Posted by theo at 11:14 am
Aug 272010
I recently bought a small sample of Organic Trail Mix at the local shop. I almost fainted at the cost of $9.35/pound (here’s my point of reference..this week lobster is going for $3.99/pound..) but bought a small sample just to check it out. .. Well, as expected, it was interesting and had a nice mix of flavors going on. However, I don’t think I’ll be buying it again anytime soon. And the reason is not so much the cost as the fact that it’s only various ingredients mixed together .. simple. And so this is something [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 2:33 pm
Jul 022010
It’s a common misconception that eating organically is the equivalent of subsisting on a diet of twigs, roots and berries. This is of course is to the uninitiated who tend to follow in zombie-like fashion a preference for “real food” (as opposed to the radical stuff we like to consume). .. OK then.. So let’s take a look at something radical. Peanut butter made from Organically Grown Peanuts (that is, just peanuts without chemicals of any kind sprayed on them) and sea salt. It’s as pure and simple as that. This is of course is in contrast to the more mainstream peanut [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 2:37 am
Oct 082009
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...]
Posted by theo at 3:03 pm
Apr 102009
OK, I’ll be the first to admit that this is too simple to be called a “Recipe”, but heck I have to call it something. Anyway these will be posted in the recipe section along with the old school written versions. Enjoy!
Posted by theo at 1:58 pm
Sep 252008
Had a Rice Cake emergency yesterday (was headed to the beach for a run and realized that I forgot the rice cakes that go along with the crossword puzzle for the essential cool-down/goofing off period that follows). So I headed down to the supermarket to buy a non-organic substitute. Anyway, after the run and a quick dip in the ocean I sat down with my puzzle and cakes. .. And the first thing I noticed was that these non-conventional ones were thicker. They were also pretty pale looking vs the organic ones which have a nice brown freckling. Took [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 7:06 pm
Aug 292008
When most people think french fries they think of their favorite fast food place. Or a half step up would be restaurant fries. Now I’ve had both and both are lousy. The typical problem is that they are over-greased, tasteless and old. The old French cooking maxim of getting food immediately from the pan to the plate (à la minute) is something missing with the fries (and most other things in restaurants to be honest). So until someone outlaws the heat lamp and makes cooking with caring & love a requirement we’ll have to do this ourselves. [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 7:59 pm
Jul 122008
We all know how the advertising industry has done a marvelously sinister job in brainwashing many of us into believing that convenience foods are actually good and also “convenient”. OK, case in point let’s compare our homegrown blueberry yogurt against the ..ugh.. pre-made fruit in the cup stuff. But before we actually get into prep time we need to take a step back and review some of the experimentation we’ve done so far .. The first thing we tried was just taking fresh blueberries and plopping them into a cup of yogurt (we like using [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 5:22 pm
Jul 072008
It’s hard to believe the amount of resistance and the number of fresh pineapple virgins there are out there. .. The last recipe called for fresh pineapple and it was if I was asking people to become Julia Child or something. So basically for all those who’ll never admit they’ve never prep’d one, here you go short and simple: Using a long blade knife cut the end off Cut a slice (outer rind and all) Using a paring knife go round the slice and remove the rind Lay the slice on a cutting surface and with [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 9:58 am
Apr 152008
I’ve been missing in action for about a week due to tax time (and last weekend Diane collared me to have one day of fun .. she’s taking her 5th grade class camping this week so she needed time to hang out. .. so we hung out). Anyway, during all of this I needed some adventure so I picked up some Horizon Organic Yogurt (fat free) for the first time. Here’s the deal. .. Ingredients are Organic grade A pasteurized nonfat milk, fructan (NutraFlora, a natural dietary fiber), pectin, live and active cultures (S.thermophillus, L. bulgaricus, [...click to contimue reading...]
Posted by theo at 9:13 pm
Feb 152008
If you want warm and fresh tasting Tortilla Chips try the following: Pick up some Organic Flour or Corn Tortillas (the amount and type up to you) Preheat your oven to 400F Place Tortillas on a baking sheet Once the oven comes to temp, bake for about 15 min. You want them “Chip Consistency” .. just be careful not to over-bake and burn them Carefully remove from oven since you could be severely burned Season with Sea Salt Transfer to a serving dish Serve these guys ASAP with some room temperature salsa while they’re still [...click to contimue reading...]
