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Our fast paced world lends itself to ordering food from Grub Hub, getting our salad at Whole Foods, picking up take-out, calling for pizza, receiving food boxes with ingredients and… [Continue Reading]

Updated 18 May 2024; original 26 August 2019 Globally, the UN reports over 800M people live with hunger, that is 1 person in every 9 on this planet. According to… [Continue Reading]

Factoids EPA: Packaging accounts for nearly 30% of all waste generated across the country. Ocean Conservancy: Takeout food containers and wrappers are the #2 most prolific litter on our beaches… [Continue Reading]

Why Own a Cutting Board? A cutting board is a necessary prep surface for cooking, and serves several purposes. Saves your counter top from damage or staining Protects your knives… [Continue Reading]

Commodity Investopedia: A commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type. Commodities are most often used as inputs in the… [Continue Reading]

Food Variables I have already commented on how it seems we are hearing, every few months, about the effects of food on our health. Foods contain many substances, and reports… [Continue Reading]

Wikipedia: A slow cooker is a countertop electrical cooking appliance used to cook food at a lower temperature (simmer) than other cooking methods provide, which facilitates hours of unattended cooking…. [Continue Reading]

A review of ketosis-based diets such as HMR, Keto and Atkins.

How to clean your fridge after a food recall.

I am an advocate of washing my hands and food before I cook to help reduce opportunities for bacteria to infect my friends and family. But I do not wash… [Continue Reading]

What is the TJ’s Diet? I have already introduced you to my friend (“do not call me a cook”) Jill who is on the Trader Joe’s (TJ’s) Diet. What is… [Continue Reading]

This June is the 3rd anniversary of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, a national initiative to bring back the bees. And the week of June 19-26 is Pollinator Week. If you… [Continue Reading]

Updated 10/2019 Now that PG&E has cut power in anticipation of wildfire weather, I have made some changes to this post to better reflect what I have learned. Mainly, if… [Continue Reading]