Local Food http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=7c1a7476b767bf922bfccb9ac18a2262 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:41:21 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/doc4b04a785d7749598500410.txt More than 45 restaurants will take part in the Napa Valley Opera House League’s 10th annual Dinner is Served fundraiser on Feb. 25. newsys-454789766 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:11:07 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/doc4b0212cbef031043078843.txt 2 pounds mussels scrubbed and cleaned (discard any mussels that remain open at this time) newsys-454500618 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:30 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/doc4b021290167e6821300125.txt This traditional Alpine specialty is really nothing more than cheese served over boiled potatoes with cornichons. Its success depends on using real Raclette cheese which is relatively easy to find at a good cheese shop. newsys-448063115 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:30 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/doc4b021201e1874008257256.txt Heavy Simple Syrup (for use in each sorbet recipe) 2 cups water 4 cups sugar 1/2 cup corn syrup Combine all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil. Cool. newsys-448063116 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:30 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/doc4b021190ce8e5826053901.txt 2 smoked ham hocks 2 cups bacon cut into 1/2 inch thick “lardons” (about the size of the tip of your pinky finger) newsys-448063120 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:30 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/betty_teller/doc4b020e7f76306387613777.txt I’ll tell you about the pies after I bake them, and about my Christmas spirit once I locate it. In the meantime, to get you in the proper mood for the forgotten holiday that’s coming up, I’m reprinting a simple recipe you should have in your Thanksgiving repertoire. This appeared in my very first column four years ago but I’m repeating it so you’ll clip it out this time and actually make it. It was an experiment one year that is now a delicious part of my family’s must-have Thanksgiving menu. newsys-448063122 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:29 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/betty_teller/doc4b020e54bf056574735044.txt What happened to Thanksgiving this year? I know we haven’t forgotten about it, and I know I am not alone in looking forward to overeating a vast amount next week, but doesn’t it feels like the holiday is becoming almost an afterthought? newsys-448063123 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:29 -0800 http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/11/23/food/doc4b020f26a759c771089161.txt When California native Ken Frank decided to forge a career as a professional chef, he looked to France for basic cooking technique. newsys-448063110 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:12:29 -0800