Near the top of my unimportant but fun list is the question of installing my own favicon. That’s the little bitty icon that appears in the address bar of your web browser or the browser’s tabs, if you’re using that option. The one you currently see is the one associated with my web host, BlueHost.com [...]
Entries from October 19th, 2007
‘Pickled’ turnips a good option
October 18th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
Thanks to Kei‘s recent suggestion, I had an acceptable turnip experience this week. On a comment to my “Calling all turnip lovers” post, she suggested a method of preparing little turnips that she called pickling. I’m not sure her method (salt, cover, weight, wait) technically qualifies as pickling, and I’m sure the food safety folks [...]
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Tip: Use brown rice in soups
October 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Cooking tips, Healthy eating
I’m not a huge fan of brown rice, although I appreciate its nutritional benefits. My complaints are that it takes too long to cook, and its chewy texture just doesn’t work for me with a lot of dishes. Brown rice, though, is perfect for soups. The bran and germ that make it nutritious, brown, slow [...]
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Soup uses the whole chicken
October 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Environment, Food preparation, Food selection, Healthy eating, local food, recipes
I splurged on the Kaw Valley Farm Tour recently and bought three whole, pasture-raised chickens. (Various studies report pastured chickens are better for the environment and better for people eating them (go to page 13 of the report on that link to find the health benefit information). Although these chickens costs less than others I’ve [...]
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Farewell, tomato; farewell, summer
October 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Food selection, local food
As if the briefer hours of daylight and declining temperatures weren’t signs enough, the solitary tomato on my window sill told me: summer is at an end. The last tomato? I took it from the sill, washed it and sliced it in half. The tomato, halved Its brilliant color and succulence gleamed. I halved the [...]
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Farm Bill feeds mood swings
October 11th, 2007 · No Comments · Farm Bill
The 2007 Farm Bill is back in the news, back on reformers’ agendas—and back to annoying me. The Farm Bill, like lots of political balls, provokes my political bipolar tendencies as I swing back and forth from idealism to cynicism. On the one hand, I understand and support the idea that this country needs an [...]
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