Some spell it pastie, some spell it pasty; they’re all delicious in my eyes. I made mine technicolor with the rather untraditional addition of beets: I had one in the back of the fridge that needed using. Just thought I’d share.
In more crimson-colored news, take a look at my new favorite local food (at least [...]
Archive for February, 2007
The Pastie in Question
Posted in cooking on February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Slow Food vs. slow food
Posted in cooking, food systems, work on February 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This might be long, as this post has been a long time in the making. Apologies in advance.
This week I’ve been helping Barb, my MSU boss, prepare for the Choices Conference (irritating pdf link – consider yourself warned) next week. Choices is a food-related conference geared toward dietitians, nutritionists, and health educators in Michigan. It [...]
Dinner: the Personal and the Political
Posted in cooking, food, meat on February 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’d been thinking recently about how exactly my interest in all-things-food-related came about, and I decided it really had a lot to do with cooking. I really didn’t care about food until after I’d dropped out of college after 1 semester. After that, I started working at a restaurant. There, I started as a prep [...]
Ethical Meat
Posted in food systems, meat on February 17, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Cookiecrumb of I’m Mad and I Eat fame brought up a good topic the other day: that of former vegetarians being swayed by humanely-raised-and-processed meats. I’ve seen some of this here in Michigan, though not a lot. I’ve seen more meat eaters switch to ethical meats, however. It raises interesting questions though, and while I’m [...]
On Tofurky
Posted in cooking, farmers' markets, work on February 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In response to my last post, Poet With a Day Job noted that the phenomenon of “real” food masquerading as “fake” food (itself masquesrading as “real” food) is akin to Tofurky. As a vegetarian, this is one of the most common questions I end up fielding over the dinner table: “Why do you guys eat [...]
“Real” Foods, “Real” Cooking
Posted in cooking, muckraking on February 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t watch TV. Much. John leaves the soccer channel on from the minute he gets home until he goes to bed, but I generally ignore it. I never turn the TV on or change the channel myself. The only time I ever sit down with the intent of watching television, I’m at John’s parents’ [...]
Career Indecision
Posted in bio, food systems, work on February 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t written in a bit. I honestly thought I might give this blog up as a waste of time, but it seems a handful of people are interested (more than I’d anticipated they would be) in the things I’m writing about. Food is a pretty hot topic these days, as well it should be. [...]
Knowing What’s Good For You
Posted in cooking, food policy, food systems, nutrition on February 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Anastacia Marx de Salcedo has this to say about Annie’s Homegrown Macaroni and Cheese. She also has the best name ever.
In summary: WTF, hipsters? Don’t you read ingredient labels? Are you naive enough to think that “all natural” has any meaning in the food industry? Because, um, it doesn’t. Processed food with happy bunnies on [...]
