What’s a locavore to do in the bleak winter? Besides raid the freezer for the last of the pesto and soups and frozen berries?
Turns out, there are a few ways to beat the barren winter and eat well.
All I Want for Christmas is A James Beard Award
Well, guess that’s a lot to ask since I have not published a book yet. I’ll ask Santa for that one next year. I don’t think I stand a chance [ … ]
Forgiveness for a Better Future?
This thought-provoking essay was posted on December 3, by Christopher Bedford of The Center for Economic Security, to a sustainable food email group. I found it compelling as one of [ … ]
‘Tis the Season for Food Donations
Food donations spike during the holidays, but what happens to those cans and boxes after you donate them? Let’s look at the process!
Lunchbox Blahs? Go Global with Vegan Lunchbox Around the World
“Mom, I’m tired of the same thing every day.” My kid is in pre-school. Clearly I have hit a rut with lunch box creativity when the single-least adventurous eating demographic [ … ]
Organic Marin
The September issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition will publish a widely distributed study that contradicts previous research pointing to health benefits of organic over conventional. The release [ … ]
Top Chef Season Six Interview: Chef Preeti Mistry
The next season of Top Chef may just be a little greener when it premieres on August 19 as Chef Preeti Mistry brings a sustainable approach along with her knives [ … ]
Getting Greener with America’s Best BBQ
I come from a “barbecue town.” Correction, I come from, arguably, The Barbecue Capital of the Free World. This is, of course, Kansas City. Now, all of you in Memphis [ … ]
Mid-Week Food Fun
Are you are a blues fan, dig eclectic jazz, or have your iPod memory maxed out? Like food? Ever notice how many songs have food metaphors in them? Ready to [ … ]
Cooking Green: How to Reduce Your “Cookprint”
Move over, Eat Local. Kate Heyhoe challenges us to reduce our other food-related carbon footprint — our “cookprint.” Heyhoe’s latest book, Cooking Green, is based on the idea that how [ … ]
Local Food Movement: Are We There Yet?
Sitting across the breakfast table, and the world’s biggest pancakes ever, from Jeff at Sustainablog, we both nod our heads in an observation — green is only going to work [ … ]
Vegan Soul Kitchen
Just to be transparent here, I am not a vegan. This doesn’t stop me from exploring Bryant Terry’s latest book, Vegan Soul Kitchen. I like the earthy blend of soul [ … ]
Act Now to Make School Lunches Better
No. You don’t have to don a hair net and slop “taco pie” onto plates yourself. But you can take some steps to replace that taco pie with a salad [ … ]