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[17 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 46 views]
Freaky Banana

My son was having a fruit snack before bed and found this bazaar banana. It seems like there were two (twin) bananas in one peal. It tasted fine. David said “It must have come from Mansanto.” Of course I replied “It was organic, fair trade from the coop.”
Regardless, I found it disturbingly strange and freaky. B just found it yummy and very filling.

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[17 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 48 views]
Japanese Food For Dinner

I am trying to introduce my kids to a larger variety of foods, especially vegetables. So tonight it was Japanese.  Not exactly local, I know.
We had terryaki baked tofu or chicken, short white sticky rice and Forbidden Rice, salad (mixed greens, cilantro, shredded carrot, sesame seeds, sesame oil and lime juice), edamame and jasmine tea.
My kids loved it. C said the salad was a little too tangy and B said the rice was too filling. Of course this is a first for B. He usually asks me for food about …

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[15 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 43 views]
Macarons (Macies)

I love Macarons! Not the coconut concoctions but the french petite ones. I have been trying to master them for a while and I have finally succeeded! Check out this little cutie.

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[25 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 72 views]
Big Ideas That Changed The World – Consumerism

BedZED
Originally uploaded by telex4

This is another interesting series from Big Ideas That Changed The World. A very interesting look at Consumerism.
Here’s a link to BedZed information too.

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[1 Jul 2009 | One Comment | 354 views]
Food Inc. a New Film About the Food You Eat

If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe.

For some reason I cannot get the trailer to embed at this time please watch it at http://www.foodincmovie.com/
Here’s a great film I would like to see. Thanks to a commenter on this site who has brought it to my attention. If you would like to see this film it will be opening in Santa Fe, NM on July 3rd at the Devargus Mall …