Hi. I’m Isabel, I cook and scribble. I make a lot of food and do a lot of writing, and Bread & Courage is what I have to show for it. It started as a simple food blog called TASTE but evolved into something more—a place where I express my love of food, community and the environment. Thanks for spending some time here—and be in touch!
All of my original TASTE blog entries with the new look.
When I’m sad, I bake. There’s something comfortable and steady about following a recipe from start to finish, not to mention that pilfering licks of raw batter brings me almost overwhelming, girlish delight. As the kitchen warms up and dough takes its form, remote memories are drawn out and I often experience a timeless [...]
So, on Sunday, I succumbed to a cleaning tear, as my fiancé Christopher calls it. It started with the Ball jars. I wanted my pantry to look uniform and neat—Ã la Carlos—and so was determined to do away with rogue bags and half spent boxes with all sorts of motley labels, bound by rubber bands and paper clips.
Read the original on The Huffington Post.
Logan Scott, age 7, owes his life to a goat and a backyard garden. In 2006 Logan’s parents, Aaron and Stephanie Scott, began a small experiment to save their son from a severe nutritional deficiency. A mere three years later, the Scotts have created their own small enterprise, “Southern [...]
This is a real vegetable beauty and is just the type of recipe I like: simple, improvisational and savory. Though it sounds exotic, you’ll be surprised by how prepared your pantry already is to whip up this dish. You’ll have to buy fresh spinach, cauliflower and maybe mozzarella, but the other ingredients are likely lying [...]
A recipe for roasted salmon with fennel and lemon-honey vinaigrette.
Put away your tin foil, Giada de Laurentiis enthusiasts; lay down your many meats, Guy Ferari fans, and please, Sandra Lee watchers, resist buying all of the pre-packaged ingredients you can easily make on your own.
Quick and easy tart, perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Originally published on the Huffington Post.
For decades, Alice Waters has commanded attention for her love of the freshest, most local food. Last week, her crusade was the focal point of national attention, as Michelle Obama finally agreed to plant an extensive vegetable garden at the White House.
If Ms. Waters is serious about changing the national [...]
