(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 236480 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, What does "cooking" mean to you? In his latest article in the New York Times Magazine Michael Pollan suggests that for one reason and another, Americans have gotten too far away from cooking, but that the act of cooking "matters — a lot." Pollan uses the phrase "everyday cooking," which we at Culinate celebrate, but even that can be hard to define. Are we still cooking, some ask (and rightly so) when we start with something partially prepared — a roasted chicken from the market, say, or precut butternut squash — to create a nourishing meal? What also matters, in my view, is that we are asking questions about our food: Where's this from? Is it raised ethically and sustainably? Is it clean? We've put together a list of [/articles/features/sustainablefoodresoucesonline?utmsource=NL20090812&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=Sustainablefoodresoucesonline&utmcampaign=Pollancookingmatters "10 websites that will help you increase your food awareness."] Of course, there are many more good ones out there; please add your favorites in the comments section. Kim Carlson Editorial Director # The lead text story1id: 235795 story1text: "Meredith Escudier celebrates fig season, and she's not the only one." story2id: 238216 story2text: "Love the taste of homemade pasta, but aren't sure how to go about it? Hank Sawtelle has pointers." recipe1id: 238832 recipe1text: "Make this cake with summer's juiciest apricots." recipe2id: 31581 recipe2text: "If you've got a cooked chicken on hand, this is your salad." # The ad vad: | <a target='blank' href="http://www.foodalliance.org/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/foodalliance/newsletterjun_09.jpg" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]