Comments on: Roast Chickens from, and a little much-needed love for, Chez Panisse http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html A food blog by Carolyn Cope Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: A Typical Family Dinner | Umami Girl http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/comment-page-1#comment-9693 A Typical Family Dinner | Umami Girl Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:38:58 +0000 http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258#comment-9693 [...] for dinner? My kid only likes bread, yellow peanut M&Ms, and the left chicken leg when the butt side is facing up.” I tend to mutter some lame response about how at least he likes peanuts, which is good!, [...] [...] for dinner? My kid only likes bread, yellow peanut M&Ms, and the left chicken leg when the butt side is facing up.” I tend to mutter some lame response about how at least he likes peanuts, which is good!, [...]

]]> By: Little-girl salad, all grown up. | Umami Girl http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/comment-page-1#comment-5225 Little-girl salad, all grown up. | Umami Girl Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:09:09 +0000 http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258#comment-5225 [...] Don’t worry, there won’t be any toppled-over chickens gracing these pages (well, except these, but they resulted from a different kind of anatomical challenge). Now seems like as good a time as [...] [...] Don’t worry, there won’t be any toppled-over chickens gracing these pages (well, except these, but they resulted from a different kind of anatomical challenge). Now seems like as good a time as [...]

]]> By: Daphne http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/comment-page-1#comment-4785 Daphne Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:03:52 +0000 http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258#comment-4785 I wish people who aren't educators/researchers would remember that there are those who devote their life to figuring out what helps kids optimally learn and develop - one of the biggest obstacles to optimal learning is sitting on ones butt all day - taking a walk out to the garden to fatten the butts of some chickens - or any activity that brings circulation to the body and a little extra oxogen to the brain - increases attention, memory......and learning. Take a look at Spark - sometime, by John Ratey and Eric Hagerman - they review the research on this - trying to be more politically correct than the next person is problematic when uninformed by facts. O.k - a disclaimer - I saw the first edible school yard grow during my years in Berkeley - and it is a beautiful thing that helped MLK middle school regain its pride. Who is to say that advancement = being as far away from the soil as possible. That just makes me really really mad! It makes me want to throw tomatoes at someone - but since I never learned how to garden - I will just have to haul over to a local store an buy some grown in a third world country and shipped here using it's weight in CO2 emissions. Too bad that I am such a modern woman that I also have a fear of canning a tomato, never mind growing one........hmmmn. I wish people who aren’t educators/researchers would remember that there are those who devote their life to figuring out what helps kids optimally learn and develop – one of the biggest obstacles to optimal learning is sitting on ones butt all day – taking a walk out to the garden to fatten the butts of some chickens – or any activity that brings circulation to the body and a little extra oxogen to the brain – increases attention, memory……and learning. Take a look at Spark – sometime, by John Ratey and Eric Hagerman – they review the research on this – trying to be more politically correct than the next person is problematic when uninformed by facts. O.k – a disclaimer – I saw the first edible school yard grow during my years in Berkeley – and it is a beautiful thing that helped MLK middle school regain its pride. Who is to say that advancement = being as far away from the soil as possible. That just makes me really really mad! It makes me want to throw tomatoes at someone – but since I never learned how to garden – I will just have to haul over to a local store an buy some grown in a third world country and shipped here using it’s weight in CO2 emissions. Too bad that I am such a modern woman that I also have a fear of canning a tomato, never mind growing one……..hmmmn.

]]> By: Carolyn http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/comment-page-1#comment-4784 Carolyn Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:11:35 +0000 http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258#comment-4784 Hi Julie, that would be such a great project. I started looking into it at one point for this year but never followed through. <a href="http://www.betterschoolfood.org/what_you_can_do/school_gardens.cfm" rel="nofollow">This website</a> struck me as a useful starting point, and there are many others like it out there. I know you don't have a ton of time on your hands these days, but I bet this is something lots of people would want to help with. The PTA at Brandt this year has done a seriously admirable job in other areas! Hi Julie, that would be such a great project. I started looking into it at one point for this year but never followed through. This website struck me as a useful starting point, and there are many others like it out there. I know you don’t have a ton of time on your hands these days, but I bet this is something lots of people would want to help with. The PTA at Brandt this year has done a seriously admirable job in other areas!

]]> By: Julie Steinberg http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/comment-page-1#comment-4783 Julie Steinberg Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:34:13 +0000 http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258#comment-4783 I read and was very aggravated about Caitlin F's article - very upsetting. I loved her book (The Hell With All That) and thought she was misunderstood, but now truly think she is just a counter-culture attention seeker. We need an edible schoolyard here in Hoboken. I am going to think this through and come back with a proposal, since my kid will be eating from the same barely edible school lunch program next year. Project. You might be interested in this blog, which is where I got wind of CF's piece earlier this week. http://www.schoolfoodpolicy.com/2010/01/12/failure-to-cultivate-a-response-to-caitlin-flanagan-on-school-gardens/ I read and was very aggravated about Caitlin F’s article – very upsetting. I loved her book (The Hell With All That) and thought she was misunderstood, but now truly think she is just a counter-culture attention seeker.

We need an edible schoolyard here in Hoboken. I am going to think this through and come back with a proposal, since my kid will be eating from the same barely edible school lunch program next year. Project.

You might be interested in this blog, which is where I got wind of CF’s piece earlier this week. http://www.schoolfoodpolicy.com/2010/01/12/failure-to-cultivate-a-response-to-caitlin-flanagan-on-school-gardens/

]]> By: Jill http://umamigirl.com/2010/01/roast-chickens-from-and-a-little-much-needed-love-for-chez-panisse.html/comment-page-1#comment-4782 Jill Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:10:37 +0000 http://umamigirl.com/?p=3258#comment-4782 Looks delicious! Does your kindergartner want to teach my kindergartner how to make such a yummy meal?! :o) and I totally dig the chicken butt pic! Looks delicious! Does your kindergartner want to teach my kindergartner how to make such a yummy meal?! :o) and I totally dig the chicken butt pic!

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