Health and Wellness

Geography, Culture, and Class Influence Our Food Choices

4 March 2010 by Jean Johnson
As Bart Simpson would say on the idea that geography, culture, and class influences our food choices, "Du-uh!" Still, this edible geography site's maps are worth the trip.

Laura Gets It

27 November 2009 by Jean Johnson
Healthy, thrifty, delicious, and green. That's the whole point behind measure free. The idea that if we quit being slaves to paint-by-numbers recipes we'll be likely to cook more, eat well, be healthy, and save a bundle on the food bill. So at the end of the day, it's not ...

The Cereal Bowl

4 November 2009 by Jean Johnson
Beans in your morning cereal bowl are cool. A few garbs rolling around with the hazelnuts. Some blackies and a spike of red chile and lime to go with chunks of fresh pears. A pink hummus spread on apples. And now even a nod from the New York Times. Bizarre that ...