Archive for October, 2010

October 11, 2010

The Whole Tomato

By in Sustainability, Unprocessed, Vegan, Vegetables

The less food I waste, the better I feel — it’s more economical, and it is better for The World At Large.  Saving energy by buying less.  It’s so difficult, though!  It takes strength of will, organization, and some ingenuity to keep yourself from buying too much.  Whole corporations are built to strategize how to [...]

October 3, 2010

Unprocessed October Guest Post

By in Unprocessed

 You may have read one of my recent posts talking about joining up for an “Unprocessed October,” organized by the intrepid Andrew Wilder over at Eating Rules.  I’ve committed to a month of unprocessed foods and have written a guest post on his site for today.  Check it out!  If you were wondering, here is Andrew’s working [...]

October 2, 2010

Culinary School, Week I

By in Culinary School, Tips & Techniques, Vegetables

It sure feels surreal to step on the speedy river raft of a Life Dream.  When you fantasize about something for so many years–decades, even–it’s weird to start experiencing the real-life details that accompany the dream.  Fluorescent lights.  Combination locks.  Attendance. The first week of culinary school was a heaping platter of details.  We survived a four-day onslaught of information about [...]