Hot links
The dog days of summer are here
July 3, 2008
Use these “links” to celebrate National Hot Dog month. »
Food fooling
Health claims on food labels
July 2, 2008
Will that sugary drink really boost your immunity? »
Truth in advertising
How to harvest potatoes from pretty plants
July 1, 2008
The amazing potato-chip plant. »
Chemical overhaul
Legislative reform for children
June 27, 2008
A Congressional campaign aims to make your kids safe. »
Happy chickens?
Another label for humanely raised animal products
June 26, 2008
The latest label to hit the markets? “Animal Welfare Approved,” a label that aims to indicate animal products produced under “a philosophy of respect that provides animals on the farm with the environment, housing, and diet they need to engage in essential instinctive behaviors, thereby promoting physiological and psychological health and well-being.” The website doesn’t offer much yet in the way of finding local products from its 600 certified AWA ranchers and farmers, but, like the Certified Humane label, it’s a nice idea.
Water pump
Will Texas ditch oil for water?
June 26, 2008
Forget oil, reports BusinessWeek in an issue devoted to the subject; the new drilling game in Texas is pumping water, not crude. Soon groundwater, too, may be a resource of the past.
Restaurant recycling
New ways to feed the hungry
June 25, 2008
Leftover food as well as canned goods. »
Fish shopping
Sustainable cookbooks from the Smithsonian and Chefs Collaborative
June 24, 2008
Two new publications about sustainable seafood recently debuted: One Fish, Two Fish, Crawfish, Bluefish: The Smithsonian Sustainable Seafood Cookbook, from the Smithsonian Institution, and the 2008 edition of Seafood Solutions: A Chef’s Guide to Sourcing Sustainable Seafood, downloadable from Chefs Collaborative. Everybody wants to have their happy fish and eat it, too.
Agricultural aggravation
Bad weather means bad crops
June 24, 2008
Tornadoes. Floods. What’s next for the battered Midwest? Huge losses from damaged crops — which means higher prices for both food and fuel. Yet another reason to skip the corn-fed beef.
Saving salmon
Saveur’s suggestions for sustainable seafood
June 23, 2008
We’ve dinged Saveur magazine’s blasé attitude towards fish in these pages before, so it’s refreshing to note the magazine’s quiet efforts towards redemption in its current issue. The cover promises “5 Delicious Salmon Recipes,” but you also get two thoughtful articles (by Molly O’Neill and Nancy Harmon Jenkins) on sustainable fisheries of both wild and farmed salmon. Alas, if you want ‘em, you’ve got to read ‘em on actual paper; the magazine’s website only shares some of the recipes, not the articles.
Eco overload?
Too many conflicting choices make it hard to eat right
June 23, 2008
Feeling overwhelmed by info about how to go eco? The New York Times calls this “green noise.” It’s how you feel when you’re trying to decide whether that carton of milk is really local/organic/sustainable/healthy or has just been greenwashed. The latest offering on the noisy green seas? The Discovery Channel’s “Planet Green,” with tips on how to green your entire life, including what you eat.
Text your food queries
Use your phone to get data
June 20, 2008
Good for the store and the restaurant. »
Greenpeace’s fish tales
Supermarket no-nos
June 19, 2008
A new report finds fault with seafood policies at supermarkets. »
Waisted food
Will this law protect the citizenry of Japan?
June 18, 2008
Last week the New York Times reported that a new law in Japan will require all citizens between the ages of 40 and 74 to have their waists measured as part of their annual check-ups, in an effort to stem rising rates of obesity in that country. (Be sure to view the slide show and check out the related graph.)
Yesterday, blogger Kat asked nutrition expert Marion Nestle about the new law on Eating Liberally. Said Nestle: “I’m stunned by the proposal and hardly know where to begin.” She adds that she’ll be watching to see whether the effort in Japan will address social responsibility for obesity or focus exclusively on the individual.
Favorite salmon recipe?
You could win 15 lbs. of this prized fish
June 17, 2008
Salmon are rare this year, and what’s left (primarily from Alaska) is dear; at least one person has sworn off eating salmon altogether, partly because of price. Get some of the remaining good stuff without opening your wallet by entering Marx Foods’ salmon recipe contest before noon on Friday; the winner will get 15 pounds of wild-caught Alaskan salmon.
America the fat
Time magazine gets healthy
June 17, 2008
The June 23 issue of Time magazine is a “special health issue” crammed with seven articles about why America’s kids are so plump, including looks at school lunch, the biology of obesity, and best of all, a thoughtful assessment of how race, neighborhood, and income level affect weight. Bonus: articles on recycling food scraps and agave nectar.
Confused about the “green” label?
This website can help
June 16, 2008
The Greenwashing Index helps make sense of claims made by businesses. »
The less-meat eater
Bittman on practical ways to limit the amount of meat you eat
June 13, 2008
Forgive us as we link to the New York Times’ food columnist Mark Bittman once again. In The Minimalist this week, Bittman suggests a multitude of ways to go about eating less meat. Our favorite: “Buy more vegetables, and learn new ways to cook them.”
Food trends according to John Mackey
Local and international foods in the spotlight
June 13, 2008
The Whole Foods chief dishes on food trends — and more. »
Tomato trials
June 13, 2008
No surprise: The salmonella outbreak was worsened by the industrial food system. »
Waste talent
Don’t forget to leave a tip
June 12, 2008
Jon Bloom, over at Wasted Food, has set up a new area on his site for readers to share their tips for minimizing food waste. Our favorite so far:
One of my favorite things to do at our local barbeque place is to ask for a doggy bag for our rib bones. They come home, get simmered into a broth with a little barbeque and smoke flavor, then cook use that broth for cooking beans. Makes me a little less guilty for spending $10 per person on a meal in a restuarant when I can turn the left overs into the basis for another, much cheaper meal.
Admirably adventurous eaters
One dad’s unusual experience feeding his children
June 11, 2008
Matthew Forney’s children aren’t picky eaters. In fact, they will apparently eat just about anything, from scorpions to “hot prickly mustard tubers” to snails. In Forney’s piece in today’s New York Times, he pins it on their being raised in China, while his wife claims it began with breast-feeding. Either way the kids go against the stereotype of young diners who won’t eat anything but pasta.
Making a case for forgoing salmon
Not enough wild salmon, and too many problems with farmed salmon keep him away
June 10, 2008
Taras Grescoe, author of Bottomfeeder, calls wild salmon “my madeleine … the taste of my childhood.” But Grescoe won’t be eating salmon now that most Oregon and California salmon fishing has been suspended for the year. Read why in Grescoe’s opinion piece in yesterday’s New York Times.
Feeding the food sensitive
Move over home cooking; processed foods for the allergic are big business
June 9, 2008
Last week, in an article on Culinate, Zanne Miller suggested ways to go about feeding those with food allergies. Her suggestions included the good advice to keep it simple: Serve basic ingredients that can be assembled by the diners themselves so those with allergies can stay away from problem foods. Yesterday the Washington Post reported on products made speficially for the food sensitive — a market that is projected to reach $3.9 billion this year. This is food that’s already cooked; think gluten-free Rice Chex, Kellogg’s Pop Tarts made in nut-free factories, and milk-free Girl Scout cookies.
Green food on screen
This short movie about food reminds us to ask questions about how our food is grown
June 9, 2008
Green beans — and green carrots and green beets, etc. You get the picture. »
Recipe deal breakers
The steps, ingredients, or equipment that turn you away
June 6, 2008
You like a recipe — until what? »
Wake up! It’s Jamie Oliver
Lots to talk about
June 6, 2008
Nick Fauchald, an editor at Food & Wine, received an earful from Jamie Oliver first thing this morning. Actually, the enthusiastic Brit was on a roll — with several big ideas. Our favorite? A pay-it-forward recipe scheme that starts with 10 families in northern Britain. Oliver passes on a recipe a week to these families, and then they pass the recipe on to a few mates, who pass it on — and so forth. On television, of course.
Cooking the books
Real food books, for real kid cooks
June 6, 2008
Apparently, not all kids learn to cook on the Food Network. »
Killing chickens
An urban farmer has blood on her hands
June 5, 2008
You know we love our chickens — Caroline's chickens, that is. But we also know that someday a few of them will have to go; for one thing, the city allows you to keep only three birds, and she’s raising a batch of six, hoping for three hens. So: home-grown rooster dinner is probably in the not-too-far future. One might suppose that having to kill a chicken every so often is the downside of raising birds, but L.E. Leone would disagree. Leone, in an essay on Slate yesterday, confesses that she likes everything about raising chickens — even chopping off their heads.
The eco-lawn, the victory garden
Get the most from your yard
June 4, 2008
For those of you who just won’t give up on the American Lawn, Grist has a handy list of tips for greening your lawn — and they don’t mean the color of the grass. It’s all about ditching the power mower and chemicals, baby. And remember, it’s never too late to plant a victory garden, as the Oregonian reminds us.
The high cost of “safe salad”
Farms are being required cut down natural buffers
June 3, 2008
A recent article in the High Country News outlines some of the extreme measures California growers are taking to eliminate “harborage” (also known as “habitat”) in the wake of the spinach/E. coli fiasco of 2006.
In what may be a misguided effort to keep animals far from the crops, mega-buyers such as Wal-Mart and McDonald’s are requiring farmers to eliminate hedgerows and other plants that benefit farming by stemming erosion and providing a home for crop-friendly insects.
“The science shows that food safety and conservation can go hand-in-hand,” writes reporter Li Miao Lovett. “Now it’s up to consumers and corporate buyers to accept farming in its natural environment, where hedgerows, ponds and wildlife make good neighbors — rather than bare dirt and fences.”
How about you? Does the removal of animal habitat from the edges of spinach fields make you feel more confident as a buyer? Or just more frustrated at the environmental cost of your purchases?
Pesticide, schmesticide
The USDA kills its national survey of pesticide use
June 3, 2008
The USDA announced recently that it plans to quit publishing its national survey tracking pesticide use. The federal agency will thereby save itself $8 million — and leave the rest of us in the dark when it comes to finding out which chemicals are used where, on what, and in which quantities.
Fermentation ‘webinar’
Sign up for a two-day class
June 2, 2008
Fermentation and DIY-foods expert Sandor Ellix Katz is planning to give a two-day fermentation seminar online. The June 7-8 “webinar” will cover such foods as sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, kefir, and sourdough, among others. Cost? Sixty bucks — but that gets you a DVD recording of the entire thing afterwards.
Shrinking food
Why food ‘releases’ when done
June 2, 2008
On Bitten, his New York Times blog, Mark Bittman recently posted about the scientific mystery of why food releases naturally from a hot pan when it’s just cooked enough. A searing steak lifts up, a loaf of bread pops out. He calls on Harold McGee for the one-word answer: shrinkage. Presto!
Meat product
Lab-grown meat
May 30, 2008
As National Public Radio reported recently, it is now officially possible to grow meat in a lab instead of, you know, on a living animal. It’s not quite at the level of, say, a grass-fed steak — and maybe it never will be. But those concerned about the ethics of eating meat and the environmental degradation of factory farms are pleased.
Search party
Online recipe-finding made easy
May 29, 2008
Food Blog Search culls recipes from food blogs. »
A whole lot of innocence
The Rachael Ray/Dunkin’ Donuts brouhaha
May 29, 2008
Yesterday the Epicurious blog reported that Dunkin’ Donuts had pulled an ad featuring celebrity chef Rachael Ray after a conservative blogger claimed she was wearing a kaffiyeh — the traditional headscarf of Palestinian nationalists (think Yasser Arafat). A commenting fury ensued on Epicurious, the Accidental Hedonist, and The Jew and the Carrot. Finally, today’s Oregonian raised another issue about the ad: Why was Ray standing in front of the Oregon state capitol building, especially since Dunkin’ Donuts has closed its West Coast shops?
Milk cartons
How organic is that milk?
May 29, 2008
From the reliable Tom Philpott at Grist comes a story on why the organic label is misleading — in this case, on milk. It’s a thorough look at just how that carton of “organic” milk is really produced.
Tune in to your local computer
Graham Kerr teaches cooking online
May 28, 2008
The “Galloping Gourmet” is back. »
The sticking point of nonstick
Everybody’s got a little PFOA in their blood
May 28, 2008
As easy as it is to cook with, we’ve known about the sketch factor of nonstick coatings for years now — in a word, they’re toxic. Recently the Ethicurean posted a run-down of all the reasons why, yet again, we shouldn't use Teflon-coated pans. Want a little alphabet soup? The baddie chemical in the stuff goes by the acronym PFOA.
How to get your husband to cook
Jamie Oliver’s not-so-subtle advice to women
May 28, 2008
Jamie Oliver has gotten some attention this week for advising heterosexual women to withhold sex unless their partners learn to cook:
“Men are driven by sex,” the celebrity chef said this weekend at the annual Hay-on-Wye festival. “So the best way for women to get their men into the kitchen would be to stop having sex with them until they start to cook.”
A new twist on the old adage of “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” perhaps? But what interested us even more was his suggestion that the British government introduce a separate ministry of food. Sound familiar?
Safe catches
Gourmet’s seafood guide
May 28, 2008
Seafood is a never-ending source of confusion for today’s food shopper. On the one hand, we want to eat more of it because it’s rich in omega-3s, but on the other, many fisheries are failing, and the last thing we want to do is contribute to the problem. Gourmet’s Guide to Buying Sustainable Seafood may help. For greater detail yet, look to the IACP Cookbook of the Year, Fish Forever.
Department of food
Kitchen cabinet?
May 28, 2008
Oregonian associate editor and sometimes-restaurant-reviewer David Sarasohn argues for a new Cabinet-level position — for food.
Maybe it’s time to carve food policy out of the Department of Agriculture, which is understandably focused on farming and rural issues. Just as education and transportation got their own departments when they became major federal concerns, food is grabbing more and more federal focus, and we need to manage it better.
Is it just us, or does this strike you as a brilliant idea? Can we nominate Michael Pollan?
A seasonal produce map
Epicurious’s new toy
May 27, 2008
Eager to eat locally grown produce, but aren’t sure what’s ripe when? Use Epicurious’s new seasonal ingredient map, which lists produce by month and state, including ingredient info and recipes. The map is a nifty solution if you can’t get out to the farmers’ market for yourself to see what’s in store.
Links on the grill
Memorial Day weekend recipes
May 23, 2008
A trio of meat, poultry, and seafood recipes for the grill. »
Of wreckage and noodles
A Western reporter witnesses incredible loss — and kindness
May 23, 2008
An emotional account of a Reuters reporter’s trip to China in the wake of last week’s earthquake — “At quake center, they fed me noodles” — underscores how entrenched food and hospitality are in China, even in desperate times.
Bee good
The Great Sunflower Project
May 23, 2008
Join the more than 30,000 other people who’ve volunteered with the Great Sunflower Project, and do your part to help researchers understand the challenges pollinators face. What are you signing up for, exactly? Planting sunflowers, then spending just a little time observing bees at work and recording your data.
Meat smarts
Advice for the omnivore
May 23, 2008
It’s a meat-up at Chow this week. The site offers 10 good ideas for meat-eaters, plus video tips on buying, storing, and cooking beef.
Downer cows will be banned from the food supply
USDA announces a ban plan
May 22, 2008
According to the Washington Post, the USDA will no longer allow any downer cattle to be slaughtered for food — not even those with broken legs, as are currently allowed under some circumstances. It’s unclear when the ban will take effect.
Saving the edible planet
Protect something by eating it
May 22, 2008
Gary Paul Nabhan and Slow Food do their thing. »
Locavore dough
More money for small farmers?
May 21, 2008
The magazine Businessweek has discovered the locavore movement. There’s money in them thar farmhills.
Land wars
Locally farmed food is hard to produce cheaply
May 21, 2008
For all you city slickers who like buying local food at urban farmers’ markets, this Seattle P-I story about the rising cost of farmland is timely. The sum-up? Preserving farmland near cities that could be more profitably turned into, say, McMansion developments ain’t easy.
How to make mayonnaise
And pots de creme
May 21, 2008
Chef, author, and blogger Michael Ruhlman posts today on how to make mayonnaise: yolks, lemon juice, salt, and oil. Craving chocolate with your egg yolks instead? Blogger Ree (at Confessions of a Pioneer Woman) walks us through how to make pots de crème — and, for those with limited French, gives a helpful pronunciation guide. (Hint: It’s not “pawts deh creem.”)
Changing habits
Generic grocery brands lure penny-pinchers
May 21, 2008
If you’re gonna buy packaged food, here’s how to save. »
Hidden trans fats
Beware packaged foods
May 21, 2008
Trans fats just aren’t good for you. In fact, they’re really bad. Check out this list (via Slashfood) of common packaged foods that contain — surprise! — trans fats, even if the nutrition labels list the trans-fat amounts as “zero grams.”
Mushroom love
One cook advises us not to bother eating raw mushrooms
May 20, 2008
Like Helen Rennie, our former Front Burner columnist, we love mushrooms. (OK, one of us thinks mushrooms are as appealing to eat as old socks, but he’s in the minority.) Raw mushrooms, though, aren’t the stuff our fungi dreams are made on. And Helen agrees; check out today's post on her blog about cooking fungi.
Costly food
How much more are you spending on groceries this year?
May 20, 2008
We all know grocery prices have gone up, but just how much? Although prices vary a lot (eggs are up 28 percent; bacon prices have hardly risen), the average is about 10 percent over last year, according to the folks on NPR’s “Day to Day.” That’s the biggest increase since 1990. Although milk prices may be falling, experts are predicting that others will remain at current levels — or go higher.
Toast with the most?
Please advise: Useful gadget or waste of space?
May 20, 2008
Someone we know (in fact, someone in this very office) has his eye on this egg and muffin toaster. Have you used one? Is it worth buying?
Should you cook that spinach?
Bottom line: Eat more vegetables, more often
May 20, 2008
How (or if) you cook vegetables makes a big difference in the nutritional punch they pack — so says an article in today’s New York Times. Although processing and cooking your veg is usually beneficial, with regard to some nutrients it’s not. The bottom line? Eat a variety of cooked and raw vegetables — every day.
Food offerings
Practice restraint when feeding saddened friends
May 19, 2008
Do you have a neighbor, colleague, or other friend who’s ill or grieving? A writer on the Jew and the Carrot offers some sage advice for bringing food to your friend’s household. As one commenter pointed out, these tips could also help out people feeding new parents.
A roasted pepper how-to
Much better than peppers in a jar
May 19, 2008
Tonight we’re roasting peppers, thanks to Luisa, the Wednesday Chef. She’s put up a step-by-step tutorial on roasting them to perfection — and then adding parsley, capers, olive oil, and salt to turn them into a luscious-sounding side.
Food waste
A recent article lays out the math on the topic
May 19, 2008
Although the statistics are based on a study that’s more than 10 years old, they still stagger the mind: Americans waste approximately 27 percent of all the food we produce, according to an article yesterday in the New York Times. That’s roughly a pound per day per American. Hard to imagine? Truly vivid is the photograph that goes with the story. Bonus: Quotes by Jon Bloom, who wrote on food waste for Culinate.
Eat right and save the planet
The difference less meat might make
May 19, 2008
The less-meat diet. »
Making pig tails
And we don’t mean pigtails
May 16, 2008
Today on Serious Eats, there’s a how-to about preparing pigs’ tails à la Fergus Henderson. It’s a multi-step process involving braising and roasting, but fortunately the post has lots of helpful, um, details for all you nose-to-tail eaters out there.
Mark Bittman, movie star
Three online videos
May 16, 2008
Bittman serious, whimsical, and parodied. »
Some more s’mores
Camping’s most popular dessert
May 15, 2008
The sweet sandwich gets the fancy and not-so-fancy treatment. »
Market time
Questions for farmers
May 14, 2008
What to ask at the farmers’ market and how to help farmers survive. »
Eat your heart out
Can cooking inspire romance?
May 13, 2008
A reality TV show puts singles in the kitchen. »
CAFO paper pushing
New reports on feedlot economics
May 12, 2008
The Ethicurean parses it all for you. »
‘The Secret Landscape of Food’
A day in the life of vegetables in the garden
May 9, 2008
Filmmaker Matt Giraud creates a paean to vegetables. »
Mom’s day treats
Cook brunch, or just lavish your mom with gifts
May 8, 2008
Recipes and gadgets for Mom on the Web. »
Almost a Farm Bill?
The president threatens a veto
May 6, 2008
The President and Congress are nearing agreement on the Farm Bill. Ka-ching! »
Mother’s milk
How important are good bacteria, anyway?
May 5, 2008
Maybe drinking raw milk isn’t the best way to boost our immune systems. Or maybe it is. »
Overlooked greens
Save those vegetable leaves
May 2, 2008
Eat the leaves as well as the vegetables. »
Missing: James Beard
Is he a forgotten character?
May 1, 2008
James Beard’s philosophy about cooking has been absorbed into the nation’s food know-how. »
Cash cow?
Soy moves into Vermont
April 29, 2008
A dairy state gets beany — but has the soy industry peaked? »
The air we breathe
Can pollution make you fat?
April 28, 2008
Endocrine disruptors may plump you up. »
Bovine byproducts
A video of one dairy’s effort to convert waste into power
April 25, 2008
Turning cow manure into electricity. »
Jonesing for cupcakes
Little cupcakes everywhere
April 24, 2008
Big or small, fancy or plain, you can get (or make) all kinds of cupcakes these days. »
Shopping solutions
Strategies for stretching your food dollar
April 23, 2008
Food costs more these days. Here’s how to spend less. »
Sourdough made simple
How to make your own starter
April 22, 2008
Get that homemade bread going with a boosted starter. »
The new low-carb diet
April 22 is Low Carbon Diet Day
April 21, 2008
How much carbon dioxide are you responsible for? »
Bonfire of the vanities
‘Vanity Fair’ goes green and snubs Monsanto
April 17, 2008
Monsanto products are everywhere. »
Controversial baby food
Non-natural omega-3s and omega-6s
April 16, 2008
Is your organic infant formula toxic? »
America’s favorite pastime
Baseball and bad food
April 15, 2008
Greasy fare’s the norm at ballparks. »
Foreign seeds
Think outside the nursery
April 14, 2008
Buy your unusual seeds at the grocery store. »
Food, movement, and music
Now showing
April 11, 2008
These films feature Deborah Madison, dairy farmers, and a vegetable orchestra. »
Nuts to that
How bees affect California’s almond industry
April 7, 2008
Will colony collapse disorder affect almond prices? »
Chicken run
Free-range chickens hit the small screen
April 4, 2008
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall chickens out. »
The 99-cent dinner
How healthy are dollar stores?
April 3, 2008
Picking and choosing between canned goods. »
Fake food
Celebrate April Fool’s Day with food that fools the eye
April 1, 2008
Pseudo eggs, fries, meat loaf, and more. »
Good fortune
A picaresque book explores Chinese food around the world
March 31, 2008
Yes, fortune cookies are Japanese. »
Stinging soup
Nettles and other wild spring plants are here
March 28, 2008
Pick nettles, watercress, ramps, and other foragable foods. »
Can you hear me now?
Noisy restaurants deafen diners
March 26, 2008
Eating space, or factory floor? »
Attack of the edible insects
They’re everywhere — and good for you, too
March 24, 2008
Cheap and chewy protein. »
Fried-dough feast
Forget Easter brunch; have a doughnut party instead
March 21, 2008
Time to make the doughnuts. »
Stuff rich people like
When will good food be the norm for everyone?
March 20, 2008
A new blog pokes fun at elitism. »
No more fish
Salmon fisheries due to close on West Coast
March 18, 2008
But that ain’t stopping some. »
Hangover time
Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with a PDX cocktail
March 17, 2008
It’s better to smoke that tobacco than drink it. »
Clean water act
The Tap Project encourages diners to share the water wealth
March 14, 2008
Eat out March 16-22 and donate cash for your tap water. »
The Obamas go organic
Political passion — for food
March 13, 2008
Michelle Obama ponders her plate. »
Cute cupcakes
New ways to line your muffin tins
March 12, 2008
Ditch the paper liners for fun wrappers. »
Food prices on the up and up
Even U.S. food ain’t so cheap anymore
March 11, 2008
Supply and demand means not enough bread to go around. »
Farmer in the red
He was just trying to grow vegetables
March 4, 2008
U.S. farm policy makes it tough for a farmer to grow vegetables on land designated for corn. »
Are you immune?
The latest food trend: immunity-enhancing edibles
March 3, 2008
Eat the whole foods, but maybe not the martinis. »
Rascally rabbit
The Easter bunny doesn’t have to be hollow and chocolate
February 29, 2008
Real rabbits vs. chocolate bunnies. »
Feed a cold . . .
Eat the cure for what ails you
February 28, 2008
Chicken soup for the cold-frazzled soul. »
Gone bananas
The differences between conventional and organic bananas
February 27, 2008
Size. And health. »
Big feet
Food miles, carbon footprints, big confusion
February 26, 2008
The big picture behind food miles. »
Bugged out
Rich in protein and crunch, easy on the wallet and the planet — why don’t we eat more insects?
February 25, 2008
Grasshopper quesadilla, anyone? »
Designer mitts
Potholders go from frump to fashion
February 21, 2008
Get your style on in the kitchen. »
Code orange
Statement cooking
February 20, 2008
Not wild about China’s human-rights violations? Go orange in protest. »
Beef recall: A new chapter in an unappetizing saga
Millions of pounds of beef — much of it already eaten — is recalled
February 18, 2008
Two years’ worth of beef is recalled by a California company. »
Trans fat-free Nutella
Homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread
February 13, 2008
For Valentine’s Day, enjoy this Italian favorite without the guilt. »
The perfect crumb
Why you shouldn’t skimp on sifting
February 12, 2008
Tips for producing the best baked goods. »
Food on campaign
It ain’t easy being political
February 11, 2008
Who’s the best food-aware presidential candidate? »
Smitten with Bitten
We’re excited about this new blog
February 8, 2008
Mark Bittman’s new blog looks at more than easy recipes. »
Whiskey and rye
Whatever happened to rye whiskey?
February 8, 2008
Artisanal booze makes a comeback. »
The GMO sugar beet
Growing near us, alas
February 7, 2008
Genetically modified beet sugar, coming soon to a store near you? »
Swine of the times
A mysterious disease afflicts slaughterhouse workers
February 5, 2008
Don’t inhale. »
Hormone-free milk
The Pennsylvania fight over milk labels
February 4, 2008
A confusing label, or not? »
Shiny happy crops
Light-reflective crops keep the planet cooler
February 1, 2008
Bounce that sunlight back out into space. »
Beef pulled from school-lunch programs
Incriminating (and appalling) animal-abuse video released
January 31, 2008
Would you let your kid eat a sick cow? »
Sharing extra grub
Gleaners broaden the meaning of “leftovers”
January 28, 2008
Getting food to those who need it. »
Culinary destiny
What do our cultural roots have to do with obesity?
January 25, 2008
Maybe you can go home again. »
Greens by the book — and by the video
Can you relate to Cookus Interruptus?
January 24, 2008
An unglamorous cooking show. »
Cooking in schools
Should this, too, be a required course?
January 23, 2008
In Britain, cookery classes will be compulsory. »
The chemical brothers
The human body is full of them
January 23, 2008
We all stash industrial toxins in our fat tissue. »
Whole Foods nixes plastic grocery bags
Get used to bringing your own bags
January 22, 2008
They’ll still give you paper bags, though. »
Party pieces
How to care for Grandma’s silver and china
January 22, 2008
Be nice, and you can pass it all on to your own grandkids. »
Empty waters
The consequences of global overfishing
January 21, 2008
A new twist on African exploitation. »
Sizzle time
Cooking vegetables isn’t so bad for them after all
January 18, 2008
Heat is complicated. »
Water by the numbers
Pick your plastic bottle based on its recycling number
January 17, 2008
1, 2, 5, or 7? »
FDA approves food from cloned animals
Your meat and milk may one day be cloned
January 15, 2008
Cow-shing! »
Fast foodies
The Brits love grease even more than Americans
January 15, 2008
And the French shun the stuff. »
Chocolate pots
Pudding in a jar
January 14, 2008
With real chocolate or white, try these classic French desserts. »
Test kitchen
Sign up to field-test a new cookbook
January 11, 2008
Love Asian food? Volunteer to try these recipes. »
“Food trumps politics any day!”
Carol Moseley Braun wants all Americans to have access to pure food
January 9, 2008
Grist interviews the former U.S. senator about her organic-foods company. »
DIY dinner
Why hunters are the original locavores
January 8, 2008
Hunted venison, or feedlot cow? Your choice. »
New for 2008
Things about food we didn’t know last year
January 8, 2008
The BBC entertains us with a list of new facts. »
The heat is on
Learn how to control heat in the kitchen
January 7, 2008
Use heat appropriately and your food will sing instead of just sizzle. »
There’s food, and then there’s food
An eater’s manifesto
January 4, 2008
Michael Pollan wants you to eat better. »
Baby on board
‘Baby-led weaning’ may make dinnertime easier for tots and parents
January 3, 2008
Encouraging kids to eat like adults. »
Hot chocolate, in the cup and out
Cocoa for drinking and metaphors
January 2, 2008
Make your own and ponder the meaning of mini-marshmallows. »
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