Recipes
Eat Like Erlingur
They live on a volcanic island just outside the Arctic Circle, but Icelanders as a group are some of the happiest (despite some long, dark
As Seen on TV!
Latest shocker in the news: Foods advertised on television are bad for you. I think we already knew this, right? But now it’s official. According
Summer’s Here and It Tastes Delicious
To me, summer feels like it’s really, finally here when the market is overflowing with tomatoes that actually look like tomatoes — instead of those
You Can’t Scare Me, Organic Box
Our first box from Door-To-Door Organics arrived yesterday. This is a cool service that delivers a box of assorted produce — all organic but not
Weighty Matters
Our pool opened this weekend. This annual event never fails to give me a touch of anxiety, and this is simply because I am a
Freebird
If I were a Lynyrd Skynrd cover band, this would be my get-out-your-Bic-lighter topic. What’s been most requested by my friends and readers is, What
Basket Case
My first trip to the farmer’s market this spring was, ahem, somewhat fruitless. I bought a few Roma tomatoes and saw (but skipped) some sad-looking
Soup in May
I know I’m not the only one who threw away all my Nalgene bottles, Tupperware, and scraped-up plastic sippy cups a year or two ago,
The Dirty Dozen
Okay, so yesterday’s post was kind of a bummer, right? Sorry about that. Not only do I not want to be a downer, but I
News Flash: Pesticides Aren’t That Good for You After All.
Just last year, the British government’s Food Standards Agency released a huge and widely quoted study review that concluded that organic food is no healthier
The Matrix
A few years ago I was innocently driving my car and listening to NPR when I heard an interview with a man I’d never heard
It’s Just Dinner, Right?
Actually, no. It’s not. And that’s the message I hope to convey with this blog. This is my very first post, by the way. Thanks