http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com For the love of cheese Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:07:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're on vacation at Grandma's house. Kate and I took our first walk without the stroller. Stopping to chat with the neighbors. Gotta go -- see ya! http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/first-walk-without-a-stroller/ I'm reading a fascinating book. It's called "Beating the Food Giants" by Paul Stitt, former corporate biochemist who worked for some of the big multinational food companies. Another dirty trick the food companies have been pulling on the American public since 1911 is hydrogenated fats. They have been selling partially ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/hydrogenated-fats-and-heart-disease/ We're headed out early tomorrow morning. I will try to post from New York but if I don't, I'll see you next week! http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/on-vacation/ Senate Bill 201 passes out of the Appropriations Committee SB 201, the Bill that will change the way raw milk is produced in California, passed unanimously out of the Appropriations Committee last week. Now that SB 201 has passed out of all necessary Committees, it will next be presented to the ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/another-win-for-raw-milk-in-california/ I'm in bread heaven right now. Seriously. This is the best bread I've eaten since I was in Germany 16 years ago. Actually, this bread is better. I just sat down to a classic German breakfast. At least, this was the breakfast we had every morning when I visited Germany. Whole ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/youve-got-to-try-this-bread/ Right now I am watching the documentary, "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices". Please rent this movie. You can get it on Netflix or at Blockbuster. Just watch it and then see if you can continue to shop at Wal-Mart. I know I can't. I will not spend another dime there. ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/wal-mart-the-high-cost-of-low-prices/ This is masa. It's the dough used to make corn tortillas and tamales. The Spanish word for "dough," masa is the traditional dough used to make corn TORTILLAS. It's made with sun- or fire-dried corn kernels that have been cooked in limewater (water mixed with calcium oxide). After having been ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/ A friend of mine posted a query to the DNT (Discussing Nourishing Traditions) list the other day. She and her husband became violently ill from something they ate a few nights ago, and she was trying to figure out what might have been the culprit. She described in detail what they ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/death-by-salad-why-vegetarianism-is-not-sustainable/ How many three-star Michelin restaurants have you been to in your life? Me, I've been to exactly zero. Until next Friday -- when I get to eat at... (drum roll) Le Bernardin in New York City. Le Bernardin is one of only three restaurants in New York awarded Michelin's highest award: ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/my-40th-birthday-in-the-big-apple/ I want to thank reader Karyn Martin for commenting on a post and alerting me to the fact that the star of Broadways' South Pacific, Kelli O'Hara is on vacation this week. Karyn, thanks to you and the time you took to post. We were able to reschedule our trip so ... http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/a-toast-to-karyn-and-kelli/