HOW TO BEST USE THIS SITE When in doubt, throw it out. ~Author Unknown TODAY’S PREPARATION ONLY THE GOOD FRIDAY On this Friday, meant for discussion of only the good, inspired by This Eclectic Life, I’m going to talk about the bad to keep everyone safe when eating, which is always a good thing. THE [...]
HOW TO BEST USE THIS SITE What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow. ~AA Milne (1882 – 1956) TODAY’S PREPARATION I see that today, August 19th is National Potato Day. Intrigued, I clicked on it and was disgusted to find myself dragged [...]
HOW TO BEST USE THIS SITE Cooking is proving to yourself that you can make something that you don’t like into something that you do. TODAY’S PREPARATION NEW OKRA Strolling through the green market, I spied purple okra. Purple! Okra! Late blooming Not quite the vibrant purple of eggplant, it was billed as “drier than [...]
HOW TO BEST USE THIS SITE This #$%! has got to stop. ~Mark Bittman Six Word Saturday and the living is madness. That is, if you get a load of what’s been erected in Times Square. A load of crap, that’s what, called Pop Tart World. A 3,000 square-foot monument to marketing and answers the [...]
It’s a good thing to have fish in our lives. . . . I’m not saying that we should stop fishing or that we shouldn’t have this wild food; quite the contrary. I think it’s a beautiful thing to have abundant, wild food in our lives. . . . fifty percent of our seafood is [...]
Happy and successful cooking doesn’t rely only on know-how; it comes from the heart, makes great demands on the palate and needs enthusiasm and a deep love of food to bring it to life. ~Georges Blanc (1943 – ) Ma Cuisine des Saisons HERBAL FLOWERS FOR THE KITCHEN If you’re lucky enough to find fresh [...]
The Senate bill changes the school food landscape in ways that are all positive. Put simply, it will get junk food out of, and put more healthy food into, America’s schools. ~Michael Jacobson, Executive Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest SIX WORD SATURDAY: WHAT’RE YOU READING? The weekly meme at Show My Face, [...]
I’m sure the folks meant for me to read this as “Food At It’s Best,” but my eyes read “At It’s Best … Food.” That just doesn’t speak to me. ~This Eclectic Life ONLY THE GOOD FRIDAY My blogfriend, Shelly at This Eclectic Life – founder of Only The Good Friday meme – is traveling [...]
Seeing such continued strong growth in the number of U.S. farmers markets indicates that regional food systems can provide great economic, social and health benefits to communities across the country. ~Tom Vilsack, Secretary US Department of Agriculture GREEN MARKETS GAINING GROUND It’s National Farmers Market Week and the numbers are in, the Department of Agriculture [...]
It’s amazing what a little cooking will do for your child’s appetite! ~Of Such is the Kingdom (2009 – ) CREATIVITY CAPTIVATES Blogger Olivia – home schooler, ballet teacher, lunch-maker and all around Mom extrodinaire – is celebrating the first year of her site Of Such is the Kingdom with a recap of some of [...]