Just wondering....great book! Loved the piece in it about farmers who practice sustainable farming, keeping everything in balance. They feed their animals properly (grasses, etc.) versus corn, and how this in turn has tons of health benefits for us (omega 3 & omega 6 fats in proper balance, etc.). Not to mention the benefits of keeping everything in balance has on the environment. No run off of too much fertilizer, nor too much cow sh** seeping into the ground and water supply, etc. Really… Continue

Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist, has a wonderful piece on English food at this link: http://web.mit.edu/krugman/www/mushy.html. If you've ever wondered about mushy peas . . .

I try to keep this site light but there is an issue I feel I must address. The talk show circuit lately has played host to a clique of doomsayers who are out peddling their gold Krugerrands, 50 gallon drums of freeze dried food and other survivalist supplies by playing on peoples fears and foretelling a total collapse of the food supply, among other horrors. They also…

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I was going to write a fascinating piece on organic caviar farming but business has been very good and I'm too tired. I can't let my friends down however so I have gone the route of cheap thrills and even resorted to a dog photos always a hit with this crowd. So here we go, presenting



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Doing a Goggle search for a varietal Italian onion I stumbled upon a highly entertaining and informative blog maintained by a young woman named Rachael. I don't think she is a professional chef but she sure is a foodie and her site is full of great recipes and "on point' observations on the food scene. I am going to try one of her recipes at home tonight , a pasta dish made with lemoncello liqueur and chilies she calls "lemon Fire Pasta" and I bet I incorporate one or two of her ideas into our… Continue