I had previously posted about tips for brewing an awesome cup of organic coffee. Now something new has come to my kitchen that has brought brewing gourmet coffee to the next level. This is a thing with a name that you’ve probably heard but has made you wince when you heard it. The Chemex coffee maker.
The Telegraph from the UK did a nice piece on Alice Waters of California who was one of the early pioneers in the organic food revolution that we all benefit from today. And at 65 she looks healthy and generally awesome. … She has a list of accomplishments from founding the Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley (recognized as one of the best in the world) to rumors that she was the one who put a bug in Michelle Obama’s ear to grow organic veggies at the White House. Anyway, a terrific lady and human being. The [...click to contimue reading...]
A UK study found that there was a wide gap between consumer expectations and what they actually got when buying organic food. Some of the most notable was that they expected the organic food to be fresh and local. .. Well living here in New England I really don’t expect the Winter Veggies to be local .. but fresh.. damn right! But the point of this is that you need to be aware of what the organic certification does and does not cover. So buyer beware and take a good look at that organic produce [...click to contimue reading...]
We kick off this series with a head to head competition of Organic Popcorn vs. Non-Organic Popcorn. Now as you know, popcorn is a fantastic snack, good for you and good nutrition. I like it’s taste, it’s mouth-feel… even making it is fun. My personal preference is the air popper…easy, no mess and no fat.. plus no saucepan to clean. But, like most natural foods Popcorn has been messed with. With popcorn you have your usual problems of modern mass production methods of spraying, fertilizing etc. which may be “not-good”. Let me put it this way, I just don’t want [...click to contimue reading...]
