Author: Patty

With holiday celebrations underway, especially since they coalesce around food, we all could use reminding about what our pets can and cannot eat. This definitely includes me, as I am… [Continue Reading]

In Nov 2023 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and various news organizations brought up the twin issues of blog writers’ truthfulness, and the lack of financial transparency of some health… [Continue Reading]

The Tea Association reported that in 2021 USA consumed almost 85B servings of tea (more than 3.9B gallons). About 84% of all USA consumed tea was black tea, 15% green… [Continue Reading]

Each year I try to make my Thanksgiving post about some aspect of that peculiarly American myth, the Thanksgiving story. Where the European Colonialists are called righteous Pilgrims, and the… [Continue Reading]

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded after WWII on November 1945, to contribute to global peace and security. One goal is global collaboration among nations, through… [Continue Reading]

There are a lot of sources for tea available to drinkers in the Western world. There are specialty stores that sell one brand of tea, perhaps also teaware, and will… [Continue Reading]

Legumes are a class of vegetables that include beans, peas, and lentils. They are an affordable, nutritious, satiating, and sustainable protein source that can help us tackle raising food costs,… [Continue Reading]

All plants have some form of chemical or physical protection for themselves in their daily fight for survival. In food plants, some of those protections we may biologically experience as… [Continue Reading]

UNESCO has several lists promoting, or globally applauding various aspects of culture and the role of food. For instance, the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices, Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need… [Continue Reading]

Our vegan friend, Kate, came to town with her mom as she is going to college nearby starting this Fall. She and her mom, who made the reservations, introduced us… [Continue Reading]

We did an agri-tourist trip to a rice farm in Chico, California. I learned about rice farming, which I will share, but the major takeaway was how unbearable this warming… [Continue Reading]

Visit a ranch or farm and you will see American entrepreneurs hard at work. The farmers work using the land, whereas a distillery uses farm products to make the drinks… [Continue Reading]

In anticipation of King Charles III coronation, on 26 May 2023, I wanted to write about the foods and drinks people were making for the event. But, life happened and… [Continue Reading]