From the monthly archives: August 2008
Fresh sweet corn is one of the highlights of summer.
Crisp, juicy, and sweet, corn has long been a staple of picnics and barbecues. You can fill a bag with corn at the farmers market for cheap, and there is nothing like it.
Too bad we screw it up so often.
At BBQ’s [...]
Continue Reading →Guest contributor Pamela Price is the founder of Red, White & Grew, a blog devoted to “Promoting the Victory Garden Revival and other simple, earth-friendly endeavors as bipartisan, patriotic acts in an age of uncertainty.”
If you’re a full-fledged foodie, then you’re well aware of this weekend’s Slow Food Nation ’08. Sandwiched [...]
Continue Reading →I’m not one to usually pile on the sarcasm when someone is down but it’s no holds barred when it comes to the cult of celebrity. Instead of seeking virtues or talents we have bought into the artificial importance being created by the media in order to promote a product, a person [...]
Continue Reading →We’re starting a new weekly feature at Eat.Drink.Better. It’s called Thrifty Thursdays, and will offer a quick time- or money-saving tip for your kitchen. Eating good food that also has your health and the environment in mind can be time-consuming and expensive, but it doesn’t have to be if you keep small tips like [...]
Continue Reading →Is it a cake, a pie, or a wrongdoing for which a legal claim for damages may be brought? A torte – not to be confused with a legal tort – is a sweet, rich Austrian cream cake covered with nuts or fruits that originated in Austria. This savory version resembles a vegetable [...]
Continue Reading →Plum Creek Mercantileis on to something . . . I am someone who not only packs my own lunch for work everyday, but also still makes lunch (most days) for my remaining teenage daughter who is now a sophomore in high school. I have always regretted the [...]
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Slow Food USA is hosting its first-ever Slow Food Nation convention this weekend in San Francisco, and boy, do I wish I could be there. Not only is San Francisco one of my favorite cities in the world, but the convention which bills itself as “the largest celebration of food [...]
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