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Since we are all about Salads, we like to sort of circle-back, once in a while, to review stuff that’s relevant, useful and informative. We think that this article covers all the bases, relative to Organic Food.
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In the mood for something Vegan, and insanely healthy? This one looks really good. Most of you already know that Quinoa is South American (originally). Have a look here, if you want to learn more about Quinoa, otherwise, just head on over to this fabulous-looking, super nutritious Salad recipe.
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There are two types of food that are really, insanely healthy: Donuts and Broccoli. Okay, donuts aren’t–we just made that up. But Broccoli? Sure thing. Turns out that this veggie is just jam-packed with nutritious stuff, including vitamins and minerals and chocolate jimmies. Wait, scratch the jimmies. We are still on that donut theme.

Anyhow, even CNN knows that Broccoli is the real deal. Check out what they say about our favorite vegetable.

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Here’s another contest winner (but this one is only worth ten thousand dollars, evidently). Let’s see: you got your peanuts; you got your shrimp; you got your leafy stuff. Okay, here’s ten grand. Cha-Ching!

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Apparently, this is a really, really good salad. I say “apparently” because the person who cooked up this recipe snagged a check for twenty thousand dollars, having won a salad contest. Read all about it right here. Note: Scroll to the bottom for the actual recipe. And let us know (via comments) whether you’ve tried this one. We are crazy-go-nuts to learn about whether it’s really THAT good!
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I admit it: I haven’t tried this one. But Chicken? And Peaches? Pending your comments & approval, the jury will remain “out”. What do you think? Anyone have an opinion on this matter?

“In defense of food” is a best-selling book that makes an exceptionally strong case for eating real foods (as opposed to processed stuff), and for eating less of it, and largely (but not totally) avoiding meat.
Michael Pollan, the author, did his homework, and turns what might otherwise be dry and sterile material into easily-digested chapters put together in a conversational, readable effort.

The problem, though, is that he’s mostly preaching to the Choir. He makes a lot of noise about eating locally-grown food, consuming less meat, and increasing the amount of plant material in our diets. He’s got the “why” down to a science (literally), and his case is airtight; but when it comes to the “how”, he chokes. Check out this passage from an earlier essay (preceding the book):

Pay more, eat less. The American food system has for a century devoted its energies and policies to increasing quantity and reducing price, not to improving quality.

That’s where he lost me, as I’d rather not pay more, thank you very much. Sure, I get that Americans pay less for food than we did decades ago. And I get that a reasonable person could argue that the decline in the quality of food has a relationship to the reduced prices. But if he’s suggesting that the American public (or the World, for that matter) is going to voluntarily start spending more money just to get organic broccoli and apples, he’s nuts.

I would humbly suggest that we might benefit from solutions more realistic in nature. But that’s just my take on the matter. Comments?

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What would it look like to take a year–an entire year–and walk away from processed foods, supermarkets and the like, focusing instead on growing your own food, and eating (mostly) only what you can grow or farm?

Barbara Kingsolver did it. And the surprising part is that her family bought in to it, and went along for the ride. Her book: “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” is getting some pretty good reviews. But more importantly, it’s making the right noises about how we all should try harder to eat stuff that’s grown or raised locally. Check it out, if you get a chance.

Thai Green Mango Salad. It looks great, the problem, though, is that you have to click through a number of pages to get the whole story. Not exactly a customer-friendly user experience, but if you want to brave the elements, then click over to see the mango salad in action.

You had me at ninety-seven. But 101 is fabulous. Much of this stuff is salad specific, and several of the items on this list are more than a little bit interesting. Our recommendation? We don’t have one, as of yet. Check it out.

Yes, as a matter of fact, we actually do care about table manners. This particular article singles out “guys”, and not in a gender-neutral sense, neither. And that would seem to imply that men require some, oh, let’s call it “coaching” with regard to playing nice at the dinner table. I’m not sure that I’m ready to concede that men are pigs, as the data isn’t in yet. But I’ll pass this along for those who might benefit.

I know what you are thinking: Not another edible origami story! Dang it!

Slow down there, tough guy; this one is different. How does one not like a step-by-step approach (with fabulous photos along the way) illustrating the magic of origami in food? The resulting Cranes look amazing atop the salad shown, but one would guess that whole visual motif would work on a number of servings or dishes. Check it out. It’s worth the click.

We hate to say we told you so, but, well, you know. Check out this article.
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Confirming what we’ve suspected: the numbers on fast food salads. Well written. Give it a look.
And here’s another article, making many of the same noises.

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We have a plan. A good one. Mostly, we think that it’s a good one because we’ve never really had a plan before, and so we don’t have much in the way of yardsticks with which we can measure. But we’ll cover that matter another time.

Our plan is simple: We are reducing the amount of meat that we consume. There you have it. That’s our plan. Read the rest of this entry »

We just happened to have found this really useful website that does a swell job of identifying and mapping local farms, farmers, markets and the like. Obviously, we think that’s a big deal. And going forward, it’s likely to become an even bigger deal (we see that as good news). 

Local Harvest talks about it like this:

Why Locally Grown?
People worldwide are rediscovering the benefits of buying local food. It is fresher than anything in the supermarket and that means it is tastier and more nutritious. It is also good for your local economy–buying directly from family farmers helps them stay in business.

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There are two types of people in the world: those that really, really like shopping at Whole Foods, and those who hate those shoppers. We “get” the whole duality of this; we are both types, at the same time. Anyway, Columnist Mark Morford nails it, in this piece.