Does Eating Organically Produced Local Food Make Me Elitist?

According to Julie Powell, it does. Julie Powell, (the blogger behind the Julie-Julia Project) in her recent New York Times Op-Ed piece entitled, “Don’t Get Fresh With Me,”claims that those who prefer to eat organic, locally grown produce and shop at farmer’s markets for seasonal foods are rich, elitist snobs. Well. Isn’t that special? Let’s […]

Bitty-Wee Courgette

Alright, alright, it’s true. I grew up calling them squash. But, doesn’t courgette sound just the tiniest bit better than–squash? “Squash” sounds icky. “Courgette” sounds classy. By whatever name you call these summer beauties, they are members of the cucurbit family–a wide ranging group of fruiting plants which includes courgette, gourds, pumpkins, melons and cucumbers. […]

Cooking Instincts vs. The Cookbook

It all started, because we ate out at a new, or rather, new-to-us restaurant in town a couple of weeks ago. The food was pretty good, though I really wish that folks in Ohio would learn what al dente means when it comes to cooking pasta, and they had a dessert that sounded delightful–lemon blueberry […]

Meat Comes from Animals: Deal with It, or Eat Vegetables

A week or so ago, I posted a comment on my blog entry entitled “Alice Waters Goes to Washington,” where I noted that people who whine that they “can’t eat meat that looks like it came from an animal” were a hot button for me. It is an issue for many reasons, one of which […]

The Cook Next Door

A meme! I have been tapped for a meme! How can that be? I thought no one would -ever- ask. But, Kate, the fine lady whose wit entertains me every day at Accidental Hedonist, did tap me for the Cook Next Door Meme, and so here I am, joining the crowd, answering the questions, and […]

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