{"id":12685,"date":"2016-05-26T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12685"},"modified":"2017-01-04T09:58:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T09:58:30","slug":"adapting-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change","title":{"rendered":"Adapting to change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter stutteringly moved to Spring in the Midwest USA, some days of 25 degrees were followed in quick succession with temperatures of less than 10. What a very British thing to be so concerned with the weather\u2026<br \/>\nThese changes did however produce the most fantastic display of blossoms I\u2019ve seen in both public and private gardens. Spaces that looked unpromising during heavy snow and well below freezing temperatures have surprised me; the frenzy of paid gardeners seen mulching and aerating the ground right now has however probably helped.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12705\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change&text=Adapting to change\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>On a culinary level, I\u2019ve noticed that when global produce is normal and accessible, adapting to the food of a new country takes quite a long time. Having initially continued a habit of cooking modern English and European cuisine, being part of a large multicultural city like Chicago has, I\u2019m pleased to say, finally influenced. Slow cooked ribs and\u00a0beef brisket,\u00a0buckwheat, matcha teas and Kiev cake have all been on the home menu. Considering the strong affection for meat products in general here, occasional vegetarian fare provides welcome relief to what otherwise threatens to become a protein heavy diet.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12703\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change&text=Adapting to change\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Two additions to local Midwest American homes have recently come to my attention. The first: creation of true indoor\u2013outdoor living spaces where once empty stoops and covered patios are now transformed into fully furnished and accessorised \u2018rooms\u2019 for the summer season. This creates high expectations! The second (and I presume less common): under floor heated driveways! I passed a large example of this as part of a new home construction a few blocks away. Perhaps in the US they are equally as preoccupied with the weather.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sharer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12704\" src=\"\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/21.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" \/><ul id=\"socialshare\"><!--<li class=\"fb\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=688330137993706&display=popup&href=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change?img=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/21.jpg\"><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tw\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change&text=Adapting to change\"><\/a><li>--><li class=\"pt\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button?&url=https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/adapting-to-change&media=\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/21.jpg\"><\/a><li><\/ul><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winter stutteringly moved to Spring in the Midwest USA, some days of 25 degrees were followed in quick succession with temperatures of less than&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[796],"tags":[674,4,54,93,199],"class_list":["post-12685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-food","tag-midwest-american","tag-new","tag-uk","tag-us","tag-welcome"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14869,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12685\/revisions\/14869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devolkitchens.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}