From the monthly archives: May 2009
Until I started receiving local British vegetables through my organic veg box scheme, I had only ever purchased cauliflower as a large white vegetable swaddled in crinkly translucent plastic at the supermarket. However, this week’s veg bag came with a huge green lump about the size and weight of a dodgeball. [...]
Continue Reading →The chemical giant Bayer — the same Bayer which brought you aspirin, heroin and mustard gas, and currently manufactures a wide variety of pesticides, herbicides, polyurethanes and other questionable chemicals — has wrapped their toxic fingers around our rice.
This is nothing new. The company’s glufosinate-resistant LL62 genetically modified rice isn’t commercially grown, [...]
Continue Reading →In one more laughable act, the FDA recently sent a warning letter to popular cereal maker General Mills to discuss the drug they manufacture. You know, that donut-shaped drug you can pop by the handful:
Based on claims made on your product’s label, we have determined that your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain [...]
Continue Reading →Wendell Berry once proclaimed: “Eating is an agricultural act.” In this spirit, recipes can serve a broader purpose than just a means to filling our stomachs at mealtime. Think of recipes as edible blueprints for change. Think of the whole culinary process, from ingredient selection to end result, as an opportunity to showcase how [...]
Continue Reading →Of the adjectives used to describe gluten-free baked goods, the word “fluffy” rarely makes the cut. Heavy, solid, crumbly, dry — yes, any and all of those. Those of us living sans gluten have gotten used to the slice-and-toast routine when it comes to wheatless breads. Fresh-out-of-the-oven-fluffy has all but vanished from [...]
Continue Reading →Women experiencing menopause and peri-menopause often wonder if there is anything they can do alleviate their symptoms naturally. Hot flashes, headaches, mood swings, weight gain, fatigue, sleepless nights and decreased libido are some common symptoms that can be reduced by some simple diet and lifestyle changes. With all the debates on hormone replacement, isn’t [...]
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