September 2009
6 posts
The Birth of a Foodie
Dear Readers,
Big changes are coming to my blog. The most important is the the blog is both changing name and locale. I will now edit and contribute to the (tentatively named) Local Flavor section at Wolverine CuiZine. Don’t be afraid to follow me over: the new blog will be just like the old one, but with more stuff! This summer of blogging has been delicious, and so, without further...
A Gentleman's Guide to the Grocery Store
I have a few roommates that are facing a terrible reality for the first time: they must go to the grocery store or they will die of starvation. (Men of 801, this is for you) I faced the same terrible truth last year, so I have a barrage of tips and tricks for anyone who has never shopped for their own survival.
First, a step-by-step guide to the grocery store process. All grocery stores are...
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10% off for Students with ID at the People's Food...
Try the Zucchini Nut muffin with a Roos Roast espresso. It’s the kind of breakfast that can cure a bad morning.
If you’ve never been, the Food Co-op is on 4th between Ann and Catherine. It’s the closest grocery to campus and the prices are great.
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Chiles rellenos from the Paupered Chef →
These chiles rellenos look like they taste extraordinary. Somebody make them for me, please. I don’t think I can handle a recipe that makes a good chef say:
“Had the process not taken hours, nearly frazzled my nerves, and been fraught with so much failure, I might think about making it again.”
August 2009
14 posts
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Back from the dead, blogging
After a short and homeless hiatus, I’m back to the blog and I have a ton of events and recipes to dish out over the next few weeks. First up is a film screening:
Come to Michigan Theater next Thursday for a film screening hosted by Slow Food Huron Valley. If you are new to the Slow Food movement, it began in 1986 in Rome when Carlo Petrini created an organization to resist the opening of...
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Wild things eat too…
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Certified Organic: meaningless? (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The USDA has just announced an official audit of its National Organic Program (NOP). What an accomplishment for the great art of complaining! (via The Daily Green)
An article from last month in the Washington Post casts doubt on the integrity of federal organic certification. From that article:
Three years ago, U.S. Department of Agriculture employees determined that synthetic...
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Serious Green: 10 Cheap & Green Kitchen Tips →
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Here is an NPR interview with Michael Pollan who...
July 2009
16 posts
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“The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
– G.K. Chesterton
Michigan's Superfruit: the Sour Cherry
Reading through the blogs yesterday, I saw this article about Michigan’s superfruit, the tart (or sour) cherry. Late July is cherry harvesting season, and 70-75% of America’s tart cherries are produced in Michigan (from the MDA).
Sour cherries are bursting with nutritional value. From the LA Times:
Tart cherries are rich in anthocyanins, antioxidant compounds that are also found...
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Starbucks experiments with 'debranded' stores in...
The Starbucks Corporation, a brand that has become synonymous with gourmet coffee drinks, has become so large that the ubiquity of its shops is actually hurting its image. In cities where a Starbucks can be found on almost every corner (check your Starbucks density), the corporation hopes that removing the green logo from their shops will encourage consumers to drink more Starbucks coffee. The...
nutritionista:
Get the Most Nutrition from Your...
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Attention Seafood Lover: Beware of "Traitor"... →
In a recent Greenpeace survey of the environmental friendliness of leading U.S. seafood retailers, Trader Joe’s was “the worst performing national seafood retailer” on the list. Each retailer was ranked in four categories; Trader Joe’s score card is abysmal:
Policy - 0
“Trader Joe’s does not have a sustainable seafood policy.”
Initiatives - 0
“Trader...
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The 100 easiest, fastest recipes - ever. →
(via recipe-box)
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This is why you're fat .com (UPDATE) →
This terrifying site is overflowing with trans fats and unnatural additives. I can feel my arteries clogging. My favorite? The Potluck Burger. Yummmm.
A burger with sliced hot dogs, potato salad, mac and cheese, tomato, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.
(submitted by Jeeves)
UPDATE:
I’d like to share a comment made about this site by Kellie Carbone, our Healthy Eating and...
Healthy Salad Recipes for Lunch or Dinner →
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Super-Fast, No-Cook Appetizers You Can Make After... →
NPR's Top 10 Reasons Why the BMI is Bogus
nutritionista:
[Ed. Note: I think it’s okay to use BMI as a ballpark for a target healthy weight range, but it should never be the ONLY factor in determing a goal/healthy weight.]
1. The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be used to indicate the level of fatness in an individual.
The BMI was introduced in the early 19th century by a Belgian named...
Best Green Cleaning Products 2009 →
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Temporary Living Situations: A Review of the Basic...
Emma Christensen at the Kitchn was recently forced to move temporarily into a small apartment with just enough space for the bare kitchen essentials. If this sounds like your permanent living space (I know it describes mine perfectly), take a look at this list of the kitchen essentials she brought along. As you stock your own kitchen, her list might be a good guide.
Emma’s list...
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Largest U.S. Organic Food Brand Abandoning Organic... →
Horizon, a brand known for its organic milk, is labeling new products “natural,” but profiting from consumers’ organic expectations. See why the “natural” label can be misleading.
June 2009
21 posts
The Swedes breed more climate-friendly cattle →
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Save a Stale Baguette, Make Garlic Bread
Baguettes are delicious, but after a day on the counter they are almost inedibly hard. Luckily a day old baguette still makes great garlic bread! Here are two garlic bread options from Simply Recipes. Just cut the amounts down to size. I found about 3tbsp of butter and 1 clove of garlic was just right for one baguette. Add crushed red pepper for some spice!
Ingredients
1 16-ounce loaf...
Q: Aren't organics elitist? People can't buy...
A: I once heard Eric Schlosser answer a similar question aimed at his book, “Fast Food Nation.” He pointed out that social movements have to begin somewhere and that several began with elites but ended up helping the poor and disenfranchised - the civil rights, environmental and women’s movements, for example.
I would add the organic movement to this list. It has already...
Top 5 Ways to Eat a Fried Egg →
I will definitely try the fried egg pizza. Nothing is more satisfying than an unlikely combination of two of my favorite foods.
$10 Meal Ideas →
Do you have a $10 meal of your own?
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Roasted Garlic
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Garlic has a multitude of uses in a simple kitchen: sauteed vegetables, garlic bread, hundreds of sauces and thousands of recipes rely on garlic. An Italian meal without garlic is unthinkable. A head of garlic is cheap (less than a dollar) and, thanks to its pungency, contains a surprising amount of spice. In fact, I often find that its hard to use the...
Westside Farmer's Market
The Westside Farmer’s Market opened last week for the summer and will run every Thursday from 3-7p until September 24 in the parking lot of Zingerman’s Roadhouse.
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Vote for your favorite farmers market →
Are you hopelessly devoted to your farmers market? Vote and your market could win a shipment of free tote bags. Via TreeHugger
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“After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual “food”...”
– Miss Piggy