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By timethief • July 13th, 2008

The Farmers’ Market has become a major event right through the summer, attracting both locals and visitors to the island.  Dozens of local farmers sell fresh produce and many local artists, craftspeople and artisans display their work for sale. If you [...]

Today my friend Ella has made a great post on smarter food choices for kids. I began typing a comment on her blog but it grew into a blog post so, without further adieu here is Kids Can Do It Too!
The very fact that parents are purchasing processed “food stuffs” for their kids, rather than [...]

Feasting is a part of visiting with friends that we all enjoy. My girlfriend and I both love pasta and we both prefer preparing quick and easy meals. We decided to make Creamy Spinach and Tomato Tortellini (page jump to recipe) and while we were enjoying it our dinner conversation turned towards food safety.
We were [...]

The Supreme Court of the State of California yesterday issued a decision in the Farm Raised Salmon Cases (under the umbrella listing S147171), overturning a California Court of Appeal ruling. California citizens sued various grocery stores alleging the stores violated California’s Sherman Law labeling requirements by selling artificially colored farmed salmon without labeling it as [...]

Unexpected company for dinner can throw anyone into a tizzy. This is especially true if you haven’t been shopping for awhile and, it’s winter so the vegetable selection in your fridge is ho hum.
I have good news to share. If all you have on hand is a pork tenderloin, fettuccine noodles, cauliflower, broccoli it is [...]

FDA gives green light to milk and meat from cloned animals
The FDA has declared that milk and meat from cloned animals and their offspring are safe for human consumption. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture asked producers to continue the voluntary moratorium by not selling these products into the food supply.
Many [...]

One of my favorite places for finding inspiring vegetarian dishes is Abbey’s. I’m an email subscriber so I get these delicious recipes by email and I’d like to encourage you to become a subscriber too.
The following is a sampling from her site and will be on the menu in our home this weekend. I’m [...]

Today I’m simmering some apple sauce on my stove, oatmeal raisin cookies are cooling and the kitchen smells so delicious that it’s making my mouth water. Tonight I’ll be Christmas caroling with friends and afterwards we’ll be having some hot spiced wine (Jump link to recipe ).
Although I’m not a Christian, I’m not a [...]