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Thanksgivingish Cookery

Via the talented Anne Emond

Pyramid Prankishness...

Via IMGFave

Faux News Does Food!

Referring to the police pepper spraying of peaceful protesters at UC Davis recently, Fox News' "Megyn Kelly tells O'Reilly, that pepper spray is "a food product, essentially"?

Yes, indeedy.

Turn orange peel into plastic? It's not as crazy as it sounds - Science - News - The Independent

The technique relies on high-powered microwaves that can degrade the tough cellulose molecules of plant matter so that they release volatile gases that can be collected and distilled into a liquid product.

via www.independent.co.uk

Spuds, corn, why not citrus turned into degradable "plastic?"

The End of Cheap Coffee: Why the Diner Staple Is About to Become a Luxury - Lifestyle - GOOD

On a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Venice, California, Dan Kougan spreads out three shot glasses in front of a curious audience. The champagne-colored liquid bubbling on the left is a homemade hops soda. The creamy, tan shot in the middle is a barley-chocolate malt topped with a tuft of steamed milk. And the chestnut-hued beverage on the right, the raison d’être of this whole ordeal, gives off the unmistakable scent of fresh espresso, extracted from the highest-quality coffee beans the developing world has to offer.

via www.good.is

State of Beef

Say what? I have no clue as to the origin of this image, but, hey, thanks, Tumblr!

McDonald's Dumps McMuffin Egg Factory Over Health Concerns - Yahoo!

McDonald's will be looking for a new source of

via gma.yahoo.com

Pathetic. McD is not in the business of providing quality food, period.

Agriculture needs massive investment to avoid hunger, scientists warn | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Billions more investment is needed in agriculture and food distribution systems around the world in the next few years, if widespread hunger is to be avoided, according to a group of leading scientists.

via www.guardian.co.uk

Trader Joe's Sublime Olive Oil Spud Chips

How have I missed these before? Is it because I tend to skirt the snack section of TJ's? I mean.....Providing you can exercise culinary self-control, a must for TJ cookies, pumpkin ice cream, et al, buy these. I eat 3-5 a day, if so moved. They crunch, the salt level is perfect, and my best pal, olive oil, is involved. Yes!

Photo via French Fry Diary

"Edible" Purses

Via Kitschy Living

Indoor Growing, Vertically

"Growing Power is undertaking something that has never been done before. We will build the first five-story vertical farm in the world. Our vertical farm will have south-facing greenhouse areas for the year-round production of plants, vegetables, and herbs. The building will provide educational classrooms, conference spaces, a demonstration kitchen, food processing and storage areas, freezers, and loading docks to further support our mission as a local and national resource for learning about urban sustainable food production. Administrative offices, volunteer spaces, and staff support areas will be closely connected to the greenhouse and educational areas to allow for active observation and participation.  In essence, the vertical farm will be a hub of economic activity, community building, educational opportunities, and resource sharing for the Milwaukee community and the world."

Growing Power develops sustainable Community Food Systems.

Millions of birds migrating to Spain face painful deaths in glue-filled traps | Environment | The Guardian

Up to four million migrating birds will be killed by illegal Spanish hunters this year, with many dying a slow, sticky death in traps that literally glue the animals to the ground, according to campaigners.

via www.guardian.co.uk

Decades ago, to our horror, we were served ucellini in Italy--songbirds on a plate.
This killing of small birds for food is atrocious.

Study solves mystery of flavorless airplane food | MNN - Mother Nature Network

“...if the background noise is loud, it might draw your attention to that, away from the food," Dr. Anthony Woods, one of the researchers, told the BBC. So, you could be eating a gourmet meal while on a flight, but the background noise could be distracting enough to make it taste like refrigerator leftovers.”

 

via www.mnn.com

Save NYC Food Trucks, Grassroots Campaign to End Metered Parking Ban of New York City Food Trucks

via laughingsquid.com

The 8 NEW Saltiest Foods in America

Turns out, you definitely can have too much of a good thing. Like snow. And inlaw visits. And Dancing With the Stars.

via health.yahoo.net

Don't eat at chains with prepackaged entrees, people....

"Blood" from Rice in China

"Researchers in China believe they have found a way to produce and harvest large quantities of human serum albumin (HSA) -- a blood protein that is widely used in drug and vaccine production -- from ordinary grains of rice.

"It looks like an interesting technological step forward," Dr. Richard J. Benjamin, chief medical officer for the American National Red Cross, told FoxNews.com. "It could potentially produce large quantities in a reasonable time."

Via Discovery News

ps   For travel to rice paddies, have a look here.

 

Anybody Still Bobbing?

McIcky: Their So-Called "Pork" McRib

"McDonalds' McRib and its cult-like following are back. Thank goodness the "disconcerting" sandwich is only returning for a limited time only, says Meredith Melnick at TIME. Because if you knew about all the unpronounceable ingredients packed into the McRib, you might think twice about wolfing down the sauce-drenched pork concoction. Think you can stomach what's inside? "

Get the gory details Via The Week

( Photo: CC BY: Calgary Reviews )

 

Food companies petitioned to ban new Monsanto GMO corn | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Hmmm--which is true? Yes, it is GMO corn, but will it be sold processed as critics suggest, or fresh, as Monsanto states?

A---"The coalition said the biotech corn would be used in canned and frozen foods as well as sold fresh, but will be indistinguishable to consumers from conventional corn because the U.S. government does not require genetically altered food products to be labeled."

or

B--"The safety and benefits of biotech sweet corn products — as well as other biotech crops — is well established," said Monsanto spokeswoman Danielle Stuart.

 

Stuart said the new sweet corn is a fresh-market product that will be sold on the ear, with or without husk, in the produce section of grocery stores."

 

via www.mnn.com

Create a Golden Goose and Eat It, Too----Or Not....

Esslack Food Finish, originally developed for pastry chefs, now can be yours. (Maybe.)

"Esslack was developed together with a small food factory, which supplies high-quality fine pastry shops with food coloring. In a new application in the can, the different ways in the kitchen brings. For example, a chrome trout. Or gold-plated asparagus tips."

Visit The Deli Garage for more, in German...

Via Laughing Squid