Tag: food security
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Your Creativity will Carry You Through
We’ve been conditioned to shop. Programmed, really. Even with food. We live in one of the most abundant countries in the world, and the minute someone tells us we can’t have something, we run after it like desperate lemmings. Or at least that’s how it appears. Today is March 28th. I’ve been in my little…
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Get Your Veggies with All-Season Salads
There’s a tendency, perhaps precipitated by cooking magazines, to move off of salads this time of year, and focus on warmer fare, like soups or stews. I know that this seems logical, but there are so many great veggies available now, that it seems a shame to only eat them cooked. Sure, local lettuce may…
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Let's root, root, root for the team!
Spring is coming, we believe, although the weather is being uncooperative. Here’s a grest dish for the last of those winter veg. This is a lovely vegetable gratin. The directions are unspecific…yet easy. Heat the oven to 400F. Spray a casserole dish with olive oil spray. Now begin… Slice some vegetables thinly, by hand…
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There's No Excuse for Bad Food
Around the world, and even around your town, there are people struggling to simply get enough to eat. Their food security is precarious at the best of times. But for most of us, the choice is between good-for-us food, and not-so-much. With all the shovelling and digging out we’ve had this winter, it would be…