Risotto a go-go
About four years ago, I was laid off from my job during the Great Economic Downturn of 2002. After the requisite month of blind panic, I settled into what I think of now as an unemployed lifestyle; that
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Adding SOLE to your pet’s diet
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Carbon neutrality – the holy grail
The idea of "carbon neutrality", or reducing one's carbon footprint, has been much in the news lately, what with Al Gore's Academy Award win for "An Inconvenient
Currency – the next frontier
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Potatoes as far as the eye can see
First of all, let me state for the record that I love potatoes. LOVE THEM. So much so that Man of La Muncha gives me a hard time about my potato love.
Biodynamic vs. organic
Recently, Man of La Muncha and I have been seeing an increasing number of wines on the shelf of our local grocery store touted as biodynamic--far more
New Year’s Empanadas
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