking History Community
  1. Amy Halloran is taking over the Wordloaf newsletter for a few months while the original author works on a book
  2. Amy is knowledgeable about bread, baking, and grain, making her a great fit for the newsletter
  3. Regular features like the Monday Mix and Friday Bread Basket will be on hiatus during this period

I'm not cooking this week

a newsletter • 2771 implied HN points • 05 Sep 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Recipes Healthy Eating
  1. The author is taking a break from cooking this week except for making a really nice fish dish.
  2. Cook the fish in low and slow with olive oil to get a tender and perfect texture.
  3. The fish pairs well with a punchy cucumber salad and the olive oil used to cook the fish can be reused for other dishes.