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Entries from January 2009

The Vegetarian Chronicles: 21 Days

January 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment

(Joseph’s foray into vegetarianism continues — don’t miss the delicious-looking squash risotto recipe, below the jump. – Leslie)
As children, we’re told not to judge a book by it’s cover, but by it’s content. Beauty is skin deep, and inside the frog awaits a prince. Hunger is primal, though, so we’re often tempted to abandon our [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · eat well on a budget · vegetarian chronicles

News Feed

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Plot thickens in peanut butter salmonella outbreak The owners knew their product had tested positive for salmonella but sold it anyway, there was “goo” dripping from the ceiling, industry doesn’t want to pay for safety inspections.  Obama Foodorama has all the details.
Obamas hire hometown chef Sam Kass He’s a fan of locally grown food, maybe [...]

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Green Forker on Talk Radio One

January 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Update: Marc Germaine bumped me to Monday.  Same time, same place, still hope you’ll tune in.
Welcome to any new readers who found us through my most recent cross-post at the Huffington Post, the subject of which has grabbed enough attention to warrant over 250 comments!
I’ll be on Talk Radio One tomorrow night at 8pm Pacific, [...]

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Fresh Food in a SNAP! Getting healthy eats onto more people’s plates in tough times

January 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Regina Rae Weiss has a graduate degree in social policy and more than two decades of experience as an advocate, analyst, writer and organizer for nonprofit agencies and elected officials. She is communications director for Eat Well and several other programs that promote an environmentally sound, socially just and sustainable future.
With the U.S. economy [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · guest dish

Our Melamine: There’s Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup, and the FDA Has Known for Years

January 27th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Maybe Jeremy Piven didn’t get mercury poisoning from fish at all — according to the results of this new study released by the Institute for Agriculture and Trace Policy (IATP), the actor may well have been sickened by soda or candy or anything that contains high fructose corn syrup, which, if you eat processed food [...]

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