I think I’ve reached the acceptance phase of my winter grief, after awakening this morning to 4 inches of new snow on the ground. I put on my boots and walked the dog, arriving home thoroughly soaked after our usual 1 mile trek. The precipitation is coming down as slush. I put on dry pants [...]
Entries from February 17th, 2008
Kansas Legislature joins list of those who prefer consumers stay ignorant
February 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food selection
Yes, members of the Kansas Legislature have joined the esteemed lawmakers or regulators in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio who want to spare their citizens the challenge of too much information. Specifically, they want to keep consumers ignorant of whether the milk they’re drinking comes from cows not dosed with recombinant bovine growth hormone, rBGH, which [...]
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Soup is not on
February 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments · General
Well, it’s happened. After the months of this endless winter, I’ve had enough of soup. That realization hit me last night as I sat down to my latest soup. It’s fine soup, I guess. Actually, I’m not sure if it’s good or bad. But I couldn’t get excited about it, and now I’ve got a [...]
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Digest: Heritage turkeys, rising bread
February 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Digest
We have mixed feed bag of news items today. Talking turkey. The Salina Journal reports that a NYT reporter and a gaggle of representatives from poultry, animal-welfare and other groups will be in town to see how Frank Reese Jr. raises and breeds his heritage turkeys and chickens. No mention of why they didn’t invite [...]
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Quadrennial meatloaf suits me
February 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
I had a lot of work today, but I was hankering for some real food after eating (dare I admit it?) cereal for dinner last night. So I decided to turn a hunk of local grass-fed, grass-finished beef into a meatloaf. I am not famous for my meatloaf. I rarely make it, as in once [...]
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Good cooking, better mood
February 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Food preparation
This post is a brief paean to good food, well prepared and the joy it brings, especially when prepared by someone else. I was lucky to snag an unexpected invitation to dinner tonight, and I got the best meal I’ve had it some time. The menu: Chicken & fennel (with a lovely sauce flavored with [...]
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