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Are You a Climavore – Yet?
What drives our decisions about what to eat? Are more consumers becoming “climavores” – choosing their diet based on the impact on climate change? The global consulting firm Kearney conducted a survey on the topic, questioning 1,000 consumers concerning their…
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Spring Vegetables Are Busting Out All Over
In my yard, the apple trees are about to bloom, and the asparagus and spring onions in the garden are peeking up with their bright green shoots – almost ready to use in the kitchen. The thyme and oregano are…
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Looking for a High-Protein, Low-Cal, Low-Fat Ingredient?
It’s springtime at last. And I’m thinking about lighter meals and ways to use the fresh vegetables of the season. I’m also continuing to think about how to follow my own advice and lower my meat consumption. In my house,…
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The Culinary Melting Pot That Is Hawaii
When many Americans think of Hawaiian food, pineapple likely is the first that comes to mind. But that’s more a testament to the strong advertising of Dole and Del Monte in the mid-20th century than the actual cuisine. As for…
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Easter Vacation
When I was growing up in the farmland of the Midwest, the Easter dinner menu was baked in. We had a big feast at the home of my grandparents together with aunts, uncles, and a dozen kids. Ham, turkey, and…
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Trending Now: Tinned Fish
If you grew up as I did, far away from the ocean in the middle of the country in the 1950s, you didn’t want to eat store-bought fish. It smelled and tasted, well, “fishy.” The transportation and distribution systems of…
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Curries Around the World
When I think of Indian food, curry comes to mind. Indian dishes are popular around the world. Cookbook author Mndula Baljekar describes brightly colored vegetables in rich sauces; tender meat, poultry, and fish; nutty beans and lentils; and a wild…
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The Beautiful Simplicity of the Omelette
I’m one of those people who enjoys an egg dish as my main meal of the day. Turns out I’m not the only one. Humans have been dining on eggs since the dawn of time. We were probably eating them…
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Reducing Food Waste: One of the Original Recyclers
When we think about it, most of us want to do our part to reduce food waste. After all, it contributes to about 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. But most people are unaware of a large industry that has existed…
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Big Jim’s Cookin’: There’s the Rub
Back in the late 1960s, my local farm community in Illinois was abuzz about Jane’s Krazy Mixed Up Salt – especially the men, who dusted any meat imaginable with the stuff before sacrificing it upon a grill. In that meat-and-potatoes…
