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The Table Comes First by Adam Gopnik – Book Review

October 25, 2011

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I follow a wonderful website called Food 52 and I’ve used many of their recipes since discovering it. They have a community of cooks who submit recipes and regularly have interviews with them….

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Online Hub Could Become the ‘Fresh Direct’ of Locally Grown Food

October 25, 2011

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Local Orbit founder Erika Block believes that more restaurants and shops would stock locally-sourced food — if only the process of tracking it down and arranging distribution were easier. As of now, Block says, a chef,…

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How Organic Farmers and Ethical Consumers are Taking on the Mafia

October 25, 2011

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A few years ago, a friend of mine attended a Slow Food event in Italy. She recounted how one farmer had stood up and desperately pleaded for the artisan food movement to take on organized criminals. Without loosening their gri…

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Mini Lemon Cheesecakes with Jalape�o-Raspberry Sauce

October 25, 2011

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I just can’t get enough of the jalape�o-raspberry jam from Ann’s Raspberry. The Good Food Award winner has mastered a perfect balance between sweet and spicy that leaves you wanting more and more. So I couldn’t h…

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Encouraging Algae and Growing Fish in a Working Swimming Pool (Video)

October 25, 2011

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When I posted on how to build a natural swimming pool, many people argued that it looked unsafe, unhygenic and a haven for black flies and mosquitoes. …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Wretched Excess, Packaging Dept: Collingwood Whisky’s Flat Bottle And Plastic Top

October 24, 2011

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We’re big fans of local food and artisan products, so when I heard about a whisky made in Collingwood, Ontario, where I have snowboarded for years, I had to try it out. It is not bad stuff, has a nice touch of maple in it. The pr…

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Hibiscus and Ginger Sangría

October 24, 2011

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This sangría recipe was inspired by the Agua de Flor de Jamaica that I order from my neighborhood taqueria. It’s so refreshing and flavorful. But like the punch bowl at a high school prom, I often find myself tempt…

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How Sustainability Could be the Future Standard for all Rum

October 24, 2011

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In this first two parts of this series, we looked at the environmental impact of rum production and what some distilleries are doing to clean up the process. These initiatives are impressive—and have turned wha…

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Soccer Moms Can Be Survivalists Too (Video)

October 24, 2011

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“I was a middle-age soccer mom with a pile of kids and a mini-van. I didn’t have a retreat, and I didn’t own a gun, and I wasn’t afraid of people particularly. I didn’t expect the mutant zombie bikers t…

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The Poetic Insights of a Seaweed Harvester (Video)

October 24, 2011

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We’ve posted before on the cancer-fighting properties of a seaweed diet. And from the Vegan Black Metal Chef’s asparagus tempura sushi to Kelly’s soba noodle salad, we’ve even given …Read the ful…

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