February 2011
Feb 18th
Episodes » From Tank to Table! Chinese Style TilapiaHere at E. Bites we pride ourselves in the ability to bring you lots of different kinds of foods, ways of cooking and styles of money saving. A criticism of our show that we occassionally hear is that we don't support the local, seasonal food movement.
Well that's silly, because of course we do!
We encourage you to get the best you can afford, when you can afford it, although we know that isn't always easy (trust me, I had $22 in my bank account before payday last Friday, I know it isn't easy). We whole-heartedly believe that we should all just do the best we can, and when supporting local farmers is affordable and doable - then absolutely go for it!
So, just to prove that there are ways to
affordably join the local food movement, we present
you today's episode. You wanted it, so we found a way
to do it, E. Bites style!
The awesomeness of this SUPERSIZED episode is derived from 3 main facts:
- It's the very last one we shot in Kitchen studio 1.0. Drink it in folks, because after today, it's officially gone!
- The episode is co-hosted by our friend Fa-Tai from Budding Taste adventure tours. Fa-Tai is a fellow Obie and an expert on farm to table. We absolutely LOVED having him on our show because he's a total doll, and because he taught us to KILL!! Which brings me to...
- In today's SUPERSIZED feature I, Allie Schwartz, full fledged city girl, learn to kill my own food. Talk about Fish out of water!! HAHAHAHAH
But like I always say - If I can do it, so can you! And man did I do it! But did I faint? Cry? Gag? You'll have to watch and find out! And I have to say, this is one of my favorite episodes of all time. Watch and see, I think you'll feel the same...
Tags: fatai, budding taste, chinatown, chinese style tilapia, steamed fish, farm to table
Feb 17th
Recipes » Chinese Style Tilapia
INGREDIENTS (for 2 fish)
-2 2lb whole Tilapia, or other white fish scaled,
gutted and de-finned (watch video and/or read below
for instruction, or buy prepared).
-6 or 7 scallions, chopped
-3 to 4 Tbsp ginger, sliced into slivers
-1 cup soy sauce
-2 Tbsp sugar
-3/4 Tbsp salt kosher salt
-4 Tbsp olive oil
-1 Tbsp black pepper
Tags: live fish, chinatown, steamed fish, chinese style tilapia, tilapiaFeb 10th
Episodes » Ep 58: Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes
Welcome Economy Bites readers and viewers! We're so
happy to be back RIGHT in time for Valentines Day!
Single or coupled, Valentines day is a time for
love...and SWEETS! So today we're celebrating with
something sugary and pink: fresh strawberry
cupcakes!
Our cupcake recipe comes from
Little Cupcake Bakeshop, the first and only carbon-neutral bakery in New
York (SoHo to be exact). The Bakeshop is a beautiful
family owned joint in a great location that
serves some of the
best treats
this side of Willy Wonka (blue velvet cupcakes? YES
PLEASE!) Whenever you stop in for a cupcake, piece of
pie and/or cup of coffee, you're doing the environment
a big favor, PLUS you're getting a treat made from
only the freshest, seasonal ingredients. That makes
you feel a little better about an afternoon cupcake,
right? RIGHT!
Go there now! On my last
trip, I got some tasty snacks and a lesson on proper
cupcake frosting technique. Take a look!
INGREDIENTS
-1 cup
unsalted butter
-2 cups sugar
-3 eggs,
beaten
-2 cups finely diced fresh strawberries
-1
tsp vanilla extract
-3 1/2 cups all purpose
flour
-1 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp baking
powder
-1/2 tsp salt
Frosting
-3 TBSP softened unsalted butter.
-2 1/4
cups confectioners sugar
-3/4 tsp vanilla
extract
-2 TBSP whole milk