Although big food marketers, from Frito-Lay (to name one) to Wal Mart supercenters to McDonald’s, can take a big share of the blame for the generally poor diet in the United States, those same marketers by their sheer size can do a lot to improve it. (By poor diet, of course, I don’t mean the [...]
Entries from June 7th, 2007
Food sellers develop appetite for healthful foods, sustainability
June 7th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Environment, Healthy eating, local food
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There’s no perfect way to cook, but there are ways to ruin it
June 6th, 2007 · No Comments · General
The best meals are by cooks who apply their own standards, not the latest expert’s, to the best ingredients available. Such cooking also fosters pleasurable dining.
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Chicken curry salad is tasty, easy
June 5th, 2007 · No Comments · local food, recipes
Here at last is the wonderful Chicken Curry Salad that my friend Diane frequently contributes to buffets of one kind or another, and it’s always a hit. The salad has all my favorite recipe attributes: It’s easy, tastes great and uses real ingredients. It will work as well for your casual lunch as for a [...]
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Tip: Grate that hard butter
June 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Cooking tips, Food preparation
Hard or frozen butter can be made malleable for baking by grating it with a box grater or food processor.
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Adventures in institutional dining
June 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Food preparation
Food at retirement home looks good, tastes like nothing. Short-order items from the “off-menu” menu provided fresh-cooked taste.
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When will farmers markets take plastic?
June 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, local food
One of the old-time charms of farmers markets is the one-on-one interaction food buyers have with the vendors/growers; it’s nice to know and like the people who grow your food and who can keep you abreast of what’s tasting great and what is coming in the next days or weeks. The flip side, though, is [...]
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