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The past few months have featured a number of ethical debates about food, often pitting advocates of sustainable agriculture against vegetarians and vegans. New York Times readers were treated to the clashing opinions of rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman, and animal rights philosopher Gary Steiner.Then there was the Foer v. Pollan fight.  Read more...

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“Remembering that food is the most basic link with the source of life. Be thankful for it, pray over it, honor it. We are not just filling out belly; we are nurturing our mind and spirit as well. Eating with full awareness puts us in harmony with nature-not only with the external world, but also our own inner nature.”

 Experience the waves of taste, learn about the importance of chewing and understand the effects that food has on not just your body, but your mind as well.

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Hello all,

For my next trick, I will take ordinary chicken legs and transform them into something delicious. I learned this recipe when I was living in Belarus. The lady of the house where I was staying, a utilitarian cook, would rotate five dishes for our weekly menu: chicken n’ buckwheat was one of them.  There’s nothing difficult here at all, in fact, it’s an incredibly lazy way to make a full meal in one pan.  Four ingredients (meal serves 2)!  Add some kind of veggies to round it out.  If you really want to be Belarusian about it, I’ll post a recipe for a Slavic salad below.

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Whenever I go on a trip, I spend the week or so beforehand eating everything I possibly can out of my fridge, freezer, and cupboards.  I can’t stand the thought of something going bad while I’m away, and I’m too damn cheap to spend the money I’m going to spend on vacation on a meal out in Central Square (which can run up to $15 for lunch, $25ish for dinner).  This dogged determination – this frugality – is what inspired this meal.

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Hey, food fighters!  Sorry I've been away.  Cuisine en Locallers, JJ, Trevor and I spent the last five days frantically running around and preparing for an event where we fed almost 40 brave souls nine beautiful and CREEPY courses for some gruesome Halloween fun.  So, in honor of my first Read more...

"Everything I do, I do on the principle of Russian borscht.  You can throw everything into it - beets, carrots, cabbage, onions - anything you want.  What's important is the result, the taste of the borscht."

-Evgeny Evtushenko

As the days grow longer, darker, and colder, and the amount of root vegetables in my house gets greater, I start making soup.  Soup isn't something that Americans know well, but during my time abroad, I ate it every day.  It's filling and a great way to get some extra (local!) vegetables into your diet, while stretching your food budget.    Read more...

So Michael Pollan has a youth-oriented version of The Omnivore's Dilemma out now, with the catchy kid's monicker, The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat. If your kids don't fall asleep when you read the title, they just might like this book. It certainly is a message that young people need to be exposed to. Read more...

How do I sit down at the table with my mom and eat the food that I know I don't feel comfortable eating anymore? Here are my questions:  Read more...

Okay, so this isn't exactly a cartoon, but it is animation, it is about food, and it is a food fight.

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If you are about to head down to the nearest food co-op or natural foods store for some grub, here is a helpful experience that will give you tips on which brands to be weary of. The food Goliaths are trying their hardest to hide behind these brand names, but we can see right through them!

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