EARTH DAY!!

I'm sure I don't have to remind anyone, but today is EARTH DAY!!!

While it is my favorite holiday, I hope that everyone gets out there and does their part to help our beautiful planet. Here are some tips:

1. Plant something... anything! It can be herbs, a flower, vegetables, a tree. It doesn't matter if it is in your window at work or in a garden.
2. Say no to meat for one day a week. The stats are astonishing - if you cut out meat for one day you save about 3,300 animals lives in your lifetime! The less animals being raised for consumption, the less waste being dumped into our waterways.
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Enough said.
4. Pick up a piece of trash. Easy to do and it will make our streets cleaner!

As always, happy harvesting!!!!

Chimps and the Modern Western Diet

Yet another interesting article from the NY Times.  

From the Science Section, Richard Wrangham, discusses years of study on how we evolved from a Chimp Diet to cooking our food.

Very interesting... especially while reading "The Face On Your Plate".

Where have all the wild horses gone?

They've been hit with birth control darts in an effort to control the population.

Perhaps, instead of jumping the (dart) gun and drugging up wild animals, why not research WHY there is a rise in wild horse population?!

I am highly disgusted.

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...