Monkey Monday: just past Sunday night edition 31 March 2008 12:00 am
Posted by Tracy in : monkeys, breakfast, nepal, nutrition, health, news, eating, Marion Nestle, meta, restaurants , add a commentNow with more breakfast news and commentary!
20/20 hindsight says I should have gone with a breakfast theme for last week, because the news was certainly on my side for a breakfast theme to last week. There was the study I mentioned on Wednesday, about the correlation between not eating breakfast and weight gain in adolescents, which Marion Nestle discussed a few days later over here on Eating Liberally. (more…)
Saturday surprise post: Liveblogging America’s Test Kitchen 29 March 2008 2:26 pm
Posted by Tracy in : America's Test Kitchen, geekery, food snobbery, kitchen gear, seasonality, books, vegetarian, Morning Glory, cooking , add a commentAsk me about my fangirlhood! Here I go:
Some time this week when I checked the TV listings: “Reinventing Pasta and Tomatoes” — I accept!
2 PM: Looks like the lineup is penne à la vodka with Becky, pasta tasting with Jack, stockpots with Adam, and pasta caprese with Julia.
I accept again!
2:02 PM: Chris Kimball’s intro: no-name vodka makes raw, harsh sauce — don’t do it.
Off to the kitchen now, where Becky is so earnest.
2:03 PM: They’ve changed food processor brands/models! (more…)
Quick updates! 26 March 2008 9:13 am
Posted by Tracy in : politics, breakfast, nutrition, pictures, Morning Glory, news, health, books , add a commentFirst, I finally added this week’s Morning Glory specials to Monday’s post. More on that in a bit.
Second, Google Analytics says almost none of you read my open letter to Keith Knight, but that’s okay, because the man himself did, and even wrote me a nice comment which completely made my day, so yay!
Finally, a little rant about yesterday’s annoying food, nutrition, and health news. (more…)
An open letter to Keith Knight. 25 March 2008 8:25 am
Posted by Tracy in : geekery, food snobbery, fast food, meat, travel, eating, books, people , 2 commentsDear Keef,
First things first: you probably don’t remember me, and that’s okay. I wasn’t expecting to meet you at the 2003 Alternative Press Expo or I might have been more prepared to offer a body part for you to sign. Or maybe I would have been just as starstruck as I was to run into you by surprise, at your table next to Stephen “Bob the Angry Flower” Notley’s. I remember that I totally flushed and couldn’t really make eye contact as I looked through your merch, wishing I had money to burn, since even then (holy cats, five years ago) I had been an admirer of your comics for many years. But I digress.
As a longtime reader of your fantastic strip, The K Chronicles, I thought I knew and loved your way with food. (more…)
Monkey Monday: pop quiz edition 24 March 2008 5:40 pm
Posted by Tracy in : food safety, monkeys, Morning Glory, news, books , add a commentHey readers! Do you know how to handle a melon? Bix at Fanatic cook has some pointers, in light of the recent FDA warning about Salmonella-contaminated cantaloupe from Honduras. In case you’re wondering, I handle melon as little as possible, because (more…)
