Posts under ‘Do unto others’

Over the weekend, I went in a giant grocery store in Madison, Wisconsin with my friends in search of some local cheese curds. We found what we were looking for, but since it has been so long since I regularly shopped at that kind of store, the aisles and aisles of brightly-colored boxes of processed [...]

Like everyone else, I am nauseous over the tragedy that has unfolded in Haiti, by the death and destruction and sheer horror of the images broadcasting from Port au Prince and other parts of the country.
Here is what sinks my stomach to a dark pit: I cannot help but think about the 30,000-foot view that [...]

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Holiday Pork Recipe contest – I so appreciate your willingness to leave a comment and help provide food for the hungry this holiday season. It all makes a difference!
The random number generator has spoken, and the winner is Commenter #6: Daphne of Daphne’s Dandelions! Check your email for [...]

Between now and midnight PST, you can still leave a comment on my holiday contest post and be eligible to win a $50 gift card. So do it for yourself!
But, really, do it for others. Each comment left will result in another five pounds of food for the Alameda County Community Food Bank, which means [...]

There are families who serve the same thing, year after year, on their holiday table. They know exactly what casserole goes in which dish, which salad will arrive via which relative, and what main course will emerge from the oven with just enough time to rest before dinner’s served.
We’ve never really been that kind of [...]

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on BlogHer on Monday, but I felt it was important enough that I wanted to cross-post it here. I encourage you to visit BlogHer and read the thoughtful comments readers have been posting, as well — I really appreciate hearing everyone’s thoughts on this particular issue.

Late last week, a [...]

Back in September, at BlogHer Food ’09, I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel featuring three bloggers—Pim of Chez Pim, Val of More Than Burnt Toast, and Lydia Walshin of The Perfect Pantry—who talked about how they’re saving the world through their food blogs. The panel was Lydia’s idea, and she used the [...]

I stopped at Whole Foods in Oakland this evening just to see how much cash I could drop at one time in one place (KIDDING WHOLE FOODS HA HA HA ALSO YOU CAN BE MY SPONSOR NOW!!!), and noticed at the checkout counter that they are current funneling money like a laundering operation to Oakland [...]

On Saturday night, at BlogHer Food, Gayle Keck of Been There Ate That and I started talking about bacon.
Fact is, and I’m not giving anything away here, since Gayle already talked about this on her blog, cheap bacon just isn’t as good as expensive bacon. She warned me about this, but since I hadn’t yet [...]

Last week’s Hunger Challenge wrapped on Saturday, but I’m still working on recipes that combine the ingredients that I was able to purchase on my $28 budget. I’ll be rolling those out this week for your reading (and eating-on-a-budget) pleasure. I’m also still working on a post that lays out an entire menu for the [...]