epersonae + food   159

Producing sweeteners locally - TCLocal
"Some require industrial facilities and major energy inputs, and a few are dangerous, but many familiar sweeteners will likely remain available into even an uncertain future."
eco  food  garden 
september 2011 by epersonae
An Immovable Feast: Shanghai McNuggets (Two Years Later)
Vivid (happy!) childhood memory: eating Shanghai McNuggets at the McDonalds inside the LA Museum of Science & Industry.
personal  food 
august 2011 by epersonae
Caren Alpert Fine Art
beautiful microscope photography of food
arts  photography  food 
july 2011 by epersonae
To Keep Off Pounds: Pass The Nuts, Hold The Chips : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
"The worst of the bad food news can be summed up in one word: potatoes." nooooooooo!
food  science 
june 2011 by epersonae
Tastes Like Disco: A Meal from 1978 | Food & Think
Totally want to do this for my birthday, or possibly Chad's.
food  recipes  personal  gifts 
june 2011 by epersonae
ThurstonTalk - Olympia’s Eastside Big Tom Drive Inn: Old-Fashioned And Eco-Friendly
This is the burger joint at the end of my street! Not mentioned: solar panel (for hot water, I think) on the roof of the shack. Michael's a really nice guy, altho for some reason I can never remember his name!
local  eco  food 
may 2011 by epersonae
Black is beautiful | Ask MetaFilter
reseasoning cast iron "What kind of oil/fat is going to give me the hardest, strongest, blackest finish, and what temperature is going to get me there?" LOTS of opinions
food  home  reference 
december 2010 by epersonae
Cooks Source Statement: Slightly Corrected - kitchenmage
"Every time you talk about intellectual property a kitten dies. Stop it!" hilarity!
writing  blogosphere  food  weird 
november 2010 by epersonae
The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald's Burger That Just Won't Rot (Testing Results!) | A Hamburger Today
basically: burger jerky. any burger of that size & shape will dry out before it has enough time to mold, assuming it's not kept in a damp environment. so stop freaking out already.
food  weird  science 
november 2010 by epersonae
Science of Raw Food? | Ask MetaFilter
(I read "Catching Fire", mentioned in the discussion. Good book.)
science  food  health 
october 2010 by epersonae
freezer jam video
made this last night w/blueberries. OMG TEH NOM.
food  sweet  fruit  crafty 
august 2010 by epersonae
The Chocolate Milk Diet | Eat This, Not That
for C. (actually, makes a lot of sense. plus having a bit of sweet is better than totally abstaining, IME.)
food  weird  chocolate 
june 2010 by epersonae
America's Five Greatest Foodie Presidents
#1 is Jefferson, obvs, but there's some other interesting bits. (Taft lost 80 lbs after leaving presidency. Huh.)
history  food  politics 
june 2010 by epersonae
Refrigeration Reformation : What should stay cold, colder, and coldest in your fridge - CHOW
A lot of this I knew, but I did NOT know that cucumbers shouldn't be kept in the fridge!
home  food  reference 
june 2010 by epersonae
Whole Health Source: Full-fat Dairy for Cardiovascular Health
"People who ate the most full-fat dairy had a 69% lower risk of cardiovascular death than those who ate the least." huh.
science  health  food 
june 2010 by epersonae
Do spices really only keep for six months? - Francis Lam - Salon.com
it's a lot like coffee, actually: a lot of the flavor is in volatile oil, so unground they keep for a while, but grinding loses flavor pretty quickly.
food  science 
may 2010 by epersonae
Elaine Nelson — Steepster
quirky. I don't drink a lot of different kinds of tea, so there's not much to say.
personal  food 
may 2010 by epersonae
GreenerChoices.org | Eco-labels center
from consumer reports. look up whether a label actually means anything.
eco  food  personal  reference 
march 2010 by epersonae
Salmonella In Common Food Additive Leads To Recall Of Pretty Much Every Food Ever - The Consumerist
hydrolyzed vegetable protein. only thing I'm seeing so far that's at our house is Au Jus mix. (need to check lot #)
food  politics 
march 2010 by epersonae
Business & Technology | Taco Del Mar files for bankruptcy protection | Seattle Times Newspaper
the commenters are all haters (no surprise), but TDM is a really important part of my past (plus I still like their food)...C & I ate taco salads at the old (now closed) Tacoma location all the time when we were first dating.
food  local  seattle  tacoma  personal 
january 2010 by epersonae
Civil Eats » Blog Archive » Failure to Cultivate: A Response to Caitlin Flanagan on School Gardens
"Ms. Flanagan has chosen to ignore the core purposes of these gardens, only one of which happens to be cultivating a respect for hard work, and only one other of which is a healthy respect for real food."
food  politics  academia 
january 2010 by epersonae
crazy...creative...it's a fine line
cupcakes of games...both electronic and not. awesome. weird, but awesome.
weird  arts  gaming  food  misctech 
january 2010 by epersonae
America: Too Stupid To Cook | Ruhlman.com
includes "World's Most Difficult Roasted Chicken Recipe" :)
food  society  recipes  chicken  meat  fave-foods 
january 2010 by epersonae
Cooks.com - Conversion Calculator
really nice one -- given how much I make half-recipes, will definitely come in handy.
reference  food  recipes 
january 2010 by epersonae
The Battle of Pelennor Fields « Miss(ed) Manners
IN CANDY. "Behold, the White City of Minas Tirith is under siege by one of the largest, and certainly the tastiest army ever to walk Middle Earth."
weird  arts  food 
december 2009 by epersonae
Flowchart Helps You Decide What Cereal to Eat | FlowingData
(semi-)mysteriously, I ended up with 3 of my favorite cereals, depending on whether I want chocolate milk or feel like eating (quasi-)healthy.
food  weird  funny  design 
december 2009 by epersonae
Why Does Pumpkin Pie Weep? : Because it's sad that you're overcooking it - CHOW
IOW, pretty much every pumpkin pie at every holiday I've ever had has been overcooked. Crazy. Might have to try prebaking the crust next time.
recipes  baking  dessert  science  food 
december 2009 by epersonae
Solar and Agriculture: Double Cropping Energy and Food : TreeHugger
"From protecting tomatoes from rain (tomatoes do better if only their roots are fed), through shading cooler weather crops like salad and arugula as our climate heats up, to providing support for trellises and other crop infrastructure, the idea is to find ways that we can grow food and harvest energy as symbiotically as possible."
eco  garden  food 
october 2009 by epersonae
The Food Issue - Michael Pollan's Favorite Food Rules - NYTimes.com
The multimedia of his favorite rules was quite entertaining.
food  politics 
october 2009 by epersonae
Woman’s Shattered Life Shows Ground Beef Inspection Flaws - NYTimes.com
"Ground beef has been blamed for 16 outbreaks in the last three years alone, including the one that left Ms. Smith paralyzed from the waist down." Worth noting: Costco insists on testing by its suppliers.
food  politics  health  science 
october 2009 by epersonae
The Great Seattle Supermarket Showdown
not sure how this compares to the same thing in Oly (a project for OlyBlog or Everyday Olympia, perhaps?), but it makes me think that I should start loading up my bike at the Safeway on the way home.
local  food  seattle  olympia  journalism 
july 2009 by epersonae
Stumbling towards ecstasy « Kate Harding’s Shapely Prose
"I’ve decriminalized my thoughts about food — I’m allowed to consider getting hot chocolate, or having pie for breakfast, or taking second helpings, without any judgment or shame. But that doesn’t mean I always decide to do those things, and in fact, simply being allowed to think rationally about food means that I often don’t." YES.
health  food  psychology 
may 2009 by epersonae
How cost-effective is it to make pantry staples from scratch? - By Jennifer Reese - Slate Magazine
Bagels and yogurt, apparently, are delicious bargains. (Am tempted to try the bagels this weekend, honestly.) Cream cheese, not so much. Jam works if you get free/cheap fruit. (And I'll note, if you have/can get the equipment.) Granola is more expensive but yummier.
recipes  baking  food  fruit 
april 2009 by epersonae
Paula Deen Is Trying To Kill Us | Serious Eats
this came up last night at the mefi meetup. the answer to everybody's question: you freeze the butter/cream cheese balls, and only fry for 10-15 seconds. still sounds appalling.
weird  food 
march 2009 by epersonae
Why Does the First Pancake Always Turn Out the Worst? : The inevitable blotchy, misshapen blob - CHOW
in short: "cooking on an improperly heated and oiled griddle" plus more tips for good pancakes
recipes  breakfast  food 
january 2009 by epersonae
Clif Bar & Company | Voluntary-recall |
damn. I have a Chocolate Chip Peanut Crunch in my desk drawer with a sell by date of 07SEP09. I guess it's going in the trash. bye bye, breakfast.
food 
january 2009 by epersonae
So Your Kitchen Is Tiny. So What? - NYTimes.com
“All you have to do to cook is want to do it. The kitchen is never the problem.” words to live by, I suppose. (those to whom I sent cookies for Xmas may be surprised at the kitchen I cooked them in.)
food  home 
december 2008 by epersonae
Slate's guide to online Thanksgiving advice. - By Sara Dickerman - Slate Magazine
I will probably make a huge fancy dinner...for 2. But I kinda like it that way.
holiday  recipes  food 
november 2008 by epersonae
Conscientious Cook: Which Foods to Buy in Bulk
I should figure out how to stash potatoes, garlic and apples in particular.
food  reference  to-do 
october 2008 by epersonae
Pommes Anna (or one of the best potato dishes you'll ever make) - Cook Local
anything with potatoes, salt, butter & a cast-iron pan has to be good. :)
food  recipes  veggies  potatoes 
october 2008 by epersonae
Mother's Cookies abruptly shut down
"told workers Friday that operations would cease and cookies would no longer be made as of Monday" noooooooooo! no more pink & white frosted animal cookies?!?!?!
food  personal  finance 
october 2008 by epersonae
Green Oranges - The Grinder - CHOW
first bananas, now oranges?! ::sigh::
food  eco 
september 2008 by epersonae
Personal Health - Sorting Out Coffee’s Contradictions - NYTimes.com
after reading the article, I don't see a whole lot of contradictions: not a diuretic, no or positive effect on heart disease, hypertension or cancer, only minor contribution to bone loss, possible benefit vs. Parkinsons & type 2 diabetes.. Some possible contribution to weight gain, oddly enough. (all of this at relatively moderate levels of caffeine.)
health  food  society  science 
august 2008 by epersonae
Grocery Shopping for the Cheap and Lazy | Wise Bread
good advice for the non-family-having urbanite. to be honest, I think this is how I prefer to roll, although I find the closest grocery store to be way expensive.
food  money 
august 2008 by epersonae
blueberry pancakes + pancake 101
my father was amazing with pancakes. (mom, not so much.) I didn't learn the flipping trick until maybe a year ago; the other tricks in here should come in handy. also...mmm...blueberries....
recipes  food  breakfast 
august 2008 by epersonae
Eating Well Anywhere » Blog Archive » Bacon: By-the-slice storage
aha! (I am always looking for tips related to cooking smaller quantities.)
food  reference 
august 2008 by epersonae
Soft serve ice cream: What’s in there, anyway?
McDonald's "ice cream" is one of my favorite treats, in all honesty.
food  weird  science 
july 2008 by epersonae
Travel | Savor sparkling cider on Vancouver Island | Seattle Times Newspaper
::drooling:: (my favorite hard cider is made right here in Oly, tho.)
food  travel 
july 2008 by epersonae
Penny Arcade! - The Flavor Factor
"I just spent the first [3] years of my sons life trying to get him not to eat blocks, and now you're telling him they taste like fucking strawberries. Thanks a lot assholes." I want some, but then again, I'm not a toddler.
lego  funny  food  weird 
june 2008 by epersonae
Better and easier cooking — Rules for the home kitchen
my favorite meal to cook these days is steak or chicken with Johnnies seasoning salt on cast iron, plus a huge salad. extra-perfect for game night, as I can keep playing while taking 2-minute breaks to sear, turn, etc., plus the gang loves it.
food  reference 
june 2008 by epersonae
Supermarket Olive Oils Suck - The Grinder - CHOW
Cook's Illustrated recommends (just barely) Columela, Lucini Italia, and Colavita.
food  reference 
june 2008 by epersonae
HOWTO make the perfect fudge and get laid [dive into mark]
Oh, I haven't made fudge in YEARS. (was a thing for a while in high school, IIRC.) am drooling now.
food  recipes  dessert  sweet 
may 2008 by epersonae
Coupon Tips and Tricks That Can Cut Your Grocery Bill By 80%
I should probably be doing some of this. I pretty much never ever use coupons.
money  food  to-do 
may 2008 by epersonae
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