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Creating a more natural lifestyle can help you to reduce your carbon footprint while helping you to be healthier, live simply, and feel good about your impact on the environment and the world around you. But, for the uninitiated, it might seem overwhelming to create a natural lifestyle from scratch, much less commit to it […]
I like the stuff, the deli at the local supermarket sells it. It;s pretty bland and tasteless, but so is almost everything else, Ham, Turkey, Beef. Etc. There seemed no choice so I went along with getting a few slices, well at least I can dream of the real thing! Recently I found a small […]
This is a true story from over 30 years ago. I enjoy hot spicy food, but only when it adds to the overall flavor of the dish. Innocent Chicken Wings swimming in some red sauce that is off the ‘Scoville scale’ is just a boring and pointless adventure that usually ends badly in the bathroom. […]
So you love fresh seafood from the, well, sea, but you live in Montana. That makes it harder to go to Pike Place Market in Seattle and play catch with a fishmonger. And what if you love fresh sockeye salmon caught in Alaska, but you make your home in Omaha, Nebraska? Then you’re even farther […]
I doubt that most people took my first article seriously. You can find it here. Who the hell throws vegetables at a parade? Actually it was far more serious than I thought. It took both Jan and I to empty the trunk. Heavy does not describe the weight of these bags. Yes there are a […]
When it comes to keeping fish, the best part for most people is feeding them. Which is understandable, it’s when you connect with them the most. However, you have to be wary. Feed them the wrong foods and you’ll suffer the consequences. Believe me, within the last month, I’ve lost 9 fish because I was feeding […]
I have to admit the I don’t like most fast food places. It is not my sorta thing, but once in a while you just have to do what your wife suggests. “look at this honey” and handed me a flyer from Burger King. She had even found the perfect thing for me Chicken Nuggets […]
If you ever wanted to know more about garlic the book Garlic, An Edible Biography might be the book for you. As the subtitle makes clear the book is about The History, Politics, and Mythology behind the World’s Most Pungent Food with over 100 Recipes. Written by Robin Cherry, travel writer and historian, the book […]
I love cheddar, a good one is a thing of pleasure, a bad one can usually spotted by looking at the label, if it says Made In Wisconsin, it is not Cheddar. You can read me rant on the subject here I think that cheese is somewhat sacred, who would want a ‘bubble gum’ flavored […]
I am enjoying this epicurean adventure, the world of cheese is a fascinating place. So many cheeses, however so little people seem to know about them. Kraft Singles and Velveeta are not cheese, they do not meet the legal standards, they are ‘processed cheese products’, whatever that might mean. I have talked about Danish Blue […]
…these are the ongoing explorations of the Cheese Ship Simon Barrett, a life long mission to explore new cheeses, and boldly go where everyone should…. I have loved cheese for many years, cheese is like wine, a good one should be savored, lingered over, and enjoyed to the max. There is the look, the smell, […]
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