(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, Reading [/books/bookexcerpts/gringa?utmsource=NL20091230&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=Gringa&utmcampaign=NewYears "the excerpt"] (published this week on Culinate) of Melissa Hart's memoir Gringa, you get a taste of cross-cultural connectedness — via beefy tamales, famed chicken mole, and limp quesadillas. It's a pull-you-in kind of read, and you may find yourself wanting to order the book immediately. (Remember, if you do order it via Culinate from Amazon or Powell's before midnight on December 31, you'll [/articles/ourtable/FoodBankDonation?utmsource=NL20091230&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=Foodbankbenefit&utmcampaign=NewYears benefit] Feeding America — and we thank you for that.) Speaking of cultural connections, check out the [/articles/culinate8/globalnewyearfoods?utmsource=NL20091230&utmmedium=email&utmcontent=NewYears8&utmcampaign=NewYears piece] Christina Eng wrote for Culinate a year ago on traditional new year's foods from around the globe. A lot can change in a year, but celebration foods — not so much. So 12 grapes for all! And a happy new year, too. Kim Carlson Editorial Director # The lead text story1id: 259258 story1text: "No-knead bread lovers: Hank Sawtelle takes it one step further." story2id: 259373 story2text: "Cynthia Lair throws a Huevos Rancheros party — and you can, too." recipe1id: 257511 recipe1text: "This popular soup may come from Vietnam — not exactly a land of deep snows — but it really hits the spot on a chilly day." recipe2id: 243964 recipe2text: "Here's an almond-kissed cake from Rose Levy Beranbaum that would make a fine New Year's Day sweet." # 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> ]]