Save water and have a great dinner!
With California's drought reaching epic proportions, Califorrnia's chefs are facing higher food prices across the board, as well as wanting to save water, themselves. Television celebrity chef Nathan Lyon and his girlfriend and culinary manager Sarah Forman realized they could accomplish both goals by putting together recipes that use what they call "drought-friendly ingredients."
Not all foods take the same amount of water to produce. The couple used an online tool to calculate the "water footprint" of common ingredients at the local farmer's market. Beef is right out, as is strawberries - both use a surprising amount of water to produce, relative to other ingredients.
Lyon has posted the recipes on his blog, which include delicious offerings like Alaskan True Cod Taco (featuring pickled radish and radish top salsa). Tasty and drought-friendly!