Archives for February, 2008
So you have this can of wild-caught pacific yellow-fin tuna, and you wanna eat some with mayo, on white bread. We’ll talk about the white bread later (DON’T DO IT!) but for now, let’s talk about Mayonnaise.
We live in a strange world. Other animals look around and sniff, exploring to see what’s good to eat. Humans read. We read packages, recipes, magazine articles, and books to tell us what to eat. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could eat more like the other creatures, by listening to our bodies and following [...]
Peanut Butter. I knew a man once who thought it was cruel to make kids eat “natural” peanut butter. It tasted funny! If you have a family that thinks this, don’t worry. You don’t have to feed them high fructose corn syrup and mysterious other ingredients.
Did you ever wonder why you’ll run across a spiritual teacher who clearly has genuine insight, and then as you get to know them you’ll find attachments and judgements that are almost shocking? I don’t know about you, but I’ve even wondered that about myself. I “get it,” and yet I find myself judging, becoming [...]
Would your grandmother recognize the food you eat? In In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, Michael Pollan takes a look at what’s happened to America’s food in the past 100 years, and provides a clear explanation of industrial food, where it came from, and what we need to do about it.
I love this “rice cooker.” The first time I heard about rice cookers, I thought the idea was silly. Why would I want a separate appliance on my counter, just to cook rice? But when I got one as a gift (see it at Amazon: -> snazzy Zojirushi rice cooker) I changed my mind completely. [...]
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