Red Snapper Ceviche with Red Onion and Jalapeno, photo by Donna
Slate weighs in on America's misguided war on fat. I ranted about this two years ago. Bottom line: stay away from the processed crap. That's what making us fat and sick: Snackwells and Granola Bars, not bacon and eggs.
Lawrence Downes, an NYTimes editorial writer, says this one is. I'm not sure what the point of this piece is, but it's a fascinating choice and I'm glad to learn about the show! As one of the hosts says, "You're only as good as your baking powder." Hmm... Anyway, I'd vote for their return.
A perfect lunch upon arrival in West Palm Beach, photo by Donna
This was my very first rant, originally published 7/6/06 here on megnut.com (Meg is back to blogging if you didn't know, welcome back, Meg!). I sat down at my desk having read the Bruni agony that warm summer morning and it just came out. Has anything changed...?
This continual talk about the ethics of eating creatures that were once living is starting to get on my nerves. It’s not enough that those knuckleheads in Chicago and those sensitivos in California want to waste their time on the foie issue and the Whole Foods people figured out a cool marketing tool in playing to our arrogant anthropomorphist inclinations—giving lobsters spa treatment so we feel better about driving a knife through their skull. Brilliant.
What’s next, no oysters? No sir—they’re ...
Originally posted, 8/13/07 (alas, I have yet to rid America of this tragedy):
Does anyone know who first put cooked chicken breast on a Caesar salad and called it a Chicken Caesar? I wish I did. I’ve been upset about this at least for two years now because I remember railing to Todd English and Ming Tsai about it as we traveled together for an erstwhile cooking show. “The Chicken Caesar is an emblem of the mediocrity of American cuisine!” I would cry. Ming would chuckle and turn up the volume on his iPod, and Todd more or less ignored me as a run-of-the-mill crank screaming into the nor’easter of American food culture. Or so I thought.
Last week I had lunch at a Cheesecake ...
Poached egg on a bed of sautéed spinach, photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman
Corned beef and cabbage, photo by Donna
Hunger related problems now occurring in one of the nation's capitals of obesity, South Bronx, from Sunday's NYTimes. Expect more to come if the cheapest food remains the most harmful food available.
Brine for Corned Beef, Photo by Donna
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