Worldwide Observations Climate We are living during a time of dramatic climate change as observed in our own neighborhoods. Objectively, we can see, and unfortunately many have personally experienced, continuing… [Continue Reading]
Author: Patty
Food Insecurity
What is food insecurity? U.S. Department of Agriculture: Food Insecurity is defined as the lack of consistent, dependable access to adequate food for active, healthy living. According to USDA data:… [Continue Reading]
Zero Waste Possible?
Published 15 January 2020, updated 23 August 2020 Zero Waste Goals @ Work The University I work at has a goal of reducing the waste sent to landfills by 90%… [Continue Reading]
Tea Controversies
Controversies exist whenever two people meet and talk, and they can be about anything. So finding tea controversies should not surprise anyone. Published 10 January 2020; revised 28 September 2023… [Continue Reading]
2020 Resolutions
The Calendar In November Americans celebrate friends and family, and all the things for which we are grateful. Then comes December, which is when many people celebrate religious or ethnic… [Continue Reading]
Let’s Talk Bacon
Purina’s Dog Ad: Beggin’ For Bacon I ran across several articles during my perusal of “food stuff on the web” which sparked an interest in exploring bacon. Of course, thinking… [Continue Reading]
A Greek Holiday Dinner
A Picture Worth 1,000 Words Above is a picture of our new addition, Maggie, waiting by our front window for my spouse + Charlie (GoldenDoodle) to return home from a… [Continue Reading]
Making Phở at Home
What is Phở From my reading, Northern Vietnam created Phở. The word Phở (pronounced “fuh”) is Vietnamese for, what some writers think, is 1) a particular type of rice noodles or… [Continue Reading]
Stuffing for All
Giving Thanks Thanksgiving in 2019 was wonderful. I had friends and family all around, and was cooking up a storm. (My son helped + I just love working with him… [Continue Reading]
This or That?
A question that comes up frequently with cooking students is: “what is the differences between fruits and veggies, or nuts and seeds?” I have found that there are formal definitions… [Continue Reading]
Stovetop Cooking
Updated 2 January 2021; Posted November 21, 2019 Read the Recipe Most of my cooking is on the stove top. So the very first thing I do in stovetop cooking… [Continue Reading]
Tubed Food
Who Uses Tubes? Tubed food is used in space (1), used by hikers and constant travelers, used by military people on deployment, and also by (mainly) Europeans. In areas such… [Continue Reading]
PFAS, PFOA, PFWHAT?
Published 8 November 2019; revised 18 October 2021 PFAS, PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and so on, are a family of “forever” chemicals that nearly 90% of people in the USA have… [Continue Reading]
