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Archive for October, 2007

Raw Milk Sneak Attack

Posted in government on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »

The anti-raw-milk busy-bodies are at it again.
California has been the national leader in legal raw milk sales, till now that is. AB1735 will go into affect on January 1, 2008. The law does not explicitly outlaw the sale of raw milk and goes so far as to say, “the state does not intend to limit [...]

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A Day of Local Food

Posted in cooking on October 21, 2007 | No Comments »

Yesterday Shari was gone to a scrap-booking marathon, so I decided to take the kids out and get some apples and go for a drive in my new convertible (actually it’s not new, it’s a 1999 VW Cabrio). Forgive the photo quality. The photos were taken with my phone camera.
We headed out for Kapnick Orchards [...]

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Another Reason to Eat Local

Posted in foodosophy on October 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »

When food is produced in mass quantities and shipped all over the world, the chance of national or global contamination scares is high.
ConAgra Defends Pot Pie Health Alert
(Just more evidence to demonstrate that it is not raw milk that is dangerous, but our industrialized food system…)

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Why Local?

Posted in foodosophy on October 10, 2007 | No Comments »

The local food movement seems to be growing rapidly. I happen to be an advocate of buying locally produced foods.
It seems there are a variety of reasons for eating local. However, the most popular reason is not my primary reason. Often people advocate local foods because it is better for the environment, e.g it reduces [...]

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Sharpening Steel

Posted in gadgets on October 6, 2007 | No Comments »

If you don’t already have one of these, do yourself a favor and go get one. I got a relatively inexpensive one at Bed Bath and Beyond for $13. Wow does it ever make a difference!

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Food Processor

Posted in gadgets on October 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I just got this new toy. Most guys who say they got a new toy are talking about power tools and such, but I’m a total kitchen geek.
I made biscuit dough in it the other day and cutting in the butter was extremely quick and easy. I mixed it too long after adding the [...]

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