Tom Colicchio’s movie about hunger: A Place at the Table
A Place at the Table is a movie executive produced by Tom Colicchio and Participant Media about hunger in America. Lori Silverfish and Kristi Jacobson directed.
More than half a plate of vegetables
One easy way to get a half a plate’s worth of fruits and vegetables is to stuff them inside a soft tortilla.
Second Harvest fundraiser needs donations
This Saturday, December 15, our friend Nick Alaga is doing a mile-long swim around the Santa Cruz Wharf with the group he founded, Will Swim For Food. Their goal is to raise $40,000 for the Second Harvest Food Bank. Can you pledge even the price of tomorrow’s latte to help? Click through for the information.
Drinking my vegetables
“Tiny pellets of poison” what a friend calls peas. Personally, I don’t have any problem with peas as long as they’re not mushy and are mixed in a creamy white sauce, tossed with penne, and topped with crispy prosciutto. Everything is better...
Got water?
Definitely go and watch the excellent documentary Tapped. As soon as you can, before the next episode of Jon Stewart or Married to Rock, or whatever your viewing pleasure may be. Then go out and recommend it to everyone you know. The movie addresses what the...HFCS, a gloppy monster
News that Hunt’s is cutting high fructose corn syrup from their catsup recipe makes me wonder if HFCS will fall into the “seemed like a good idea at the time” category along with DDT and subprime mortgage loans. I cut it out of our diets over decade ago and since then it just sounds worse and worse. Give me my sweets straight from the plant, please!
The water in meat. Plus, a recipe
Thoughts about water: too much, not enough, and how much water it takes to grow a pound of beef. (hint: Lots!) Plus a recipe for dinner thrown together from leftover corn, rice, and pine nuts, accidentally vegetarian, absolutely delicious.
Sausalito
Sausalito, the cholesterol-free zone. Or is it????
One thought on food and community
The concept of “food and community” has quite a few different spins. . . here are two.
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I'm Maggie, a food-loving, curiosity-seeking, nature-loving mom. I'm here serving up bite-sized recipes, raves, and reviews about food and family, food and culture, food and the environment, and food and travel. Thanks for stopping by!