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I went to the market and didn't take one picture!
Yesterday afternoon found me headed south toward town to go to the Norcross Farmer’s Market that is held every Tuesday at 4pm-8pm until end of October. This was my first time to this market. I’m in love with the fact that these are popping up all over the city and that the attendance is increasing for both customers and vendors. If you’ve seen my blog posts on food as of late, this farmer’s market culture has the potential to bring our food chain back in balance one farmer’s market at a time… What it’s going to take is a community, vendors, and customers. It’ll be an ongoing process that has the potential…
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Little things for your guests…
If you haven’t guessed it by now, our family is hooked on Food Network shows. We watch many of the shows that come from this network because for the most part, there is little worry that the subject matter will be upsetting for a “young lady in training”. When you have young ones, suddenly your attitude shifts regarding what is OK and not OK to view over the tellie. This summer, we spent a lot of time watching the Next Food Network Star. It’s a little bit funny as we are not TV reality type folks in the least. It was very novel years ago when MTV threw a bunch of 20…
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Numen: The Nature of Plants – A MUST HAVE DVD!
There is a new DVD on herbs and medicine that from the looks of the 15 minute demo, is a t-total must have! Dare I say, A Dr. Flower’s Essential! Numen: The Nature of Plants. What is it? Numen as defined in the 15 min demo, is the animated force in ALL things living. Here are a few other facts I picked up: The 4th leading cause of death in our country is the APPROPRIATE use of medications. (Does that astonish you? It sort of takes me a back…) Cancer, heart disease…yep, we are almost intimate with them but appropriate use of medications?? Omega-3 oils (in chloroplast) is the fundamental oil of…
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Another book on the to read list, Stuffed…looking for solutions
Hey there! I was just catching up on a few blogs I follow and found another interesting book regarding food issues in our country. It was recommended and actually there was a giveaway for the book that several days stale. While it might be too late for the giveaway, the book could be worth a read anyway. I think Food, Inc. did a nice job helping educate us that there are serious issues in our food supply chain that need to be addressed. The one liner suggestions on solutions at the end of the movie, however don’t really cut it on solution. This is a complicated problem that won’t be…
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Round Table Discussion after Food, Inc. movie…
It’s been several weeks since I blogged about seeing the movie Food, Inc. and there are a few more points that I wanted to share about that experience. After any movie, folks usually file out of the theatre, head towards the restroom, and/or head out the door of the theatre to their remaining evening. That was not quite completely the case with this movie, Food, Inc. There were folks that congregated in the theatre lobby that wanted to talk about what they had just seen. It was a bit of an impromtu discussion. Some of the passing comments that I heard echoed my thought that the movie was not as graphic as expected. (click here…
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Food, Inc. – Nature as throughput
I and several like minded girlfriends got together last night to view the movie, Food, Inc. The FDA is in the midst of passing laws that involve trying to keep our food safe. Even if you live in a vacuum, the news of tainted food is getting to you. It’s been in peanut butter, poultry, spinach, tomatoes, beef to name a few. If you are a soap and/or cosmetics maker, you are aware of cosmetics being lumped into this same bucket. It is only recently that the subjects have been separated a bit. Food, Inc. was not as graphic as I was expecting yet the pictures helped drive home the point.…
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A new spin on homemade vanilla ice cream
Do you have one of those fancy Cuisinart ice cream makers? I do! That was an awesome investment! If you’ve ever spent time looking at the label on your favorite store bought ice cream, you know there are surprising ingredients lurking in the mix. In an age when the effects of high fructose corn syrup are emmerging, it’s time to take the reins on what goes on top of the sugar cone at your house. An ice cream maker that doesn’t require salt, is just what the Dr. ordered! (teehee) Here’s the Green Tea Ice Cream Recipe that I teased my twitter and facebook followers with yesterday. Last night,…
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What is BPA and why should we be concerned?
In a nutshell, BPA is a potentially harmful ingredient that is in plastic. What is fuzzy is just what kind of plastic does it include? Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production-volume chemical commonly used in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastic. Low-level concentrations of BPA in animals and possibly in humans may cause endocrine disruption. Whether ingestion of food or beverages from polycarbonate containers increases BPA concentrations in humans has not been studied. (source: http://www.ehponline.org) This conversation on Facebook started with my comment and link to another article detailing a bit of an update on the state of outlawing BPA in baby bottles. (here) My friend, Andrea Paulinelli of Eco…
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Baking goodies that bring about important tips!
If you’ve poke around this blog, you’ll be very aware of it’s “back to basics”, “made from scratch” type theme. Today, I happened upon a neat sweet bread recipe that I think I might try my hand at with the help of one summer time first grader that needs an activity to do! As I peer at the recipe, I see that it calls for buttermilk. I don’t know about you, but it’s quite rare that I have buttermilk in the house inspite of the comments that I’ve heard and read that its supposed to be very good for you. It’s not here, and I’m not going to the store…
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Guard against Esophageal Cancer, Mind Tea & Coffee Temps
There is nothing like a newly brewed pot of herbal tea. My favorite way to brew tea is using bulk tea in a brew basket. That way, I can blend tea from the garden with other teas I might come across in shopping with ease. The temperature of the water during brewing, makes a huge difference with the flavor of the tea. You can make the best cup of tea if you know the best brewing temperature for the leaves you are using. I found on this site the following: As a general guideline, green teas taste best when brewed at temperatures between 140°F – 185°F. The grade of the…
