humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of chefs, professionals, amateurs, inspiring youth, influencers, and general feel good human stories in the Feast food sphere.
47 Tomatoes
Lockdown came too early for spring. At least, too early for the vast majority of gardeners. I had already made several trips to the nuirsery to stock up. As was my wont in the early months of the year, soil improver had been scattered and forked in across the sizeable expanse of 7 raised beds that made up my vegetable plot. Whilst at the age of 66 I was still going to the gym twice a week, I found digging brought an additional aerobic buzz to a crisp February morning.
By Al Campbell5 years ago in Feast
For the Love of Pies
Art has a therapeutic quality associated with it. Growing up I appreciated arts, and participated in many different forms, including ceramics, scrapbooking, sewing, and baking. When I was younger, these crafts allowed me to connect with myself and others in a similar way that my sister could with sports. But, as I grew older, baking provided me with a much deeper value, than just a mere connection to myself and others. Last March, making pies gave me the healing and happiness I so desperately needed and longed for after being sexually assaulted.
By Jamie Waters5 years ago in Feast
Let Them Eat Cake
Each year my imagination and creativity is given the opportunity to dance in the world of whimsical beauty creating intentionally "home-made" looking cakes for the people I love. I'm not a professional cake decorator by any means, though I do love creating new works of art and I've been doing this since my eldest daughter turned 1, 13years ago.
By Donna Raymond5 years ago in Feast
Baking the stress away
Everyone has hobbies, something they love to do to relieve stress or pass the time. Sometimes those hobbies pay off by becoming a lucrative business, sometimes they do not. Either way having a hobby is good especially if you are having fun and being creative. My sister is very creative and has all kinds of things that she dabbles in; she can paint, sculpt, draw, sew and crochet. My best friend makes jewelry out of flowers and resin and is also a professional photography. Even my child is crafty by drawing, painting and making things out of paper. Most crafting hobbies have something in common, scissors! Scissors help to cut and shape things when crafting. Some don’t know or realize it but my hobby includes scissors too.
By Rebecca Hackney5 years ago in Feast
Mise En Place - Everything In Its Place
I am a woman. I grew up in India. And when you put both these words in the context of Indian culture, the equation is Woman + Indian = Cooking. As a girl, society expects you to learn cooking by the time you are of age so that when the time comes to find a groom, this qualification is complete. Cooking is a must-have criterion for marriage eligibility. Indian moms feel they have done right if their daughter can cook a full Indian dinner by the time she is sixteen. To quantify this, let me present you the number of rotis (the equivalent of naan) that my mom made in her life for my family. Ten rotis every day for four people for 40 years on average comes to 584,000 - and this is a conservative estimate.
By Anu Sundaram5 years ago in Feast
Steak dinner for two
My wife has been working very hard on getting her insurance license the past couple weeks, and is approaching her exams. She is taking her courses in the evenings after working a full time 40-50 hour per week factory job. We were grocery shopping last night and my wife kept checking out the steaks. While she wasn’t looking I picked up two of the biggest ones in the meat cooler and slid them into the shopping cart. As we continued shopping I slid a few more things in under the radar; asparagus, sweet potatoes and a box of red lobster biscuit mix (my wife’s favorite). The surprise unfortunately only lasted until the check out line, but oh well.
By Paul whiddon 5 years ago in Feast
Save the Milk for the Kids
Save the Milk for the Kids We all know where milk comes from. Human and animal communities around the world have used this rich and nutritious beverage for thousands of years. This mother’s gift has nourished many cultures in countless ways. In the Middle East, camel’s milk sustains nomads on desert voyages for as long as a month. Sheep milk turned to Feta cheese in Greece is used in the delicious dish known as Spanakopita, or Spinach Pie. In India, milk is boiled down to a fresh cheese, Paneer, which absorbs the many numerous flavors added to innumerable curries.
By Sarah Ann Mellstrom5 years ago in Feast
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (and Soft Drink Preference)
Before the advent of the internet, I remember the days of travelling with my parents and the Mobile Travel Guide. My Mom would peruse the latest volume, circling the motels and restaurants with the most stars for our stop-overs and vacation destinations. There were symbols indicating the price range and wheelchair accessibility. As life went on, I found myself working for over 20 years in a day program for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. At the same time, my mother became increasingly physically disabled and needed my help with daily activities and leaving the house. Taking her out in her wheelchair was a major endeavor as I packed her pill boxes, flexible straws, Lifesavers for her chronic dry mouth, tissues, plastic bags in case her catheter bag leaked...even a hammer in the event that her footrest fell apart! We recalled those Mobile Travel Guides and joked about making money compiling reviews of accessible businesses and restrooms. We would give gold stars to “good” bathrooms and “handicap friendly” environments.
By Julia Schulz5 years ago in Feast
