Well, not really. But Kat James’ The Truth About Beauty: Transform Your Looks and Your Life from the Inside Out is bound to appeal primarily to women.
I consider myself a rather staunch feminist, but one of my greatest pleasures is reading beauty tips and browsing makeup stores. I also love typical Martha Stewart […]

The following is a guest post from Grocery Goddess, budding Ethicurean and friend o’ Omniwhore. She writes about a true omnivore’s dilemma — what to do about a teen eating machine.

Nothing is quite so intimidating as having an Ethicurean in the house when you are unloading the groceries.
You see, Omniwhore recently left her cell […]

I’ve made some discoveries recently.
First of all — I am not as good at pies as Man of La Muncha is. And the photos of the pies aren’t as good as his either. Damn that Man of La Muncha for raising the bar on pies.
Fine, he had one that looked like Mr. Yuck […]

Dairy Queen and I were recently talking about the delicateness of conveying Ethicurean views to friends who are not as focused on their food. We don’t, after all, want to be pushy or preachy.
In a sense, this is part of a larger anxiety in America right now about sincerity. Politically and spiritually, the climate is […]

Last Thursday, E. Ho and I took an unflinching look at the ingredients of the food in our cupboard.
Well, we maybe flinched a little. I’m not saying all of the foods pictured here are bad for you.
It’s just impossible to tell if they’re bad for you.

Inspired by the documentary Future of Food, which focuses on […]

Folks in Austin are cordially invited to a tour of the Food You Can Trust farm. Meet Chickenman, Chickenwoman, Elsa the Tour Guide and Baby John, and get some eggs and milk, and some grass-fed beef as well. If you’ve been reading about Ethicurean hero Chickenman and his farm, then you know how lucky we […]

If you watched the Future of Food (see Corn Maven’s review), chances are you found yourself tearing up over the plight of Percy Schmeiser, the independent farmer who was sued by GM corporation goliath, Monsanto.

Not GM as in General Motors, although in my opinion their practices are just as horrifying. Monsanto is GM as in […]

Would you like to go on a Very Ethicurean culinary adventure? Try eating food from the farm, at the farm — it can’t get much more local than that!
Outstanding in the Field North American farm tour is coming to Boggy Creek Farm in Austin, TX, on Sunday, September 24. Farmers Larry Butler and Carol Ann […]

“No animal understands its relationship to the farmer like a cow does.” Chickenman and I are walking Pepper back to the pasture — she hopped the fence in order to be near her calf, Creampuff, who was at a neighbor’s house. All night long they were mooing at each other. When asked why Creampuff ran […]

I snagged these gorgeous peppers from Scott Arbor Farm, a family farm located in Seguin, about 50 miles south of Austin. I always make a beeline to their stand at the downtown Austin Farmer’s Market. According to their website, they have been farming organically at the same location for 32 years. They were organic when […]

E. I. Ho and I had a wonderful time visiting the Northwest last week. We went to Seattle and then took the train to Vancouver to visit some friends. Both locations were crazy rich with wonderful local food.
Not to be Mistress of the Obvious here, but rain really does good things for local harvest choices. […]

It sucks when it is 107 degrees in Austin, especially if you’re farming.
I thought I was going to die.  I got there around 7am, and in about an hour it was at that point where the sun was uncomfortably hot on my face and arms.  I fed and watered the chickens, removed fencing, and helped […]

I’m a little shocked by my newest role as a “great cook.”
I’ve always done more mixing than cooking. Pour something out of a box and add water or cream of mushroom soup. Heat. Stir occasionally.
With the bulk of my shopping taking place at farms and farmer’s markets, I find myself not only cooking more real […]

I was really nervous when I got squirted in the eye by a jalapeno pepper.
Before last week, I didn’t even know I was supposed to use latex gloves while slicing up the li’l buggers. I was making jalapeno poppers from the peppers I got at the South Austin Farmer’s Market. The poppers were alright, if […]

Ethicurean question of the day: Should omnivores have to kill their own meat?

Vegetarians have long used the question as part of an argument for a green diet. “If you can’t kill it yourself, then you shouldn’t eat it.” Of course, their gamble is that you won’t say, “Why yes, I think I should have to […]