Well if you’re having a get together today it represents a fantastic opportunity to introduce the conventional foodies to what real food sans chemicals tastes like. And hey, what better way to start the Summer than a great tasting potato salad.. Here goes.. Shopping List: 3 Pounds of Organic New Potatoes 4 Organic Eggs Organic Garlic to yield 1 1/2 Teaspoons 1 Cup of Organic Mayonnaise 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon of Organic Dijon Mustard Organic Lemons to yield 3 Tablespoons 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Organic Brown Sugar 3/4 Teaspoons of Organic Hot Sauce 3/4 [...click to contimue reading...]
May 262008
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I could go into all the facts about how coffee once out of the roaster starts it’s slide down the slippery slope towards staleness and un-drinkability.. A horror show for the taste buds actually. … We have oxidation going on, flavor compounds degrading to the point where they’ve become extinct in your beans, flatness.. etc. etc. So like everything in cooking .. Fresh is Truely Best. But that being said, it all depends upon your logistics as well. For instance, you have a problem if you’re driving an hour every day to get fresh coffee right from your favorite [...click to contimue reading...]
May 162008
The last thing you want on your fresh organic salad is tired old dressing….. Or, just as bad, some secret flavor packet that you “easily” add oil and vinegar to and shake. And the reason for the “easily” is that this is something that the Conventional Food People along with Madison Ave. has convinced us of. Let’s do it real and natural and FRESH .. and trust me it will be just as easy as shaking in a bag ‘o stuff. By the way, take another step from the conventional foodies by making sure you use [...click to contimue reading...]
May 102008
I have been traveling with a manager from a large corporation this week.. and one of the things that come with that is restaurants (although I got through the week pretty well by just skipping meals, pre-eating before the business day would begin and even bringing my own food items to snack on (and as expected got strange looks and “no thanks” when offering to share). Anyway, last night I broke down when she said she wanted to buy me dinner at this fancy-schmantzy seafood restaurant in Boston (figured I should be able to find something [...click to contimue reading...]
On the road again to Charlotte. And there are some great people here but I have a suspicion they may try to feed me .. “treat me”.. to conventional food. Already asked twice for a lift to the market but was told not to worry since they would be taking care of everything (that’s exactly what I’m worried about). .. Will press the market again from some other angle and see what happens. It’s fairly easy to live healthy when in your own home. The trick is having the wherewithal and fortitude to make this [...click to contimue reading...]
