What can I say? It’s finals week. 21 March 2007 10:58 pm
Posted by Tracy in : school, politics, environment, sustainability, agriculture, responsibility , 1 comment so farMy paper was going really well until about 7:30 PM or so, when I realized I had started to backtrack and revise earlier sections instead of writing onwards first. Oooops. Also I realized I was missing the UC Berkeley webcast about the 2007 Farm Bill, which would actually have been sort of relevant to the subject at hand:
What are the prospects of approximating sustainable agriculture on a global scale over the next half century? What models are already in place and what would need to change? Include some discussion of individual vs. institutional approaches.
Anyway. In case you’re curious, here’s the first paragraph of my final essay-in-progress, a response to these questions and my sustainable agriculture class in general. (more…)
Recipe: Balsamic Baked Tofu 20 March 2007 3:30 pm
Posted by Tracy in : baking, Morning Glory, salad, vegan, recipes, eating, vegetarian, cooking , 2 commentsI am supposed to be writing my final paper for my sustainable agriculture class today, so in an effort to avoid too much TracyFood-related procrastination I’m posting another cut-and-paste from back in my day at Everything2, again slightly updated for TracyFood purposes. I used Jack Bishop’s pan-glazing method to make a version of this tofu for lunch at Morning Glory yesterday because there was half a pound of raw soybean-curd-liciousness left over after I made the vegan Caesar salad dressing. Then I put it and some diced organic tomatoes on a bed of spinach and had way more food than I could eat, and took the leftover glazed tofu home, where it’s been serving me quite well for lunch today. Yum. (more…)
Monkey Monday: Morning Glory update and more 19 March 2007 9:24 am
Posted by Tracy in : school, sustainability, vegan, Morning Glory, monkeys, work, agriculture, convenience, eating, anthropology, books, Warren Belasco, responsibility, cooking , add a commentHappy Monday!
Background information relevant to this entry: One of Morning Glory’s specialties is vegan “omelettes” (I use the term lightly, of course) of seasoned sautéed vegetables or veggies and tofu, folded into a giant potato pancake-like shell. We generally try to have a stack of these potato shells ready-made, partially-cooked so we can finish crisping them up on the grill instead of making them to order, which is sort of time-consuming and a pain in the ass. Until very recently, I had only a vague notion of how the shells were made (in a big frying pan, flipped like an omelette or pancake, and then put on the grill to finish par-cooking so the pan is free for the next handful of shredded potato). Last week, that changed. Also I’m supposed to be writing a final paper for my sustainable agriculture class. (more…)
(Cook)book review: Diet for a Small Planet 16 March 2007 4:13 pm
Posted by Tracy in : school, environment, sustainability, vegan, work, politics, reviews, identity, Warren Belasco, eating, people, books, eugene, sundance, vegetarian, cooking , add a commentHoly monkey gods, y’all. Even the title of this entry should make it clear that I’m still a bit bewildered by my recent reading of Frances Moore Lappé’s 1971 classic, Diet for a Small Planet
Some thoughts about chili, and two recipes of sorts, too. 15 March 2007 1:23 pm
Posted by Tracy in : recipes, vegan, pictures, vegetarian, eating, friends, people, cooking , 2 commentsLadies and gentlemen of the InterWeb, I am not from Texas. There. I’ve said it. And yes, this stirringly obvious fact has everything to do with chili. You see, where I come from, the phrase chili con carne means “chili with meat,” which to my mind implies that chili without meat is the default, and chili with meat the marked category. In the great state of Texas, folks disagree. Consider the following, a postcard from my friend the fabulous LouBot:
Exhibit A: yes, that’s former U.S. First Lady Johnson, by the way.
My friend Marcy (who is infinitely better than Barbie) says her dad’s default comment on vegetarian food is: “This would be great if it had some meat in it.” About Texas chili, I can only say, “This would be great if it had some beans in it.” Seriously, Texas, where are the beans?
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