Delicious kitchen adventures for eager eaters of all ages
Are you attending the National Day of Action to Get REAL FOOD in School Lunch? You should!! And chances are, there is a local Eat-In happening in your community. The Time for Lunch Campaign is a national project sponsored by Slow Food USA, to encourage support for dramatic change to the Child Nutrition Act, whichRead More
I have a confession to make. Today I ate a hot dog. I haven’t done that in like, oh, maybe forever. That’s because I don’t like hot dogs. Of course, I love the idea of eating Fenway Franks and Dodger Dogs as much as I love baseball itself, so it’s not without great shame thatRead More
Oh to be a kid in Paris. To play along the banks of the Sienne and wander in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. To ride the carousel at the Jardin du Luxembourg and play peek-a-boo in the narrow streets of the Marais. And to eat cauliflower gratin, braised lamb with rosemary, and stinky softRead More
After much ado about converting the White House lawn to an organic garden; a sustainable foodie outcry for a new breed of White House chef, led by Alice Waters; and a call among devoted fans for Michael Pollan to lead our nation as Secretary of Agriculture, it is safe to say that one week intoRead More
Hopefully this isn’t true. (Though I did just poach some chicken thighs for our dog…) But it is the title of Australian scientist Dr. Peter Dingle’s new book. Dingle believes that the over-processed, chemical-packed foods that go into the average child’s diet are far worse than what we feed most animals. I wondered about this.Read More
I’ve managed to live in two of the few states that put propositions on the November ballot. With confusing wording and lengthy legalese, it can leave even the most informed citizen baffled. Let alone your average Joe. (Plumber or not.) Californians today cast their vote for a wide range of topics, from constitutional amendments aboutRead More
Our dog goes nuts for kids. Babies in strollers, toddlers with mom, awkward teenagers — they’re all Auggie’s best friend. For a real treat, some mornings I take him on the “school tour” in our neighborhood. We pass 1 middle school, 3 pre-schools, 1 elementary school, and a community college. We also encounter numerous treat-bearingRead More
“Changing the food culture must begin with our children”, writes Michael Pollan, in his article “Farmer In Chief”, which appeared in Sunday’s New York Times’ Magazine. Using his typical compelling and poignant prose, Pollan implores our future president-elect to direct his energies towards our nation’s rapidly deteriorating food system. If the man sworn in nextRead More
If You Build It…
If the youth vote for President-elect Obama, and the enthusiasm his powerful election generated among young people, is any indication of how kids will be motivated and influenced by the 44th president, I feel good about the future. If President-elect Obama accepts the call to lead by example (see video below), plants the nation’s mostRead More