‘Food’ Archives
How To Reduce Your salt Intake and Live a Healthier Life
In case you’ve been living under a rock and didn’t get the memo – Salt, is out. Both the United States and Canadian governments are pushing for less sodium in prepared foods being sold to consumers. Being a diabetic with high blood pressure salt was already on my chopping block and I recently initiated the pantry project in our home and [...]
Move Over Bacon…Pros and Cons of a Vegan Diet
This country may very well be on the precipice of major change. We have admited that we as a society have a problem with our daily diets and the joint USDA-DHHS Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recently released their report in which they advised that we all switch to a more plant-based diet. The suggestion is not a new one and let’s [...]
Chef, MD – What David Chang and My Doctor Have in Common.
Back in June the New York Times ran a story about chefs refusing special requests in their establishments. Though I didn’t whole heartedly agree with all of the chefs I did agree that some diners have gotten out of control. Are chefs prima donna artists who need to get a grip on who they are and what they do? I definitely feel that there [...]
Guest Post: An Ordinary Man
by Victoria Wesseler Tomorrow is Father's Day and in honor of that great day we have a fabulous guest post from Victoria Wesseler, creator and author of the Indiana food blog GOING LOCAL-- www.goinglocal-info.com . GOING LOCAL showcases and celebrates Indiana farmers, food artisans, farmers’ markets, local foods, and producers. Site [...]
Portland Voodoo
I recently spent three days in the city of Portland, Oregon. I was attending a culinary workshop hosted by Plate Magazine at Le Cordon Bleu. It was a riveting experience that challenged me as a chef and a person and showed me things about the world around me that I was previously unaware of. How did I get all of that from a workshop about [...]
Diabetic Lazy
Recently in a weekly production meeting at my job I launched into a bit of an anti-diabetic rant. Generally my co-workers, I think, find my rants somewhat humourous and that’s okay with me because otherwise that meeting could easily become a death march of upcoming events. But this particular rant wasn’t necessarily meant to be [...]
Don’t Throw The Veal Out With The Braising Liquid.
As I mentioned on Thursday once upon a long, long time ago I was a vegetarian. For whatever reason, I seem to like making big changes right around the start of a calendar year. That being the case 01 January 1992 I made the switch to a vegetarian diet. The decision was not completely random I just felt like I wanted to try to understand an [...]
Go Ahead and Pinch Me – Fighting the Green Meanies
I’m prepared to be pinched today but not for the reasons you might be thinking. For those who have been reading my blog for awhile know that I have struggled to come to terms with the green movement. I am of the mindset that the eating habits of our country need to change as does the food manufacturing processes. However, I do not believe [...]
Sunday Dinner Revisited
Okay, okay I admit I don't have much to say this morning though I do have a lot on my mind. (Health Care, Organic/sustainable/green living, business, obesity, diabetes...) Yes it is a minefield of trouble up there. I'm sure I'll rant later in the week. I did however promise pictures of the BBQ Chicken I made on Sunday so that's what I'll do [...]
English Chef's wish for American Children. Can you help?
© Jamie OliverThis video is Chef Jamie Oliver talking briefly about the poor eating habits of Americans and British alike. He was awarded a 2010 TED Prize for his efforts " to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” Without [...]
