I'm not a foodie - I'm an eater: I'm hungry. Kate Christensen eaterfoodiehungry Change image and share on social
'Blue Plate Special' is the autobiography of my first half-century of life, with food as the subject. Kate Christensen autobiographybluecentury Change image and share on social
In the case of the cashew, someone, somewhere, a long time ago determined that it had to be roasted. The cashew was once nicknamed the blister nut, because if you try to eat it raw from the tree, your mouth pays the price. The cashew is not a nut, however; it's a seed. Kate Christensen agoblistercase share on social
The New Nordic diet originated in 2004, when the visionary chefs Rene Redzepi and Claus Meyer called a symposium of regional chefs to address the public's increasing consumption of processed foods, additives, highly refined grains, and mass-produced poultry and meat. Kate Christensen additiveaddresscall share on social
Whenever possible, I use local, fresh ingredients, just because it tastes and feels better to eat an egg or a tomato or a hamburger that wasn't flown halfway around the world, that didn't travel on a truck and get stuck in traffic jams, that hasn't been sitting in a supermarket's refrigerator case for days. Kate Christensen casedayeat share on social
I think my blog is fairly circumspect and elliptical. I've written personal essays, but they are short and to the point: in and out, and that's that. Kate Christensen blogcircumspectelliptical Change image and share on social
I left New York in 2009 when I fell in love with someone who had a farmhouse in New Hampshire... Portland, Maine, felt like the inevitable place for us. Kate Christensen fallfarmhousefelt Change image and share on social
My first novel, 'In the Drink,' begun when I was 29 and floundering and published when I was 36 and married, was about a 29-year-old woman whose life was even more screwed up than my own had been. Kate Christensen begindrinkflounder Change image and share on social
Most of all, I love unfussy, unpretentious, simple food made with excellent ingredients. If I'm a snob, it's about quality, not cuisine. Kate Christensen cuisineexcellentfood Change image and share on social
For writers and artists, it's always a balancing act between wanting to be the center of attention and wanting to be invisible and watch what's going on. Kate Christensen actartistattention Change image and share on social