In an effort to understand labels on food, which one must admit has become quite confusing (‘cage-free,’ ‘free-range,’ ‘pasture-raised’ –what’s the difference?), I came across the Humane Society‘s webpage. Factory Farming is one of their campaigns and they have a page that explains what the rules and regulations are for specific food labeling. What is [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Labels: What do they mean?
Posted in ethics, food labels on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Weekend Brunch: Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms
Posted in brunch, ethics, Local on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There is something so appealing about weekend brunch. It’s wonderful to sit down to a leisurely meal, still in pajama bottoms, drinking fresh coffee with cream and brown sugar (as we do at our house), and read the paper, talk, or surf the Internet on our laptops (as we do at our house). Cauli and [...]
Make Your Own: Butter
Posted in butter, Local on July 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There was an article in the New York Times recently about making your own butter. I thought this was a great idea as Cauliflower and I don’t use much butter, and it would be fun to make it ourselves in small batches (and, okay, it would be fun to smugly point out at a dinner [...]
Plum Welcome
Posted in dessert, Local on July 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For the inauguration of my food blog, I’m featuring a plum clafoutis. Why? Because I made one. And that right there is the purpose of this blog. After reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,my focus on food became sharper. The idea of the slow food movement and a thoughtful and ethical approach to food appealed to me [...]
