Last spring, the Butter Bitch and I received a number of gift cards for Bed, Bath & Beyond. We have been together for thirteen years and have a fairly complete kitchen, plus we got a bunch of gifts when we tied the knot, so we weren’t sure what to buy with the cards. […]
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Organic, Inc. - A Cheeto by Any Other Name
The book Organic, Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew by Samuel Fromartz is a timely companion piece to Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. While they both touch on the commercial aspects of Big Organic (using Earthbound Farm and Cascadian as examples), Fromartz focuses much more on the overall organic picture, from its […]
Foraging at home
I’ve read the foraging exploits of the other Ethicureans with some jealousy, but our CSA box has kept us too busy to roam the neighborhood for ripening fruit. There are cherry trees 4 blocks west of us, but we haven’t walked past them since the cherry blossoms started decorating the sidewalks and streets with […]
The Jungle at 100, the U.S. at 230
Eleven score and ten years ago today, a formal declaration was ratified by the Continental Congress that began the imperfect continuing experiment in democracy that is our United States.
At three different points in U.S. history, Congress has passed laws restricting the ability of citizens to criticize the government generally, or criticize the Congress and the […]
I have a bone to pick with Julie Powell
Eggs in aspic. “Bitch Rice.” Live lobster, split and grilled. Those are just a few of the things Julie Powell cooked in Julie and Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, and 1 tiny apartment kitchen. This book came out last year but I just bought it as a remainder and devoured it over a few nights.
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