Posted in Philosophizing on Aug 27th, 2008
I forgot an important concept in the post about the NOFA conference–the idea of growing food for people. Both of the conference keynoters mentioned it, saying that farmers and farms have drifted away from the people they feed. Some farmers won’t eat what they grow, tainted as it is with the knowledge of what they’ve done to it.
The fact [...]
Posted in Recipes on Aug 26th, 2008
You Obies out there may recall the Foxgrape Restaurant in downtown Oberlin. I suspect it was the place where you’d take your folks on Parents Weekend when Weia Teia was booked. I guess you could say it had its share of loyal fans… ok, maybe one loyal fan who parked her long face and faded [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2008
I have to applaud Gold Star Chili of Cincinnati. In their quick takeout line–in an airport, no less–they offered a vegetarian version of their signature dish. Now veggies have an (almost) equal opportunity to clog their arteries and broaden their arses with chili cheese fries, chili with garlic bread, and Chili 3-Ways.
The latter is what I got, [...]
Posted in Green living on Aug 24th, 2008
How do you move a 500-pound barrel of bourbon? Roll it downhill, of course! This is what Woodford Reserve does, and has done for years. No fossil fuels or electricity required.And how about getting that sweet flavor and striking amber color in the booze? Could it be some processed corn-derived sweetener? Or lab-produced tint? Nope. [...]
Posted in Belly laugh on Aug 18th, 2008
The next part of the travelogue is coming up, but I couldn’t resist showing you this in the mean time. Can these people really sell a whisk that looks so much like a sex toy with a straight face? And without blushing?
If you think the resemblance is just a coincidence, consider the one color it [...]
Posted in Events, Green living, Philosophizing on Aug 17th, 2008
Last weekend, I was in Massachusetts for the Northeast Organic Farming Association’s annual conference.
What did I see? Well, first we made a stop at Ellen’s parents’ farm. The conference springs forth pretty much entirely from an office just above the basement greenhouse where the seedlings come to life each year. Outside the control room, family [...]
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized on Aug 12th, 2008
When Cliff Luhn asked how my burger was and I said it was good, he smiled and nodded with approval. He wasn’t just pleased that I was enjoying my Vegetarians are People Too ‘Shroom Burger (two organic portobello mushroom caps oozing with cheese and battered with panko breadcrumbs) as a fellow diner. I could see [...]
Posted in Philosophizing on Aug 2nd, 2008
A feature of my past and current kitchen is a beautifully illuminated and framed post about coffee. A reader and friend was inspired by the piece and thus made it my one and only post to achieve that kind of immortality.
I realized today that it’s been exactly a year since I wrote that.
In that year, [...]
‘Tis the time for fresh peaches! But you can only nibble so many whole ones and spoon down so many cobblers. That’s when it’s time to try the new rage this year and put your fuzzy friends on the grill!
To get that party started, I tried a grilled peach slice with a veggie burger at [...]
