I had the privilege to visit out-of-town friends this past weekend, and they let me prepare dinner for them one evening. It was fun in multiple ways: I got to cook for people I love, which is always a delight. I made a dish I haven’t made in I don’t know how long. I got […]
Entries Tagged as 'Food in the news'
Visiting cook expands home’s repertoire
September 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Cooking tips, Food in the news, Food selection, recipes
Roundup: Farms, fair, fertile land, phooey
September 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Farms, fair, fertile land, phooey · Food in the news, Roundup
News and notes while wondering whether global climate change is turning Kansas into a place with pleasant weather… Get on the hay wagon. Make plans now to go on the 2008 Kaw Valley Farm Tour. It’s Oct. 4-5 at 15 farms in the vicinity of Lawrence. Johnny’s at the fair. For no discernible reason, I […]
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Roundup: Gardens, farms, wheat, meat
August 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food in the news, Roundup
Rich harvest. North Lawrence gardeners pitch in, helping selves and others. Nice video included. (LJWorld) Land and values. Preserving prime farmland is good business, Chuck Marsh says. (LJ World.) (I wrote about this issue for Ethicurean in June.) Amazing grain. Wheat gets its day Aug. 21 as a Modern Marvel on History Channel. (High Plains […]
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Yes, let’s eat in, but there’s a better way
August 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Eating out, Food in the news, Food preparation
Good news! More people are eating home-cooked meals. Bad news! It isn’t what I’d call cooking. Good news! It’s a start, and it could maybe get people thinking about real cooking again. At least I hope so. The food-spending update Several reports from the last few weeks suggest more people are eating at home, largely […]
Roundup: Green eggs, green eating
July 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Green eggs, green eating · Environment, Food in the news, local food, Roundup
Green eggs (no ham). An outfit in Missouri is doing large-scale production of eggs from pastured chicken, and that’s something to crow about. (KC Star) Shrinking food print. Three questions can lead to greener eating. (KC Star) Osage oranges. Kate Will celebrates her picnic spot in Osage County in the shade of hedge trees, aka […]
Roundup: Pharma-food; local growers, local harvest
July 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Pharma-food; local growers, local harvest · Food in the news, local food, Roundup
My tax dollars at work. It didn’t get much attention in Kansas, but controversial pharma-food producer Ventria got a nice loan from me and my fellow taxpayers. Now they’re talking an over-the-counter product instead of saving third-world children. What a surprise! (The biggest report in the Wichita Eagle, mere mentions in KC Star, Lawrence J-W, […]
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