What to Eat

June 25, 2007

I’ve just started reading “What to Eat”, by Marion Nestle. I’ve seen this book for a while and just sort of skipped by it, expecting that it’s interesting, but mostly a lot of stuff that I already know… Then I heard Marion Nestle on an NPR show. She was being interviewed with Michael Pollan (of [...]

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My kind of Fast Food – Spaghetti Sauce!

March 27, 2007

Lately my lovely wife and I have both been keeping odd hours. It’s tough to eat right when you aren’t even getting home until 8pm or 9pm. Add to that my wife’s “witching hour” problem – she just isn’t hungry once she’s tired. So yesterday I started a big pot of spaghetti sauce. This is [...]

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Ingredients make the difference, right?

July 29, 2006

Most of my food is fresh and flavorful. We live in a part of California that is famous for farmer’s markets and for produce stands on the side of the road. We get fresh fish from the shop on the coast. This year, we might join a Community Supported Agriculture program that will get us [...]

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Omnivores, with a few exceptions…

July 17, 2006

Around our house, just about everything edible is eaten. We love meat and cheese, fresh bread, fresh vegetables, and salads. We love desert, including vanilla Ice cream with chocolate sauce. We don’t diet, but just try to eat sensibly – and for us that means there are a few things we try to avoid.

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Good food, good living, and the people you love [Part 1]

July 3, 2006

I love feeding people good food. I’ve made a bit of a name for myself doing this – just among friends and family. It’s very satisfying when people say “if I hadn’t been here watching you the whole time, I would have sworn you ordered got this [indian food] delivered!” But I’m a bit lazy [...]

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