WI: Foodie Craze Goes Political

The US is current in the midst of a grastonomical wave with all kinds of magazines, books and TV from professional chefs and even all kinds of celebrities giving their culinary all. What if this fad turned for the political offering up what people describe as recipes that reflect the spirit of political leaders and runner ups?

The point of this is you can offer a recipe or just even the flavor of the dish along with the kind of establishment it maybe served in the ATL;)

I will start with Bibi's Buigele, based off a Cheese Beiguele (which means "small bread" in Yiddish) recipe from the not so present day cookbook The Foods of Israel Today by Joan Nathan. Recipe altered for humor, bake at your own risk.:p

Buigele come off as savory if not a tad sweet despite their abundant use of milk and honey. This can manage to work well for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Either way this Middle Eastern inspired dish is sure to please guests and fill them up satisfactory. Served reluctantly well with Tzipi Livni's Apricot Jam.

1. In food processor blend well 1 1/2 plus 1 tspn of all purpose flower (give or take) add 1/2 tspn of salt, 1/2 cup hot milk and 1/2 white vinigar.

2. Divide dough into into three promising peaces cover with plastic wrap and set aside as you have more important things to do.

3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and grease baking sheet throroughly for easy transition.

4. Beat 1 large egg in mixing vigorously until its yolk under your occupation completely collapses. Add 1 1/2lbs of cottage cheese (or cream cheese for smoother consistency), 1 tblspn of honey and 5 leaves (green part only) of scallions and a dash of zatar and sumac for that mid east flare.

5. On lightly floured surface roll out each ball of dough to a rectangle. Then spread the filling as strips lengthwise down the center of the dough. Fold the rectangles of dough lengthwise and roll up Rugelach style pinching the edges.

6. Place rolls seam down onto prepared baking sheet and cook for 1 1/4 hrs or until golden brown. After taking them out let tensions cool or simmer down a bit (not for too long) you slice with a serrated knife dividing evenly except the largest piece for your coalition of friends.
 
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Thande

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The similar foodie phenomenon in the UK has indeed gone political, though not in the way you describe: it's a libertarian/authoritarian debate over whether it's morally right or not to force schools to feed kids exclusively on healthy meals (and not allow them to bring in their own lunches), with the "yes it is" campaign spearheaded by famous TV chefs such as Jamie Oliver.
 

NothingNow

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The similar foodie phenomenon in the UK has indeed gone political, though not in the way you describe: it's a libertarian/authoritarian debate over whether it's morally right or not to force schools to feed kids exclusively on healthy meals (and not allow them to bring in their own lunches), with the "yes it is" campaign spearheaded by famous TV chefs such as Jamie Oliver.

As long as they consign the deathly allergic to Peanuts kids to specialized facilities (Academies for the Legume impaired?) I'm all for it, but it needs to kinda carb and protein heavy.
Incidentally, the funniest thing in a while is probably the american version of Oliver's chicken nugget demonstration. I think that's the best demonstration of American Thinking i've ever seen right there.
 

Thande

Donor
As long as they consign the deathly allergic to Peanuts kids to specialized facilities (Academies for the Legume impaired?) I'm all for it

Nut allergies are a bit less of a thing in the UK because we don't put peanut butter in absolutely everything like they do in the States (indeed, I would say probably a majority of Britons have never tasted it at all) although obviously that sort of thing is still a concern.
 
The similar foodie phenomenon in the UK has indeed gone political, though not in the way you describe: it's a libertarian/authoritarian debate over whether it's morally right or not to force schools to feed kids exclusively on healthy meals (and not allow them to bring in their own lunches), with the "yes it is" campaign spearheaded by famous TV chefs such as Jamie Oliver.

Stateside there is a similar push (though not quite as forceful if not encouraging parents to have their kids bring their own healthy meals) by the current first lady and likes of NYC Mayor Bloomer. In fact they want to ban the sale of soda in schools (while Bloomer is pushing for a city wide soda tax). They still have not covered anything about those super sugary so called fruit juices. :p On a more positive note Bloomer has made citywide food vouchers usable as well as a kind of subsidized discount for farmer's markets and co-ops. I don't know of many other notable politicos (if you count the first lady) taking it up as a key issue.

I was originally thinking in terms of permeating pop culture to the point of political satire. But what would it take to become a key issue in the US as it seems to be in the UK?
 

Thande

Donor
I was originally thinking in terms of permeating pop culture to the point of political satire. But what would it take to become a key issue in the US as it seems to be in the UK?

I think the problem is that the US tends to be more decentralised in this regard, whereas in the UK a change in education-related laws affects all of England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own separate systems). So while it could spark debates and controversy with individual schools doing this, there probably wouldn't be a push at a federal or even state level to actually change the laws to do with it in the US as there was in the UK.
 

Abhakhazia

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Nut allergies are a bit less of a thing in the UK because we don't put peanut butter in absolutely everything like they do in the States (indeed, I would say probably a majority of Britons have never tasted it at all) although obviously that sort of thing is still a concern.

How horrible! Peanut butter is amazing, I don't think I could live without it.

Anyway, when I was in Elementary School, we had "A" lunch, usually Pizza, or Burgers, or Chicken or something. Very unhealthy. Healther "B" lunch, a salad or part of a sub sandwich or something, and "C" lunch, the back up Peanut Butter and Grape Jam sandwich. I think having stuff like B lunches for both A and B choice is a good idea for schools, but having students not bring there lunches (having it against the rules) is ridiculous. If I can't pay my kid's lunch money, and he can't take leftovers to school, that's pretty ridiculous.
 
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