Catch the Spoon

Here’s your roundup of my favorite links from food blogs and news for the week ending September 9, 2007:

• The New York Times reported on a new technique called gelatin filtration, designed to make consomme from strange things (like cheese, for instance.)
• Thanks to that NYT article, Ideas in Food is my new favorite blog.
• The folks at Chow were chock-full of information this week, with a list of foodie restaurants and an article that exposed how Magic Shell works.
• I know that Alton Brown believes in cake mixes, but I’m generally not a fan (except for one particular family recipe). It appears that Martha Stewart likes them, though, at least enough to sell them.
• Lobster with cheese. Let me say that again: lobster. With cheese.
• While we’re on the subject of food that just plain sounds divine, check out chocolate-coconut pudding, spicy fig jam, and peach and thyme polenta tart.
• This week’s Carnival of the Recipes was hosted by Food History, with a “memories” theme. My favorite recipes from this week were turtle candies, apple cider sauce, and chicken and dumplings. Our nutmeg sugar cookies were included. Check out the entire carnival here!

That’s all for this week. If you find yummy news or other foodie info online, let me know, and I’ll include it in next week’s roundup.