A Conscious Feast by Nicole Aloni
Environmentally wise recipes and digestible information about essential Green topics
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Perfect Picnics –20 tips for dining al fresco secret to perfect picnics
Though summer is starting to feel the elbow of fall, I’m still in a picnic kind of mood (to be honest, I’m ALWAYS in a picnic mood). I’m sure we have at least a few more of these soft, blowsy days left here in Seattle, where we’re enjoying the height of Northwest summer time. It’s the kind of sultry, seductive weather that makes it a sin not to take your food into the garden or onto the water.
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Mediterranean Lamb Burgers
Since I’m focusing on dining al fresco this week, recipes for unusual burgers were an obvious choice. When I do eat red meat, I usually opt for flavorful, organic, pastured lamb, even when I’m making burgers. Fortunately, I’ve discovered that my friends enjoy this lamb burger—a lot. The unusual salmon and bison burgers previously posted on the site are a big hit, too.
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Picnics in Paris: 5 reasons to have a picnic
While attending cooking school in Paris, my classmates and I developed a Sunday tradition during the summer months. None of us had much money, but we had lots of interest in exploring France, enough change for a Metro ticket, and plenty of burgeoning cooking skills we were dying to test—away from the critical eyes of [...]
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Tomato Tips and Summer Harvest Tomato Soup
This is national Farmers Market Week and what could be more identified with the glories of a summer farmers market than those juicy globes of goodness —vine ripened tomatoes.
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Urban Chickens Rule the Roost
When I think of a a nice breakfast, I usually think of eggs: poached, scrambled or in an omelet. I consider if I want hash browns, home fries, or toast. But I rarely (okay—never) think of my egg’s momma. Was she a Jersey Giant, a Rhode Island Red (probably) or the elusive Buff Orpington? But there is a growing flock of chicken-istas in America who do.
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Pomegranate Smack Cocktail
This innovative sweet-sour recipe was originated by the talented bartenders at Serafina restaurant in Seattle. They are pals, so they shared. As pomegrante molasses has become a more popular ingredient, you may have become familiar with it’s seductive flavor. If not, now’s the time to invest (about $3) in a bottle.
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Feature Story in Veranda Magazine
This month’s Veranda Magazine includes a beautifully photographed (Colleen Duffley) article focused on a selection of my cocktails from The Backyard Bartender. There’s an interview with me, too. It is sooo gorgeous— Veranda really made me feel like star.
You can download the PDF to read the full story, including 11 of my summer sipper recipes!
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Eat, Play, Cook: A Culinary Tour of Bali with Nicole
Danu Tours presents A Taste of Bali with Guest Chef Nicole Aloni. Join us for this exotic adventure in February 2011!
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Nicole in Chicago for a Satellite Media Tour
Nicole partnered with Debi Lily (Oprah’s event planner) to discuss Cooking Clubs, the collaborative strategy for families to get great meals on the table for less money. More than 16 television stations from around the country tapped the duo for live interviews.
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