I’m sick of hearing about peanut recalls. Aren’t you? Well, it turns out that nothing in this bright world of ours is safe from contamination — not even potatoes. The culprit? A wiley little bacteria called listeria. You know, the same pathogen they use to frighten us into cooking all our food. Everything must be cooked, say the food scientists. Nothing consumed raw. No raw milk. No raw vegetables. No soft cheeses. No sushi or smoked salmon.
Cookbook Giveaway!
Okay. Now for some really exciting news. Drew over at How To Cook Like Your Grandmother has created an all-new, color, illustrated version of his cookbook. And he’s giving away three copies! Drew is the guy who taught me how to render beef tallow (among many other interesting and handy kitchen skills I didn’t pick…
Good Fat, Bad Fat — A Video Tutorial
When I tell people about my diet, they smile and nod through just about every detail. Oh, you make your own condiments? Great. You cook everything from scratch? Great. You source local, organic vegetables and meats? Great. When I tell them I cook with animal fats — lots of animal fats — I lose them….
Interview with Sherri Brooks Vinton
An eater, Real Food advocate, and co-author of The Real Food Revival, Sherri Brooks Vinton is the kind of woman who makes my heart happy. And (wonder of wonders!) she actually agreed to let me interview her.
Another killer reason to avoid packaged foods
Mercury is a neurological toxin. It’s not safe in any quantities. And a study published yesterday in the scientific journal, Environmental Health, found that mercury is present in 50% of commercially available High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) thanks to a production method that involves using mercury-contaminated caustic soda to separate the corn starch from the kernel.
Sugar Answers
I asked, and you answered. And, Jenny was right. I’m trixy. The truth is, there is no commercially available crystallized raw sugar. Anywhere. Here’s what was in the photos! OPTION 1: Florida Crystals Organic Evaporated Cane Juice OPTION 2: Sucanat OPTION 3: Turbinado Brown Sugar OPTION 4: Sugar in the Raw The closest thing to…
Will the Real Raw Sugar Please Stand Up?
Labels are deceptive. I was in the grocery store yesterday — in the sugar aisle. Of 5 products claiming to be natural, raw sugar, exactly ZERO actually were! Now, I know we’re supposed to avoiding sweeteners altogether. When I get a hankerin’ for sweets, I usually grab a fruit or — I kid you not…
More Advantages of Grass-Fed Beef
Yes, there are health benefits to eating grass-fed beef. But there are other advantages as well. For example, rotating cattle through pastures by allowing them to intensively graze on young, shooting grass builds an inch of fertile top soil every year! That’s because grass grows down as well as up. When a cow walks by…
Mark Bittman Says Food Matters
The U.S. is arguably the richest country in the world, but we rank only 45th in the world in terms of life expectancy. Why is that? In this interview clip, Mark Bittman, author of Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating, reminds us that 20 years ago, we spent 17% of our income on food…
Michael Pollan: On Traditional Food Cultures
Here’s a gem of an interview with Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, in which he talks about the wisdom of traditional food cultures and what practical advice we can glean from them. Enjoy!