NY Times Article

More about the behind the scenes on your favorite cooking shows! 

Rise in Oral Allergies

I found this very interesting.  In Europe, they have found that more and more children are allergic to vegetables and fruits.  

While they do not have specific reasons, yet, speculation and theories are looking closely at the modern western lifestyle and diet.  Interestingly enough, car exhaust emissions make for a rise in pollen allergies and therefore may be affecting fruit pollination.  

My question - could this also be in part to GMO's? I know that European countries have stricter laws against integrating engineered produce into the markets... but what if?

Book of the week

The Face On Your Plate... I simply cannot put it down!  

My new favorite "dirty" rice

I've always been a fan of spanish/creole rice.  

Now, try my twist!

Whole Grain Rice, black beans, dried cranberries, and crushed red pepper.

Mmmmm...

Tax Day Tea Parties and The Blues!!

I love this.  

If I were having a tax day tea party, I would serve rooibus tea, boisenberry pie, and fruit with sliced lemon, honey, and mint leaves.  

WFUV has also been playing the blues all day -- how fabulous!  

Tax Day has become my new favorite day.

Youth Forum and Expo: Opportunities in Food, Farming and Active Living

All I can say is that I wish I could attend this event.  Further more, I wish that I would have attended something similar when I was in high school trying to figure out what to do with my life.  I have a feeling I may have chosen a different path.

Kudos to Hilary Baum who puts this event together.  Please check out their website here and see what incredible seeds these people are planting in the minds of our youth!!

Bittman: we're not all perfect.

I am a fan of Mark Bittman and I value his opinions.  Today, he blogged about TV food shows.  I share mixed and biased feelings on the subject.  He comments how shows are not real and that they should admit to mistakes being made in the kitchen - I think this is a bit of a stretch.  

Yes, of course, mistakes are made, but, shouldn't this go without saying?  I would hope that American viewers are not naive enough to think that the Food Network Studios lives in a perfect world.