tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44278378827351264272024-03-05T10:53:06.377-08:00Queer Food For LovePart participatory pop-up restaurant, part community dinner, part eat-in, part art performance, part non-profit - Queer Food For Love is an ecologically-minded community project bringing farm-to-table issues to the queer community, and bringing queer and feminist issues to the kitchen, in the Bay Area and beyond.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-23927708547864055742011-06-06T00:11:00.000-07:002011-06-06T01:14:55.097-07:00POP ART Pop Tarts!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xEkfBHrTgnGBTTMdOPQXrAZQeIQuNsilu2PG2euSqRpHm2caRGPpYzwsWx3u-62d1FcNFedhdg_EEeKETUTqOIGeb9p-pf4NjeXO4gjTfHiGyEImf7XMfstVWdPMMCwKgTiyca7t7dE/s1600/poprocks.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2Fwfjvfb-KU7LFVNPtehqmW0Ca0dQmk9L6p4qagw4C0XOWi8n0yZyMsB8ZvbJRLqV9Bjgpy2GfKNw9wxE0hFTYyR-4CTw0LBif1dWJGuG-riDXE1DujoLnWJ1Qz2AB4sC-3VKKVVTM8/s1600/IMG_8240.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix2Fwfjvfb-KU7LFVNPtehqmW0Ca0dQmk9L6p4qagw4C0XOWi8n0yZyMsB8ZvbJRLqV9Bjgpy2GfKNw9wxE0hFTYyR-4CTw0LBif1dWJGuG-riDXE1DujoLnWJ1Qz2AB4sC-3VKKVVTM8/s400/IMG_8240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615010522409559714" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqWpeHgvALonHkcCP1_B2FJF_VpXU2XQKjvYc1mL2VPjqyYZkISEcxopigNbiE0w8VQNUwd_Nfkf5_j1-xgC2EGR5rR-FXvEanXoP6LphnIXi4OvBhOyTBegsCIzF_gZzGZV_3rHo0vc/s1600/QF_katz_21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the National Queer Arts Festival, QUEER FOOD FOR LOVE decided to make Pop Art Pop Tarts. Taking inspiration from beloved gay artist Andy Warhol, we felt that <i>while</i> pop tarts were inherently fun, they could be made even <i>more</i> fun by substituting the regular sprinkles on top with real candy POP ROCKS, which none of us had tasted since childhood. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xEkfBHrTgnGBTTMdOPQXrAZQeIQuNsilu2PG2euSqRpHm2caRGPpYzwsWx3u-62d1FcNFedhdg_EEeKETUTqOIGeb9p-pf4NjeXO4gjTfHiGyEImf7XMfstVWdPMMCwKgTiyca7t7dE/s400/poprocks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615010919718959778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 256px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">POP ROCKS are actually very exciting, we rediscovered, and you should go out to your local cheap liquor store and buy some immediately, because you don't normally buy them, and so they taste like childhood. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fortunately, in the Mission, we have liquor stores on every corner, know what I mean? Sometimes inspiration means shopping in your own neighborhood and eating the crappy food that surrounds you without making a special trip to the worker-owned grocery co-operative across town. When we patronize our little bodegas for POP ROCKS and plantains and chilis and tortillas for QUEER FOOD FOR LOVE, we touch reality for most people in the neighborhoods where we live. Most Americans don't make pop tarts from scratch, and they certainly don't choose to eat food made by homos if they can help it. But here at QUEER FOOD, we do all sorts of things in the name of art. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Make some jam. Make some dough. Make them from great ingredients and not too sweet because you're an adult now and lost some of your sweet tooth. Then go ahead and put some candy crap you bought at the corner store all over it, just to prove you're not an uppity queer and too good for that. Eat your vegan pop tart and enjoy. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Life isn't about perfection, it's about trying your best and making the most of what you've got. In PopTartLandia, we find the essence of queer resilience: conceive, collaborate, improvise, enjoy, repeat. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_hWMlNWUKpVXTpE4IlO_A1Nl1y5qhyriZ1Cs2jdmEfICtfRljnQHKuFuek4yq5xeNgHBSU7ghZEDmKUOjyOQZYw6Je7kiygCRGwLJabFxsqvXTPoglyZQU4ul3M1s67_G5rIJKZAzk/s400/IMG_8217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615005982753237090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlBFxBX3FwhgeQKdxIfX2SbtOLALMEx0W1DRtFPKFonw2hv2tDs1nHcGVeU9c-Le9ch84PWl_JV7v1MTlI7j_zCKwjL9Pw7PBLRnJcMGgSeX_zLF5riwixtrMSmBJ2ApCzBFT7ytQ5ko/s400/IMG_8236.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615006434417482290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqWpeHgvALonHkcCP1_B2FJF_VpXU2XQKjvYc1mL2VPjqyYZkISEcxopigNbiE0w8VQNUwd_Nfkf5_j1-xgC2EGR5rR-FXvEanXoP6LphnIXi4OvBhOyTBegsCIzF_gZzGZV_3rHo0vc/s1600/QF_katz_21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqWpeHgvALonHkcCP1_B2FJF_VpXU2XQKjvYc1mL2VPjqyYZkISEcxopigNbiE0w8VQNUwd_Nfkf5_j1-xgC2EGR5rR-FXvEanXoP6LphnIXi4OvBhOyTBegsCIzF_gZzGZV_3rHo0vc/s400/QF_katz_21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615008394415751666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">conceive, collaborate, improvise, enjoy, repeat</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">conceive, collaborate, improvise, enjoy, repeat</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">conceive, collaborate, improvise, enjoy, repeat</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;"><br /></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGWLfri3zoQEVgITJWBbaTg7b-GBFYtsr5iGeHC2jNeG-Ih1_kmn5aP2PpeqvlgpoRsC9GsPnxaONAsETwewJOR26qET3PESYAqDFLGEc2S3xpfCLHQvsi1ZFk9d0ebdQAV7bBc13OJw/s1600/IMG_8216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqs_hWMlNWUKpVXTpE4IlO_A1Nl1y5qhyriZ1Cs2jdmEfICtfRljnQHKuFuek4yq5xeNgHBSU7ghZEDmKUOjyOQZYw6Je7kiygCRGwLJabFxsqvXTPoglyZQU4ul3M1s67_G5rIJKZAzk/s1600/IMG_8217.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1mYiBNsU9PF3g8zyyI_u_J9w6ehGhoVpJwv2i3mZG_xlxs7gmaP_UtFUygRRPrjUV-Rrxl2kWkDDOjGLH7RRpW71e5Wcbe03imeaprOJ_x38BFE7CNKKLHc1HbqDbIbrbdYfNfUTuRU/s1600/QF_katz_12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1mYiBNsU9PF3g8zyyI_u_J9w6ehGhoVpJwv2i3mZG_xlxs7gmaP_UtFUygRRPrjUV-Rrxl2kWkDDOjGLH7RRpW71e5Wcbe03imeaprOJ_x38BFE7CNKKLHc1HbqDbIbrbdYfNfUTuRU/s1600/QF_katz_12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1mYiBNsU9PF3g8zyyI_u_J9w6ehGhoVpJwv2i3mZG_xlxs7gmaP_UtFUygRRPrjUV-Rrxl2kWkDDOjGLH7RRpW71e5Wcbe03imeaprOJ_x38BFE7CNKKLHc1HbqDbIbrbdYfNfUTuRU/s1600/QF_katz_12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-14204270216518799642011-06-05T01:33:00.000-07:002011-06-05T13:00:09.816-07:00We Heart Gay Art: a short menu for art historians<div>Our menu for a visiting lecture by Jonathan Katz at the Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjua4opKHmvkP_3jf-dhmDwjdPs5qaRs3huZIFI7fH5qYWQxGbX8M0ue5epM0YVG-BayN7jYB5c43BEkvWxQudoR8WFCCWjFixBC8GdkN7cjnEh32kddp7M3UBEKxm2OptzrAZ2WQ5eA/s1600/5796880422_9336dbc726_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjua4opKHmvkP_3jf-dhmDwjdPs5qaRs3huZIFI7fH5qYWQxGbX8M0ue5epM0YVG-BayN7jYB5c43BEkvWxQudoR8WFCCWjFixBC8GdkN7cjnEh32kddp7M3UBEKxm2OptzrAZ2WQ5eA/s400/5796880422_9336dbc726_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614651888592439986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYNpFWz0HQjYBdTqghJfKMKg0afmcR6uz97cSEKNFey3WN8JtFWp7edx4jwshvsQwf1_tRib2cl623r0JKvDdxEMJ2ZGez7dbTp_-QeCaB09CfDNInZ5fMcPJEwFvvasKliA1Ns7zs5I/s1600/5796345325_e6db84801b_b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYNpFWz0HQjYBdTqghJfKMKg0afmcR6uz97cSEKNFey3WN8JtFWp7edx4jwshvsQwf1_tRib2cl623r0JKvDdxEMJ2ZGez7dbTp_-QeCaB09CfDNInZ5fMcPJEwFvvasKliA1Ns7zs5I/s400/5796345325_e6db84801b_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614651879667996642" /></a><div><br /></div><div>More pictures here: <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/<span%20class=" face="Georgia, serif" size="20px" style=" "></a></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150231502032733.330533.206811232732">Queer Food for the Queer Cultural Center in San Francisco</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-16650514795629141212011-06-04T23:45:00.000-07:002011-06-05T00:41:00.108-07:00QUEER FOOD FOR LOVE does David Wojnarowicz<div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqQ6Yynu7sRnKsZUO7t8Qxw_dIIYVSZX_lIktOGPblmI0XLhmDLKovccWuiUbP2iQtSWuLIoazQo-MwNACBg2g-tJsxuTGqTsuY2a-zNWxS_5CJLGMK-Jk3sKw0_7Pcu7HOrt6tXswIg/s400/QF_katz_16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614632688471109234" /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqQ6Yynu7sRnKsZUO7t8Qxw_dIIYVSZX_lIktOGPblmI0XLhmDLKovccWuiUbP2iQtSWuLIoazQo-MwNACBg2g-tJsxuTGqTsuY2a-zNWxS_5CJLGMK-Jk3sKw0_7Pcu7HOrt6tXswIg/s1600/QF_katz_16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For the National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco for 2011, we were invited to create food for an arts & culture lecture by Jonathan Katz, gay art historian and curator of the Smithsonian exhibit </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">“Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" at the National Portrait Gallery. Katz co-curated the exhibit, "</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">the first major museum exhibition to focus on sexual difference in the making of modern American portraiture": </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"><i>'Hide/Seek' considers such themes as the role of sexual difference in depicting modern America; how artists explored the fluidity of sexuality and gender; how major themes in modern art were influenced by social marginalization; and how art reflected society’s evolving and changing attitudes toward sexuality, desire, and romantic attachment. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-w2Oj-tSTCIgVckQ7moGudPs66doWm4oOtiuh26eLX9Lhapo_qgk0wzUwuzBVJ5huEeJYww8UMKF0CNoJeY3BLjF3m_2iVyZeB9FLZFscG7S7qScL-YG4q9yvvGWWTsLDbHPwcnSYkw/s400/NY-AU822_DAVID1_DV_20110302225315.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614636082406589570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 394px; " /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The exhibition was marred by controversy in 2010 when right-wing conservatives pressured the Smithsonian to cut footage from a 1987 film by David </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Wojnarowicz in the gallery, a few seconds of which depicted ants on a crucifix. The scene was meant to be a commentary by a prominent gay artist on the suffering of people with AIDS in the 1980's. Religious conservatives, fueled by homophobia, attacked the work by the gay artist as hate speech against the Church, dismissing its artistic merit on the grounds that such art made by gays was a waste of taxpayers money and should be banned.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXkLGLaCX_3VvntTp39aJw7-UFi8EF2ZlDlXqMINVBPt50SzDPviD3_twj-F5ryVvz_43clURVmgTPB9CZ9iK7sWKuy6v1McyKmu0083M5Lv-plwM5gUFdBb_ILjx8sAacuNYblTR8rQ/s400/Fire+in+My+Belly_film+still1_440x0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614635459513255394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;">Word of the Smithsonian's censorship spread, and in late 2010 a number of protests were staged around the country, honoring Wojnarowicz's work, and showing an unedited version of the film, which is now considered an historically important work about AIDS at a time when most people considered it a "gay disease" and turned a blind eye to the communities it killed. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:georgia;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndl_EGUTHs3CZBQa-Vrbss3v0SGHoMpEP4fY0TdhNK6ezZbycbIMG6V9hvlcedd6WLo6gMb7AXIi79T08xYsFPulXY2VuhpDJKkn1hXrD_3Gz6-tZNaV6DIlQGtJyEa9bbcc9jsBgzXQ/s400/5275622141_6311afeb43.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614635885062544866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To welcome queer art historian Jonathan Katz, Queer Food For Love served "Ants on a Cross," in face masks depicting David Wojnarowicz's face, whose lips are sewn together, as a visual metaphor for the 1980's ACT-UP slogan, "Silence=Death."</span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjICr-J1biVqZASjIZ2Xv8-3SBUNw56VCHknvxyYW9183S45zA5iaGQZzJ0kM9coMJ-J-_FKpanGY8b5P44schUx0EfNiSARRX9zAZ_iINpy4LJ5sqwD3zxydSzvVf1QDEmormBfGL_IA/s400/QF_Katz_33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614633054368510930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Queer Food For Love celebrates the queer resistance to art censorship and perseverance of gay artists to make historically relevant work that chronicles the lives of queer people. Viva la resistance, let them eat ants. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIdDRbRmsSPIEeUsA5kNhl1kRIzEG0fDy3QbZxM3pn1lIMJV9ne_NtlDA2y20vT7r4Np2oJ3bSnxWt7_-rTJt4ODqYl1gnHTtYf2dEFONM1h42vQcS5EtbtKUwukf3AlgsGpR6biLJ9g/s400/QF_Katz_35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614634079885436498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-25567697681936069322011-06-04T22:59:00.000-07:002011-06-06T15:40:59.477-07:00FRIED HEIRLOOM TOMATOES (VEGAN STYLE)<div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></u></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7oaal35TySwSo8HFvWq400cxkF68YSDKIeMVJEr3eWCfTITsrNiPHD3jMtUNsOeRAyaYJNnXbcv27UL0remtzRP60yNtldm0ecDWNIFJHsysDEcyvYRcaYifEdZcDAsyno3QhltQuxs/s1600/QF_Katz_28.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5wi5c5Y4jWtawiP60fq4Gr6z_bmgzeR9B4CQmw5ucvFg0ccajJONGtda4q9LY9yb5IKfSbzbBy7agKIwemz7PxfkYH5SLilu_AOUyKcE3vQxT0V-DCp0ogHhQIcl7-hUEcFwaoZgNHI/s1600/tomatoes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5wi5c5Y4jWtawiP60fq4Gr6z_bmgzeR9B4CQmw5ucvFg0ccajJONGtda4q9LY9yb5IKfSbzbBy7agKIwemz7PxfkYH5SLilu_AOUyKcE3vQxT0V-DCp0ogHhQIcl7-hUEcFwaoZgNHI/s400/tomatoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614616403689329954" /></a><div> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This is basically a recipe for fried green tomatoes. Fried green tomatoes are awesome, but if you live in a city like us, you might have a hard time getting your hands on green (meaning unripe) tomatoes, which come early or very late in the summer, before the crop is fully ready, or after it is done and unlikely to ripen due to cooling weather. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Since unripe tomatoes don't usually it make it to market in the city, we substituted firm </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">underripe</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> heirloom tomatoes we found in the market early June, from the first crop of the year. Any variety will do, just make sure that they are pretty firm in your hand, that means they won't fall apart when you fry them. A little ripe is okay, but a totally ripe tomato will be too watery to be fried.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This recipe is vegan, so we substituted "egg replacer" for the eggs usually used in breading and aioli. Feel free to come up with your own egg substitute if you can find one, we just felt this one wasn't too watery and its neutral flavor wouldn't interfere much with the taste, or our frying.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Have your condiments made and ready before you even start your tomatoes. That way you have something to dip them in while they are still hot. Good matches for fried tomatoes include aioli (garlic mayonnaise), vegan aioli, or fruit chutney. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>RECIPE: </b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Ingredients: </b></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">4 or more large greenish, unripe tomatoes - heirloom varieties are best (figure at least 1 large tomato = 3 or 4 slices = 1 person )</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> 1 to 2 cups egg replacer (this is a readymade white powder made from potato flour, tapioca flower, and calcium carbonate, which acts as both a binder and leavener. You can find egg replacer in bulk at Rainbow Grocery)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3 cups of plain flour (AP is fine)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">water (to mix into egg replacer)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">4 to 8 cups breadcrumbs, depending on how many tomatoes you plan to fry (we made our own from drying out cubes of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">pain de mie </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">bread from Acme, and grinding them in a food processor - you can use natural readymade breadcrumbs if you like, just read the ingredients first and make sure there's nothing nasty in them)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2 quarts of frying oil (canola, safflower, peanut, or grapeseed oil)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">sea salt (for sprinkling on at the end)</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Equipment:</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Frying pot (tall sided pot that holds at least a gallon of liquid)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">slotted spoon or wire spider (for frying)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">frying thermometer (highly recommended, so you know what temperature the oil is)</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3 large bowls</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3 trays or large plates for sliced tomatoes</span></span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">paper towels or clean paper grocery bags (for setting fried food on)</span></span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Directions:</b></span></span></span></span></div> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>BREADING</b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1. Wash and slice your tomatoes with a bread knife (the serrated edge cuts tomatoes nicely) into slices about half an inch thick. You want it to hold up during frying. Set aside. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2 Put your frying oil into a pot that can hold about a gallon of liquid. You want the sides of the pot to be tall so the oil doesn't splatter on you during frying. Put your frying thermometer in the pot and let the oil heat over medium heat while you do your breading. Keep an eye on the temperature, you want the oil temperature to hover at 350 degrees. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3. Set up your breading station. A breading station has 5 steps, so use a large table or long counter, and line the items up in this order: </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">(a) a tray of your sliced tomatoes</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(b) a b</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">owl of flour</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">(c) a bowl of egg replacer mixed with water to the consistency of raw egg</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">(d) a bowl of breadcrumbs (hold half your crumbs back so they don't all get sticky at once)</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">(e) a platter or tray for your finished, breaded tomatoes</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">4. Breading several slices of tomato at once, drop 4-6 slices of tomato in the flour, toss and shake off excess flour off the sliced tomatoes. The flour is just there to soak up the extra moisture from your tomato so the crumbs stay dry. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">5. Drop the floured tomato slices briefly in the egg replacer and shake off the excess or wipe it off with your fingers. You only want a thin coat. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">6. Drop the eggy tomatoes in the bread crumbs. Toss the tomatoes in the crumbs til they are coated on all sides with crumbs. Remove gently and set on your empty, dry tray in a single layer. Do not stack them. Try to fry them within 20-30 minutes of breading, so your bread crumbs don't get soggy. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NqNB18ILVJMIHTgcKD6yLVZcOsRMzW1LJ_zp1i4meYY59Xo0bU7lVrqVpixUmap4aDZ7zlHwkeQ3_YpIDhEoI0NH6q8oqYBdTe9L-DQ9W_jALvIszp7ElV3hjaIRZYQaUmqOwXl27Fg/s400/QF_Katz_29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614617281884763378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7oaal35TySwSo8HFvWq400cxkF68YSDKIeMVJEr3eWCfTITsrNiPHD3jMtUNsOeRAyaYJNnXbcv27UL0remtzRP60yNtldm0ecDWNIFJHsysDEcyvYRcaYifEdZcDAsyno3QhltQuxs/s400/QF_Katz_28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614616923172502850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px; " /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>FRYING: </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">7. When you have breaded all your slices of tomatoes, you are ready to fry. Bring up your oil to 350 degrees on the frying thermometer (optimal frying temperature), and drop 3-5 slices of breaded tomato into the hot oil at a time.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9imeq7juIzmZ6i1NF384SfmYr3hegalRcwpEvnoDEsOIBybGM-dYepab17MinC4Vzn6GXihq3JBZ6tSeqYBelKGJJlnAZvAb9uacDSUbj3qjoUpBNAzXdAib9jHbKqI1c3usjDKjAa9Y/s1600/QF_Katz_31.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">8. Turn the slices with your slotted spoon, so the tomatoes fry evenly on all sides. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">9. When they are golden brown, lift them out gently with your slotted spoon onto a tray or plate lined with paper towels or clean paper bags, to absorb excess oil. Do not stack, so they don't drip oil on eachother. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">10. sure your oil comes back up to 350 degrees before you drop in more tomatoes. Repeat frying until all tomatoes are done. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">11. Eat while hot, with aioli or fruit chutney.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">If you need to hold the fried tomatoes for an hour or two, you can keep them in a 250 degree oven until service. PS: Don't pour your frying oil down the kitchen sink. Let it cool and bury it in your backyard, or donate it to your local biodiesel fueling station.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9imeq7juIzmZ6i1NF384SfmYr3hegalRcwpEvnoDEsOIBybGM-dYepab17MinC4Vzn6GXihq3JBZ6tSeqYBelKGJJlnAZvAb9uacDSUbj3qjoUpBNAzXdAib9jHbKqI1c3usjDKjAa9Y/s400/QF_Katz_31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614617533302401922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">condiments: </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>VEGAN AIOLI</b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1 block soft tofu</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1 cup olive or canola oil</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2 Tablespoons dijon mustard</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1 spoonful of vegan margarine or shortening (to help build an emulsion)</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2 cloves of garlic, pounded in a mortar or chopped extremely fine</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">salt and lemon juice to taste</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">In a food processor, whip the shortening or margarine and dijon mustard. Blend until smooth. Add tofu and garlic and blend until smooth. Slowly drizzle your oil into the moving food processor; the whipping should help build an emulsion. It won't be as thick as mayonnaise, but it should be white and hold together. Add lemon and salt to taste, and continue to blend til it looks emulsified (opaque, not separated). Keep cold and refrigerated until use. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>HOW WE SERVED OUR FRIED TOMATOES AT QUEER FOOD FOR LOVE: </b></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">At Queer Food For Love, we sprinkled our hot fried tomatoes with lavender sea salt, squeezed a dollop of cold vegan aioli on each tomato, sprinkled them with marjoram buds, fennel fronds, and onion flowers, and garnished them with edible flower petals. You can eat them any way you like, just make sure you salt them lightly when they come out of the oil and eat them while they are still hot. The hot tomatoes will set off the raw garlic in the aioli, making them taste extra delicious. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc377qUJEq8dUBMjwo9YusvDILQ6TRp10hjMDF_OeFIPViAqSCldFJF-ekubCFaALf6Hj7Pn9TXz_4m4QiOEA8ybWrd_32a2Nd2Oglz7fzIY4AsCKTvMcVhHIPMkMEMWDbzMFIYVLDt9U/s400/5796489395_f996b560d0_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614621728176661426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Do not feel guilty. Fried food is a pleasure in any culture. </span></span></span></span></div> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-10420317828138103872011-01-20T09:47:00.000-08:002011-01-20T11:22:18.916-08:00Winter dinner: preppingHere are a few pics of the prep for our last dinner.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlxK9JrdN9IDDC7wJRww0uNfIVS77DyosTXcSEaOazCyUrpxnsxMljARmECiIvefE8N0hhlTcNb8BSV5lv_L8T-8EoslS0zUIdmFhsfTayFEPz8kjvS2oUGyFeNDRAa2ICeXC2Im1PFo/s1600/photo-16.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi824qeXD68xoFEXdBbP0rArX4gx1iZvXecRB9kcE_PSDZ-pZJ5NRs0BEqq16T9xhYY5k0nrpyKRODEuquaQu1lTEjohDqdXrRiiL2562g5eoIxsDdurEwaskcWkHQeAFzh3ZwYuGS9SIc/s1600/photo-12.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M_OlphS6NticCmaJIuwPafTABkqt-n6ShWnqkypvAviN723UbhDBP9B3iRQACWwL2t281ttKannw6Xbvve-GVhtjXv7rNxrDtEm5s1VECnjnNokJGJZcbPTMy21cBTImqv8tzaidjPU/s400/photo-15.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564330023600415266" border="0" /></a>La bûche!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-59922390300464862122010-12-05T12:22:00.001-08:002010-12-05T12:24:28.718-08:00Queer Food For Love Presents: Winter Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqwH3v9xgd1AOdK5NId-wkcJAFsBM5ezHTo_N2yZrYQ1epvx6NB8WlpfrJwj8A9758fahrxD2xyGV2O3mroKW9VuDfu8fvmVewCsG1RxnoLDkhWEnfaKHvMur4jVqbA0R69uGNMO1jds/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-12-03+at+8.13.05+PM.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqwH3v9xgd1AOdK5NId-wkcJAFsBM5ezHTo_N2yZrYQ1epvx6NB8WlpfrJwj8A9758fahrxD2xyGV2O3mroKW9VuDfu8fvmVewCsG1RxnoLDkhWEnfaKHvMur4jVqbA0R69uGNMO1jds/s400/Screen+shot+2010-12-03+at+8.13.05+PM.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547296426446119170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; ">QUEER FOOD FOR LOVE Presents<br />~ WINTER DINNER~<br />SUNDAY DECEMBER 12, 2010<br />in the Mission / San Francisco<br /><br />A 3-course sit-down dinner<br />with film & video, music, and crafts<br />for queers, by queers, for love.<br /><br />Tickets are $20 cash only<br />available through Seventh Heart:<br />a queer clothing store located at<br />1592 Market St (at Page)<br />Hours M-F 11-7, Sat 11-6, closed Sun<br /><br />Event venue is printed on the tickets.<br /><br />Come be merry and be gay. xo</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-87177350663723392862010-10-08T10:13:00.000-07:002010-10-08T10:13:16.655-07:00At Table @ Queer Food For Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhwCWBxFdPc-AnYE4X85kpZ6dRPVF__oMyBUcB9tftp1RTIsYNZ6rIwy-ko-25uI4Rsxe79OPkfZPM5Iafbg9yl05p7AJQ8nXZqv0UZMPMAeESZ8nfMXfv83iXLHuIOgAgUR5HXDUvJ7o/s1600/QF_SP_09_Jason_panorama.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Queer Food For Love</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Community Valentine's Dinner</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2010</span></span></p></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwHDksdmzaSIEy4bHxEjylJ9pH0nZTic6bOLmW6tpKlv9vTM4wVA1sJVHf-slc_UiReoBv8dvN0wN9TWSpUBgyKMHC_QDKn9BvoPdvydi0ZEiq8iXgOdHgw3_Efsp7zZKJFhQbhgEGd4/s1600/26187_336228967732_206811232732_3459014_3923670_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFU8ehMG1PUKkhpkpIxIYnp-bqEUIw5Nfi2RCZGgmMVRGAqgsS4kW-3hGbGFfzVzopvTi35gRPrKKoP7DLhSuxjJWpJvE-P9evkZ9gY6NBd_ZWkfrm66ZdMo4DXeGthb0mZNHq_aXb7dY/s400/26187_336233727732_206811232732_3459043_819311_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525744718380258962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqK01evA81vrm2CXzNo5mRgvQYKhcmq7s1mi0U1IIam3Ut2a8CsvnKsLMeFkhSaAOPRsuaBRMnw3BfyMatmB8mj6RRhOrAWCmhyhWXUSjMkFTllCUZiDXBBKN3lAAegncZf7KRdSlF98/s1600/26187_336247437732_206811232732_3459163_4633109_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqK01evA81vrm2CXzNo5mRgvQYKhcmq7s1mi0U1IIam3Ut2a8CsvnKsLMeFkhSaAOPRsuaBRMnw3BfyMatmB8mj6RRhOrAWCmhyhWXUSjMkFTllCUZiDXBBKN3lAAegncZf7KRdSlF98/s400/26187_336247437732_206811232732_3459163_4633109_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525744712419625058" /></a><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">We have just entered our fourth year of organizing Queer Food For Love.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">For the past three years, we have been bringing together queers for the express purpose of building community through the acts of preparing and sharing food as a community.</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">And today, we celebrate Valentine's Day.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">As many of you know, Valentine's is sort of a weird holiday where society celebrates Romantic Love to the exclusion of all other forms of love.</span></span></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">And while being "in love" is great, we've all been disappointed and had our hearts broken.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Truly, it is Community and Friendship that heals us and sustains us through hard times.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">So tonight, at Queer Food, we are cooking for the most radical, expansive, and inclusive definition of Love possible.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">We toast you to heal our broken hearts, and renew our ties to eachother as a community.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Happy Valentine's Day, from your friend at Queer Food For Love.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-6746316256086367922009-07-27T08:30:00.000-07:002010-10-08T10:30:35.156-07:00Grilled Peaches for DIY Tartlettes<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47JdaQdZhPWlzwjnFKvBqfR8PlQ7y9W8lTfTy1ZCXqvXO7a2quqvs9fW-iyTPRTRX76SEnzZ_thWopAdM7i8fSnBcPkpYs9OuHUKq7ywLeDQ4WVAzAUJw8OvOhSo06ksO5h_jg1VsApw/s1600-h/3635075012_cffc5209e0.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sweet fillings: </span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Balsamic reduction, vegan pastry cream, grilled peaches, cherries, strawberries<br /></span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO6l6yk-w_dgvYtaClZA1_s2HB14kS-9eZpy7_JYM40DwA1ZXrPKHeWCwpKnO-Ijxf6xMmJYLoWg0eWZVAkHyQmak1m0UF5yg7b0j4-rmW0jkvSNWWRJbyNJ-kQpuxryPN4BqpXecjoU/s1600-h/3760531091_023c5167a2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO6l6yk-w_dgvYtaClZA1_s2HB14kS-9eZpy7_JYM40DwA1ZXrPKHeWCwpKnO-Ijxf6xMmJYLoWg0eWZVAkHyQmak1m0UF5yg7b0j4-rmW0jkvSNWWRJbyNJ-kQpuxryPN4BqpXecjoU/s400/3760531091_023c5167a2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363164148062184418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tarts are for filling<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCBpf3w9HFJVfwmcYFZM-Ek_0HD1-DNTOID2wH3OBvg6v9zd0vRe5vEbyhmKUbSoyfo6xZLbTBRWMEDnN4Oet8Uh13D0lzMf2Na35qAmRxo3snmsXiamp2fP7gPmb1AKRIlJFfTEgF-I/s1600-h/3635085198_4b8825d1e0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCBpf3w9HFJVfwmcYFZM-Ek_0HD1-DNTOID2wH3OBvg6v9zd0vRe5vEbyhmKUbSoyfo6xZLbTBRWMEDnN4Oet8Uh13D0lzMf2Na35qAmRxo3snmsXiamp2fP7gPmb1AKRIlJFfTEgF-I/s400/3635085198_4b8825d1e0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363169021790334898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jupiter has a sweet tooth</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5gPDq41-DJTT3CSo29XMv4NLuhdGxYnQiYpI5zuOjIuuTBRGgJeZTmwSbFTA-hbfXWhz81x-8fDM1eH9huYpueYmfe-y4JzhVGD7D5JPaCcv49_DFtqlluOUF2gsnPfdyhaDd9J6iKg/s1600-h/3760531129_be82f95062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5gPDq41-DJTT3CSo29XMv4NLuhdGxYnQiYpI5zuOjIuuTBRGgJeZTmwSbFTA-hbfXWhz81x-8fDM1eH9huYpueYmfe-y4JzhVGD7D5JPaCcv49_DFtqlluOUF2gsnPfdyhaDd9J6iKg/s400/3760531129_be82f95062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363167079061189810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Grilled Peaches<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grilled Peaches</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">1. slice fresh peaches in half, remove the pit, then slice into wedges (6ths or 8ths).<br />2. grill on each side, turning once, in a hot skillet, with a tiny amount of oil. sprinkle with a tiny bit of salt or sugar as desired. you could also throw in some lavender or rosemary for added dimension.<br />3. remove gently and let cool flat on a plate. serve in a single layer so the cooked peaches don't break.<br />4. eat with vanilla pastry cream, coconut milk, cashew cream, etc. or dust with crunchy raw sugar and eat with berries.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZxLh19GJvbkeSloOoWsePMM5rvBJDuKA4NlYRSzFzzGPUATt_HcpLUGpa1cqf-N_2n4VkLEpGfm59Wd_17HqsPsLebopM7VFgxsUACvt39pwLKMaHNmTzjDjG0Uus6x0AVG30lgeBgI/s1600-h/3634274717_345b86ed37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZxLh19GJvbkeSloOoWsePMM5rvBJDuKA4NlYRSzFzzGPUATt_HcpLUGpa1cqf-N_2n4VkLEpGfm59Wd_17HqsPsLebopM7VFgxsUACvt39pwLKMaHNmTzjDjG0Uus6x0AVG30lgeBgI/s400/3634274717_345b86ed37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363167072962230850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Can I eat now?"<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pUFk_U4JdRRMEH-gFIcFpu_N0ooFgZOp1Sy6XpbEZtKW-iTZ6ivDIYwKSgZ_2suPAH9vAgT12NxHYpWl_PuGfwiTNnRSoHbzSQPGs5XpUXt2m3iKDU0G72pPJMXcKM6Jtdzjvzcs-Ks/s1600-h/3635075590_923dbee59b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pUFk_U4JdRRMEH-gFIcFpu_N0ooFgZOp1Sy6XpbEZtKW-iTZ6ivDIYwKSgZ_2suPAH9vAgT12NxHYpWl_PuGfwiTNnRSoHbzSQPGs5XpUXt2m3iKDU0G72pPJMXcKM6Jtdzjvzcs-Ks/s400/3635075590_923dbee59b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363167074654657474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sweet Treat<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;">More photos <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/queerfoodforlovesf/sets/72157619771790483/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36739987@N05/sets/72157621728703421/">here</a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-18456406005458538732009-07-26T16:33:00.000-07:002010-10-08T10:41:23.139-07:00Recipes: Custard for Savory Tart<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysEWO0NROOkcUiX8MpcxjtpwavXfmrmZRv24TcMN9DIK9SQEpllQe9EaEMgA6wK0MsR9rjvFlw4KtZ_fSQyMCmOejwMFdcWtXc5eWkvumkjp3NXMwcS521aJubZWrZheB7-39Pdx4Bzs/s1600-h/3761330780_d4551d31ea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysEWO0NROOkcUiX8MpcxjtpwavXfmrmZRv24TcMN9DIK9SQEpllQe9EaEMgA6wK0MsR9rjvFlw4KtZ_fSQyMCmOejwMFdcWtXc5eWkvumkjp3NXMwcS521aJubZWrZheB7-39Pdx4Bzs/s400/3761330780_d4551d31ea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363159977741453138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">savory tarts: sweet potato "custard",</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">asparagus or baked beets fillings</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For <a href="http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/QFest09/DirtStar.html">Dirtstar</a>, an event spotlighting Queers in the sustainability movement, we set up a tiny booth and invited people to make their own locavore DIY tartlettes. By inviting people to participate in a choose-your-own adventure tartlette assembly project, we hoped people would discover new ways to relate their food- namely that it can be participatory, cruelty-free, delicious, joyful, and support local economies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We baked about 100 empty tart shells (get recipe <a href="http://queerfoodforlove.blogspot.com/2009/06/vegan-tart-crust.html">here</a>) and prepared sweet and savory fillings and toppings, which people would combine according to personal preference.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrWbgg1HPyOmGMwkzoS1rAaMRyz9vwB36SrWsly01bryYE4xbf-HIANtjEmN_tMs3V0F-HWskVRbFMGkWpOQaCmV-13wWQJ3DUNvaw-LybULJ0IUh2ycXGYVG0vURpcaxUDWR1SmScok/s1600-h/3634265829_4160701c71.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrWbgg1HPyOmGMwkzoS1rAaMRyz9vwB36SrWsly01bryYE4xbf-HIANtjEmN_tMs3V0F-HWskVRbFMGkWpOQaCmV-13wWQJ3DUNvaw-LybULJ0IUh2ycXGYVG0vURpcaxUDWR1SmScok/s400/3634265829_4160701c71.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362975084116365202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Salées, sucrées: j'aime les tartes"</span></span><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSq4hU7aYscMnvPNFZ6NNP8cLcu4jf_RdZtIbSvyBrxnArdvjqTvfCT-IxS5-444voX0Nkg5r-EprvwRHlsI9E_4-UgpeH5d01M_Nvq2xcPy0etY_XEofj0x7Zm2HS9yi8nrPlLhlOVE/s1600-h/Dirtstar5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSq4hU7aYscMnvPNFZ6NNP8cLcu4jf_RdZtIbSvyBrxnArdvjqTvfCT-IxS5-444voX0Nkg5r-EprvwRHlsI9E_4-UgpeH5d01M_Nvq2xcPy0etY_XEofj0x7Zm2HS9yi8nrPlLhlOVE/s400/Dirtstar5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362917340202297906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sweet or Savory? Tough choice...<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm_GoVCS4UuknFEuIiF2cyWBVa6Ts_YNo5nwYBeqZg5Ry1nKiMByUytEg3PqpAwfFUkRjhecRGIyi8i5VQ4eh2He0_B7QGVnVehXWjes6eGh__oUVLglsIdsh98v8Z7f6-eCwwEm4T8k/s1600-h/3760531593_16b8da4cf8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijm_GoVCS4UuknFEuIiF2cyWBVa6Ts_YNo5nwYBeqZg5Ry1nKiMByUytEg3PqpAwfFUkRjhecRGIyi8i5VQ4eh2He0_B7QGVnVehXWjes6eGh__oUVLglsIdsh98v8Z7f6-eCwwEm4T8k/s400/3760531593_16b8da4cf8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363165443178314194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Michelle Tea goes for savory</span></span><br /></div><br /></div>Here is the recipe for the savory custard.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sweet potato "custard"</span><br /></div><br />Spread at the bottom of your shell and cover it with the savory toppings of your choice.<br /><br />1. Peel and cube sweet potatoes into 1-inch pieces<br />2. Blanche in salted, boiling water for 5-10 minutes until it just breaks apart with a fork. Do not overboil.<br />3. Drain. Add a knob of Earth Balance and a small amount of unsweetened soy milk to start.<br />4. Puree with a hand blender, if possible. Gradually add more soy milk and Earth Balance, a little at a time, until sweet potatoes whip up light and fluffy to your liking.<br />5. Taste. Add more sea salt if necessary, and finish by stirring in some freshly ground black pepper.<br />6. Use to fill tart shells or just eat off the spoon. Delicious.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28jhvELQzmomxlBkM6QJ9cx-0i4VPfteuegp5xL9RdijD_2QIN9YYj9yMMpr1cHL_DqmHH3eY0FTg28u46NceSzE0c-bZPWS701vlyrtC4l55hIY86SVfYn9e_ESwStQvTnOuR4YPuaU/s1600-h/Dirtstar4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28jhvELQzmomxlBkM6QJ9cx-0i4VPfteuegp5xL9RdijD_2QIN9YYj9yMMpr1cHL_DqmHH3eY0FTg28u46NceSzE0c-bZPWS701vlyrtC4l55hIY86SVfYn9e_ESwStQvTnOuR4YPuaU/s400/Dirtstar4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362924414894175986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hard to bite into such pretty things...<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span><br />More photos on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/queerfoodforlovesf/sets/72157619771790483/">our flickr </a>and on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36739987@N05/sets/72157621728703421/">Yasmin's flickr</a>.</span></span><br /></div></div><pre face="georgia"><br /></pre>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-1866931001625686572009-06-19T14:59:00.000-07:002010-09-30T15:30:34.206-07:00Queer Food For Love recommends: Yasmin's Wild Foods and Medicinal Herbs Dinner<span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Join Queer Food For Love chef Yasmin for an organic four-course meal made from medicinal plants and wild foods local to Northern California. Made by hand from seasonal plants that nourish, cleanse, and heal the body, this dinner uses food as a way to balance our bodies and reconnect with the earth and each other.</span></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />When? Thursday June 25 at a.Muse Gallery, 614 Alabama St, San Francisco, 94110.<br /><br />Come dine with women, enjoy the bounty of summer, and enjoy an expertly prepared meal that utilizes medicinal plants and wild foods for pleasure and well-being at one of our community tables.<br /><br />For more info, click <a href="http://calico-pie.blogspot.com/2009/05/medicinal-herbs-and-wild-foods-dinner.html">here</a>.</span></span><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-72012492203162019312009-06-18T08:51:00.000-07:002009-06-19T08:05:10.799-07:00Tart Photobooth<div style="text-align: justify;">Here are pictures from the Dirtstar event on Queer Sustainabilty, taken at our very cute Tart Photobooth. Participants were invited to make their own tartelettes* using pastry shells and delicious fillings made of organic and (mostly) local ingredients.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay0y5T5yq_zieWdVLrBulPOpOCPI8Wx1-K6D2zrOBww1dNkppjgfn4qepb-XH08lCg4MSV7XKGfsS91ql1pXuNxNpeLudEGh_QDiUxGYduEI0vSZ-nBalM3qbIwvczXjPetoiIQhOBzA/s1600-h/Instruct.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay0y5T5yq_zieWdVLrBulPOpOCPI8Wx1-K6D2zrOBww1dNkppjgfn4qepb-XH08lCg4MSV7XKGfsS91ql1pXuNxNpeLudEGh_QDiUxGYduEI0vSZ-nBalM3qbIwvczXjPetoiIQhOBzA/s400/Instruct.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348704581702577618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Instructions</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS1qe5lyqjeaTg86jBDr7sxKJfjnd9uNR4fM1q7-UMErUNu9m6qSlTcLFWVbKohSNQL4fy1xQgrSI0q4wqMcFSniouu6UJw6JT_qXwdTl2tPSaOcKCQEXUSIVTMuXm1fcRlnRGwR_sP8/s1600-h/QF1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIS1qe5lyqjeaTg86jBDr7sxKJfjnd9uNR4fM1q7-UMErUNu9m6qSlTcLFWVbKohSNQL4fy1xQgrSI0q4wqMcFSniouu6UJw6JT_qXwdTl2tPSaOcKCQEXUSIVTMuXm1fcRlnRGwR_sP8/s400/QF1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348700108608678930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjAyntArtfKfgu3a_75ZptE7FJHiZR4FbyQnRh4MqCsrLOtWFCHR2vzH1on4R-tl5bOHzAihiTb7ewUmDEL2CijAL-rqKiJJaypNunARtwzobsTpjafBoIclef0oR3gy8odgoj5tq6LI/s1600-h/QF2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjAyntArtfKfgu3a_75ZptE7FJHiZR4FbyQnRh4MqCsrLOtWFCHR2vzH1on4R-tl5bOHzAihiTb7ewUmDEL2CijAL-rqKiJJaypNunARtwzobsTpjafBoIclef0oR3gy8odgoj5tq6LI/s400/QF2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348698691455332722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cj3ThaVwnWiURs2PCpk3viJSeobDfNbw1crnFZT8V40ZtBokZPjrji7kZi5obfH9Tdbmkz_QWQvNmtQ280qNlxjvZPAmdPoBCWvrfHSlS4aSU4kvxIjLQyQpYEi1AcmK-OQH_KjZSr8/s1600-h/QF3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cj3ThaVwnWiURs2PCpk3viJSeobDfNbw1crnFZT8V40ZtBokZPjrji7kZi5obfH9Tdbmkz_QWQvNmtQ280qNlxjvZPAmdPoBCWvrfHSlS4aSU4kvxIjLQyQpYEi1AcmK-OQH_KjZSr8/s400/QF3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348700107878498274" border="0" /></a>For bigger images, go to our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/queerfoodforlovesf/sets/72157619771790483/">Flickr Dirtstar page!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-8343779626073661072009-06-14T09:28:00.000-07:002009-06-19T08:08:01.889-07:00Recipe: Vegan Tart Crust<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnvHyE6PpKF06w2elXsdQGf4HEhjuCZPIldscLMpPus55qIIXL5bga5I1oN-2DNPtap3k5lwNpfzC7hL4qZCWSuE9-92vFKe7jMKHFtpuIkb__jtB8UnJvdpjVdeHBnkeWiumNDtegi4/s1600-h/PiCrust.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnvHyE6PpKF06w2elXsdQGf4HEhjuCZPIldscLMpPus55qIIXL5bga5I1oN-2DNPtap3k5lwNpfzC7hL4qZCWSuE9-92vFKe7jMKHFtpuIkb__jtB8UnJvdpjVdeHBnkeWiumNDtegi4/s400/PiCrust.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348782819463690594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">empty shells waiting to be filled!</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's the recipe for the pie crust we used to make tartelettes* for the Dirtstar Queer Sustainability event. This type of crust is called "Pâte Brisée". We used the same recipe to make our very special savory hamantaschen at the Spring Dinner. It's delicious, the texture is very pleasant (crispy!) and it's easy to make. It has never failed us...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pâte Brisée</strong><br /></div><strong>equipment:</strong><br /><strong></strong>food processor<br />muffin tins, or small tart pans<br />fork<br /><br /><strong>ingredients:</strong><br /><strong></strong> 2 1/2 Cups Flour (we used half whole wheat and half all purpose)<br />1 Cup Vegan Butter, cubed and chilled<br />1 tsp Salt (skip it if you are using salty Earth Balance)<br />1/4 - 1/2 Cup Ice Water<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">process:</span><br />In the bowl of the food processor, combine flours and, if needed, salt. Add vegan butter and mix (using pulses) until the mixture looks like sand. Then add iced water -you might not need the whole 1/2 cup. The dough should not quite stick together. Take the dough out of the bowl and knead for a short time (2 minutes max).<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Bold" title="Bold" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 3);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" class="gl_bold" border="0" /></span></span><br />Let cool in the refridgerator for an hour. (Or until the day after).<br /><br />Preheat oven to 350º.<br /><br />When you are ready to bake the dough, take it out of the fridge. Oil the molds and sprinkle a tiny bit of flour (so the tarts don't stick). Make small flat disks (not too thick, not too thin -1/4 inch) and fill in your molds. (If it breaks too much while you make disks, put cold water on your hands, and if your dough is too elastic, sprinkle a tiny bit of flour).<br />With a fork, poke holes at the bottom of the crust.<br />(You can bake it with weights or beans at the bottom of the shells so they stay flat, but we didn't and they turned out perfect.)<br /><br />Bake for 20/ 25 minutes (until brown at the bottom). Let cool.<br /><br />You can then stuff your shells with the fillings of your choice.<br /><br /><br /><br />NB: Our inspiration for this recipe came from the amazing blog <a href="http://veganyumyum.com/2007/01/cherry-lime-pie/">Vegan Yum Yum</a>. Check it out!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*"little tarts", in French.</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-44385679131589480002009-06-05T09:57:00.000-07:002009-06-14T10:53:37.670-07:00Saturday, June 13th<div style="text-align: justify;">Come check us out on Saturday, June 13th, where we will be representing as part of the Queer Arts Festival from 7-8 pm at SOMArts Center.<br /><br />Swing by, get dirty making a tasty DIY vegan, local, organic snack with us and find out what Queer Food For Love is all about.<br /><br />Stay for the films and performances to follow. Click <a href="http://www.queerculturalcenter.org/Pages/QFest09/DirtStar.html">here</a> to read more about this Dirtstar event.<br /><br />Hope to see you there!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Your friends at Queer Food For Love</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-46920620191945176612009-05-11T20:16:00.000-07:002009-05-11T20:30:48.814-07:00Vegan Carrot Cake<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49E01csgz5SAyJ3-wuYVkIkPbdB-qkc_lYJMc8OHqUS6DYaymIbTcdf3qcxqDcpteJLXxVh6NIFZkvjBND2Ova6a3OvNZFgWqiWHR6ov4p7qr-y0W8iEOhqC0f_YONvwEavW3zfqL71M/s1600-h/3400482752_c3f7a58502.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49E01csgz5SAyJ3-wuYVkIkPbdB-qkc_lYJMc8OHqUS6DYaymIbTcdf3qcxqDcpteJLXxVh6NIFZkvjBND2Ova6a3OvNZFgWqiWHR6ov4p7qr-y0W8iEOhqC0f_YONvwEavW3zfqL71M/s400/3400482752_c3f7a58502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334772364964323522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">carrot cakes and candied weed<br /><br /></span></span> </div> Another one of our off-the-hook desserts. Thanks for sharing, Ella!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vegan Carrot Cake</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredients</span><br />2/3 cup all purpose flour<br />½ cup granulated sugar<br />1 teaspoon baking soda<br />¾ teaspoon baking powder<br />1 teaspoon ground cinnamon<br />¼ teaspoon ground cloves<br />¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg<br />¼ teaspoon ground allspice<br />¼ teaspoon salt<br />1/3 cup vegetable oil<br />¾ cup unsweetened applesauce<br />1 tablespoon cornstarch<br />2 tablespoons warm water<br />1 cup chopped walnuts<br />1 cup grated carrot (about 1 large carrot)<br />(I prefer to use freshly ground spices whenever possible, because they give a stronger, fresher flavor.)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Procedure</span><br />1. Preheat oven to 350 F.<br />2. Grease and flour a 9” round cake pan.<br />3. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt. Sift all together.<br />4. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and warm water. Stir until dissolved.<br />5. Mix the oil and applesauce into the cornstarch mixture.<br />6. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until combined making sure not to over stir.<br />7. Using a rubber spatula, fold the carrots and walnuts into the mixture.<br />8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.<br />9. Bake for 50 minute until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.<br />10. Cool in the pan for about 10-15 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack.<br />11. When cool, slice and enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Photos: Yasmin</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-8245079390117197392009-05-06T10:11:00.000-07:002009-05-06T22:00:41.932-07:00Recipe: Vegan Challah<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZl6djjoW0qL-TML0VA4J_TXCVcIUBWCVCE0QMrPHXiPhCzj2hzwNEYPzNRvOqcO-qY-hhkHzITdkguTgiV7cdIkDVwg6XFyjcxMuksi0_HlcwP6-3qohRMprLfG62pS4j0I-nQk5Ugo/s1600-h/3399676235_929ef65802.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZl6djjoW0qL-TML0VA4J_TXCVcIUBWCVCE0QMrPHXiPhCzj2hzwNEYPzNRvOqcO-qY-hhkHzITdkguTgiV7cdIkDVwg6XFyjcxMuksi0_HlcwP6-3qohRMprLfG62pS4j0I-nQk5Ugo/s400/3399676235_929ef65802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332762555310294546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">raw braided challah</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Here's the Vegan Challah Recipe Ella made for the Spring Dinner. For vegan Challah fanatics like me, what a treat!<br />Ella adapted the recipe from the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.theppk.com">Post Punk Kitchen</a>. She tried other vegan challah recipes and this one was the best one that she came across.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlsoQakihvlSwS0YGteIiZ5P2kB4DJ23iqPZ4vWNyPaPxxdHAkQpDTwh-NkUSvXW2oxbqjCXLxz0-OQvOa8mPyhua0TOay-1kBJvNs3KPN5ufWmeFsuKRJjWiU_TPB2uofAU3yw77MZg/s1600-h/3400485576_02d17f30f9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlsoQakihvlSwS0YGteIiZ5P2kB4DJ23iqPZ4vWNyPaPxxdHAkQpDTwh-NkUSvXW2oxbqjCXLxz0-OQvOa8mPyhua0TOay-1kBJvNs3KPN5ufWmeFsuKRJjWiU_TPB2uofAU3yw77MZg/s400/3400485576_02d17f30f9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332762556604238690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the baker and her baby</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredients</span><br />1 1/2 Tbsp dry active yeast<br />1/4 cup warm water ("wrist" temperature)<br />1 3/4 cups bread flour<br />1 1/4 cups whole wheat bread flour<br />1/2 cup soy flour<br />1/2 Tbsp salt<br />1/4 cup brown sugar<br />1/4 cup unsalted Earth Balance<br />1 overripe (mostly black) bananas<br />1/2 cup boiling water<br />1/4 cup cold water<br />sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or sea salt to top<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Directions</span><br />1. In one small bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water, put to the side to stand for 5-10 minutes. The yeast should start to bubble and smell “yeasty.”<br />2. Mash bananas in other small bowl.<br />3. In large bowl mix: Earth Balance, sugar, salt, and boiling water, stirring so it's all mostly dissolved and the Earth Balance is melted.<br />4. Add the cold water to the large bowl (the mix should be warmish now but not hot). Stir in yeast mix. Do not stir the hot water directly into the yeast mixture, because the heat will kill some of the yeast.<br />5. Add bananas.<br />6. Add flour, one cup at a time.<br />7. Turn out onto lightly floured surface. Knead for 5-10 min, dough should be smooth, not too stiff or too runny.<br />8. Lightly coat the large mixing bowl in oil, turn the dough in it to just coat it with oil, place a towel over the dough in the bowl and let it rise for about 1 hr, till double in volume.<br />9. Punch dough down, turn out and knead again 2-3 min. Divide dough into 3 sections, roll each section into long ropes and make a braid. Preheat the oven to 350.<br />10. Let the braid rise 45 min. Just before putting braids in the oven, brush them with a small amount of oil, then sprinkle with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or sea salt.<br /><br />Bake 30 min. You'll know they're done when you tap them on the bottom and they sound hollow. Let cool on a drying rack for 10 min before slicing. Enjoy!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">photos by Yasmin</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-33822737438011605152009-04-13T13:03:00.000-07:002010-10-08T10:35:37.914-07:00Cooking for the Garage<div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Donation for fundraising at The Garage, an arts space in SOMA. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Thimbles of Nettle Soup</span></span><span><br /></span><span>Za'atar </span><span>Spiced Chickpea Hummus</span><span><br /></span><span>Pickled Golden and Chioggia Beets</span><span><br /></span><span>Fresh Mandarins and</span><span> Strawberries<br />Lemon Meyer Cupcakes With Pink Frosting and Candied Lavender<br /></span></div><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKXxGbP5L8bNtpsLBbAeL84TDfUASHmW-OML3CJn0MDW3sIoM2CdpAwodQEdIAF6JBjBPVUaXV_mJLALT4N-09mQfteY9xiDSLEV-0aSSKJ7jSe3VmoXar1IDd8nJ7sB0fjaBHplOK1k/s1600-h/3437042446_0084fa3388.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKXxGbP5L8bNtpsLBbAeL84TDfUASHmW-OML3CJn0MDW3sIoM2CdpAwodQEdIAF6JBjBPVUaXV_mJLALT4N-09mQfteY9xiDSLEV-0aSSKJ7jSe3VmoXar1IDd8nJ7sB0fjaBHplOK1k/s400/3437042446_0084fa3388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324271887553790514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Queer cupcakes made with love<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7DwhMkeJc_F4jUG1miTNTOYS8YWu76MdxXtLmXfA8YIz-8Xt3vL0ocsxih0maghOeqHMae5BV7rA5J5x0hwnyDJ8VTaJbkJympRhjeHSZla5fafNFVdv1dUpQCC9KsH-wruXVZ1b-5o/s1600-h/3434537637_808bc0fa85.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7DwhMkeJc_F4jUG1miTNTOYS8YWu76MdxXtLmXfA8YIz-8Xt3vL0ocsxih0maghOeqHMae5BV7rA5J5x0hwnyDJ8VTaJbkJympRhjeHSZla5fafNFVdv1dUpQCC9KsH-wruXVZ1b-5o/s400/3434537637_808bc0fa85.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324269705882895346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Collaboration and Love in Action<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBhY-Ty158Ouv2dVqt5Sk1gnZts-TpFMlf7dGV_RCJInY91SJwJ3aTqqoKztUdJmmXF9TMut2PsIpTFHWbPP9AK9qbyDrmadEi6Iwg99t1S-5-Hl2wJ9dBVOhIcdDnarHRzdae17-x-c/s1600-h/3435340884_2a58fb8bbe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBhY-Ty158Ouv2dVqt5Sk1gnZts-TpFMlf7dGV_RCJInY91SJwJ3aTqqoKztUdJmmXF9TMut2PsIpTFHWbPP9AK9qbyDrmadEi6Iwg99t1S-5-Hl2wJ9dBVOhIcdDnarHRzdae17-x-c/s400/3435340884_2a58fb8bbe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324276581787393554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Picking Lavender Flowers</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEGZLWbB0KdP4enyA4KxQq0Vus997TYmIqLH57v7Zr4wHo1bo-n6ftxGw-lbFjTB04e802LAXM3ck_aAGB3VJokAh0PEc0-EM7gl_s_vztMHj_hHUrGN8_TTqfgIVByh0Gcd2IykOT8M/s1600-h/3435343942_1572bfb362.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPIgc3DfpYs-yRScf5MNYKcGZjfDnUzcLGDi7WPPwJ0jpk6iHNtB-2FDBIH7L35Jt3E7350l-PTZelAr5vW1Q-sN_F10MM9Ttqk5cJdKMHZAHV0nI-GZinqqrsEoVPHnlPHKIflq8YM8/s400/3399675159_8f6ef934ff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319576608979781346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3 places wher you can find more pics:<br />Yasmin's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36739987@N05/sets/72157616059878479/">Flickr</a>, Leonore's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29721844@N00/sets/72157615787519287/">Flickr</a>, Jason's <a href="http://blog.jasondriskill.com/2009/03/23/queer-food-for-love/">blog.</a><br />Thank you for immortalizing beautiful moments.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.jasondriskill.com/2009/03/23/queer-food-for-love/" target="_blank"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-9790191847007246532009-03-26T21:58:00.000-07:002009-03-26T22:15:22.679-07:00Our Spring Intentions<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmEV8oEpXwIOP7Y1_imU5Ysbfncx8N5bsfQ5p70CEMRNsAFHJKyE_Wi1zRWo3Kv9LOxSlRiQOJTkPMVLQSGTjJmaUEccZEyr6YAyySD_-uPY6RYBDDYZ7MUIKPxLRMxHUiNTG6UZlEGs/s1600-h/CandiedWeeds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmEV8oEpXwIOP7Y1_imU5Ysbfncx8N5bsfQ5p70CEMRNsAFHJKyE_Wi1zRWo3Kv9LOxSlRiQOJTkPMVLQSGTjJmaUEccZEyr6YAyySD_-uPY6RYBDDYZ7MUIKPxLRMxHUiNTG6UZlEGs/s400/CandiedWeeds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317729454410915682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">candied weeds: the "homos of the plant kingdom"</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: normal;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /><br />Spring is marked by the vernal equinox -- one of two days during the year when </span>days and nights are of equal length, and the sun is perpendicular to the equator. In simpler terms, chickens that shopped laying eggs in the darkness of winter resume laying eggs as days get longer, which is why the egg is such a significant and widely celebrated symbol of the Spring. For our Spring Dinner, we made an edible nest on your plate. We presented you with greens, symbolizing the return of plants to the soil; eggs- a possibility of new life; and a nest, a place to put and grow your intentions for the coming year. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; text-align: justify;font-family:georgia;"> <span style="font-style: normal;font-size:100%;" >Nowruz, the Persian New Year, falls on March 21 and celebrates the first day of the Spring, marking the "rebirth of nature". Nowruz is the time to clean the house, pay visit to the home of your friends, and picnic outdoors. Some people believe that whatever a person does on Nowruz will affect the rest of the year. So, if you are warm and kind to your relatives, friends and neighbours on Nowruz, then the new year will be a good one. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Nowruz is a time to disrupt of the normal order of things with boisterous parties and forgive yourself and your enemies for deeds of the past. According to Nowruz tradition, noodles represent the impossible knot that life presents us with, and many paths life can take us on. By eating noodles, we hope to untangle the knot and find our path. Nowruz traditions usually include a live goldfish in a bowl of water, which is supposed to bring us good luck. Since we celebrate traditions in a cruelty-free manner at Queer Food, we have chosen to present you with chocolate goldfish on your dessert plate instead. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: normal;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >In March</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > it is customary to give Hamantashen to people you know to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim. Hamantashen are triangular cookies, usually filled with sweet poppyseeds or jam, given to family, friends, and neighbors. Normally sweet, we have filled our hamantashen with Easter Lamb instead, making a twist on Spring traditions by mixing a little Easter with our Purim.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />A Jewish tradition after the Spring holiday of Passover holds that the woman who bakes bread for the home should impress the key of the house into the bread. This loaf is called the "shlissel challah," and by impressing the key,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> we are asking that the gates of livelihood and sustenance be properly placed and turned for us. So on Sunday, we impressed the key of this queer home, where we are feasting together, into your loaves of challah, to open the gates of livelihood and sustenance for us all.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />In Spring, weeds sprout up - in cement cracks, at the edges of parking lots, in abandoned landfills, on rural hillsides, and besides freeways. Normally bitter, weeds survive by their own determination in the marginal spaces normally overlooked or forgotten by people looking for quick fixes and synthetic pleasures. So too have queers traditionally made homes for themselves in the margins of society, creating relationships and community in spite of heterosexism and homophobia. Whether or not gays can legally marry, or agree that marriage is even a good thing, we will continue, as we always have, to find love, make friends, welcome strangers into our midst, build families of our choosing, and love each other, in spite of what society thinks of us. On Sunday, we offered you candied weeds on your dessert plates- to remind us that what is bitter can also be sweet, to honor the fierceness by which wild things survive through their own determination, and to suggest that weeds might find a rightful place in the queer cosmos, as the "homos" of the plant kingdom.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">text by Yasmin</span></span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: georgia;"> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-11433871843866184442009-03-26T09:56:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:08:20.631-07:00Spring Dinner Photos<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFa7E7MBru59seyJVA58FRTkbEKcyMWB8mbbhgcjwjbKLqQ81_N-Ca-kD6QyuY5Y5YUTR00Kbc4i9McOatn6JkVKRaD5APp7hTmjLitkCpLALF4EPDbHwFcwoDUmToRvFQ4fb6awkStE/s1600-h/3383737323_c2db1eba43.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFa7E7MBru59seyJVA58FRTkbEKcyMWB8mbbhgcjwjbKLqQ81_N-Ca-kD6QyuY5Y5YUTR00Kbc4i9McOatn6JkVKRaD5APp7hTmjLitkCpLALF4EPDbHwFcwoDUmToRvFQ4fb6awkStE/s400/3383737323_c2db1eba43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317913835367827234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">plating dessert</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzpgvnNxQRhOGtVH66BrzdRn_j0LcHSh3mliX4OtGX5_7IhCawONr19xPB6xJhzpqN2_hE_8BMjgwsE9T-5eVE_mB_u3x1B5thLVm360HDCTFZjG5k0Rz7K3TAaWs3p16wEjYu1FYDuU/s1600-h/eddie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmzpgvnNxQRhOGtVH66BrzdRn_j0LcHSh3mliX4OtGX5_7IhCawONr19xPB6xJhzpqN2_hE_8BMjgwsE9T-5eVE_mB_u3x1B5thLVm360HDCTFZjG5k0Rz7K3TAaWs3p16wEjYu1FYDuU/s400/eddie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317914106783031906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">extravangant Spring decorations</span></span><br /></div><br />Please go to Leonore's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29721844@N00/sets/72157615787519287/">Flickr page</a> to find more images from our spring Dinner<br />Thanks Leonore!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-15112455275837707522009-03-25T16:35:00.000-07:002009-03-25T17:59:25.763-07:00Spring Dinner: the menu<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(click to see it bigger)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCAqArQQ2okuUIxvbE7_WbGKvZnjcB_cVwhLHKsuhkaAuqoKNkPI45UcthOrWk8UNMHhhTOBRNjKhbAEenmVz9rPXtyyMPO2y6WN0yG4GsfrYeNocvKqfnp8qLfZodG2_odvwhFQlIVo/s1600-h/QF4L_menu_march09_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJCAqArQQ2okuUIxvbE7_WbGKvZnjcB_cVwhLHKsuhkaAuqoKNkPI45UcthOrWk8UNMHhhTOBRNjKhbAEenmVz9rPXtyyMPO2y6WN0yG4GsfrYeNocvKqfnp8qLfZodG2_odvwhFQlIVo/s400/QF4L_menu_march09_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317292779360524178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69hjMRDbpfpkwihROaC_HXdLQDZG0Z9KrjYHEKvonY_u0cJlMGYsqnYGCT-bEkfGzT7Kt7r9WUoNhtpL6mKqpyaykV7a-GXRBRx9faOs07urjBcJ0wEFyI3qBujs-4rXxL1O-7f37yH4/s1600-h/QF4L_menu_march09_back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69hjMRDbpfpkwihROaC_HXdLQDZG0Z9KrjYHEKvonY_u0cJlMGYsqnYGCT-bEkfGzT7Kt7r9WUoNhtpL6mKqpyaykV7a-GXRBRx9faOs07urjBcJ0wEFyI3qBujs-4rXxL1O-7f37yH4/s400/QF4L_menu_march09_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317292917878448018" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><b>Music<br /></b>Turntables by DJ Etc.<br /></div><div>Koto by Kyle and Eddie</div><div>Cello and songs by <a href="http://www.bonfiremadigan.com/">Bonfire Madigan</a></div><div><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" >Bonfire Madigan Birthday Bash & EP Release Party!<br />Sunday March 29 featuring Bonfire Madigan full band set with performances by all female indie rock ensemble Excuses for Skipping, DJ Tomas, Shelley Doty & special<br />guests. Café Du Nord, 2170 Market Street at Sanchez, San Francisco, 94114. 8 p.m., 21 w/ID $12, http://www.cafedunord.com/</span><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-37573536024707903582009-03-16T17:34:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:15:00.453-07:00Spring DinnerWe're hosting a Spring dinner for Queer folks to celebrate renewal and we will be serving foods inspired by the season and traditions.<br /><br />As always we will be serving an organic 3-course meal for 15$, made with love by Queer hands.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(bring extra cash for drinks by donation!)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">If you are interested in trading your labor for food, email us! queerfoodforlovesf AT gmail DOT com</span><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-11193232104254073982009-03-05T16:59:00.000-08:002009-03-05T17:04:13.685-08:00Next dinner: March 22nd. Mark your calendars!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDlS8iekxax4YWfn73vgt7RZTGN6CsyDYfA4k6fVkeHW6E-i_YBQnadXokjdMV-Maixhpgrruc0PSx79j5BUESXN2LR3VjY9zid-yFMv0xv9-UtkNBJsHysWa0I8yUXs8nhrzeb13Oh8/s1600-h/QF4L_mar09_front.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDlS8iekxax4YWfn73vgt7RZTGN6CsyDYfA4k6fVkeHW6E-i_YBQnadXokjdMV-Maixhpgrruc0PSx79j5BUESXN2LR3VjY9zid-yFMv0xv9-UtkNBJsHysWa0I8yUXs8nhrzeb13Oh8/s400/QF4L_mar09_front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309873307555977314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh566yy792v7VuY3ea3frDSVGoVWR-pHOcpLOVjNbSaBee0PPnbPJQIbsPMvVW6sx9nRAKq0DZw_AVrfBxzlf9As_1c92p7N_nLweMDPRHGG_Hat5jB3Z4FZ9rfer2xMsi0Ugb2-UKiZso/s1600-h/QF4L_mar09_back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh566yy792v7VuY3ea3frDSVGoVWR-pHOcpLOVjNbSaBee0PPnbPJQIbsPMvVW6sx9nRAKq0DZw_AVrfBxzlf9As_1c92p7N_nLweMDPRHGG_Hat5jB3Z4FZ9rfer2xMsi0Ugb2-UKiZso/s400/QF4L_mar09_back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309873684393830450" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427837882735126427.post-2036315473475153422009-01-15T12:22:00.000-08:002010-09-30T16:20:20.026-07:00Nikki's 4-bean chili<div style="font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDBli99HlUe9rRujPqbEXPd-JkIQXPFricHMi9kncZoRFtPnB5qmsMAwKHH7V_zenfW4DJSKAWosQcrVXEl7QD16mlGWwmVc8oXwqFbHpP2y9xtCPb-P77HP7bzW0azGdjDSOJnz4Alk/s1600-h/352620005_a88a04a595.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDBli99HlUe9rRujPqbEXPd-JkIQXPFricHMi9kncZoRFtPnB5qmsMAwKHH7V_zenfW4DJSKAWosQcrVXEl7QD16mlGWwmVc8oXwqFbHpP2y9xtCPb-P77HP7bzW0azGdjDSOJnz4Alk/s320/352620005_a88a04a595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291623590759694706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Feeding the queer masses<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Chili was an authentic part of the Depression experience. "During the Great</span><span> Depression chili parlors supplied an inexpensive and nourishing meal</span><span> for millions of Americans. A newspaper man at the time was quoted as</span><span> saying that during those hard times chili saved more lives than the Red Cross."</span><br /></div><br /><span>We always serve a casual, family-style meal prepared by one of our organizers to our team of volunteers while we prepare dinner. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>The day of our last dinner, the team ate Nikki's delicious 4 bean chili.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:monospace, serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1