With a busy schedule, lots of traveling, and lots of things going on in life, sometimes it’s nice to sit back and admire some art, and some food, or some food art.
Slow Food St. Louis will be hosting The Art of Food in late July. This is an art show/silent auction/fundraiser held at Mad Art Gallery. Check out the Slow Food St. Louis website for more information.
And here is a wonderful article from last month’s New York Times with fantastic pictures of food sculptures.
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One of my very good friends sent me the link for this trailer. This is a movie all about the food we eat and how it impacts our health, our bodies, and our planet. One of the people featured in the movie is the brilliant and always entertaining David Wolfe, raw food guru, whom I was lucky enough to see talk late last year.
The documentary teaches people how they can eat simple, healthy foods to save their health or regain their health. It is cheap, effective and far better for you than taking another pill from the doctor.
It can be watched online for a fee or the DVD can be ordered. I plan on ordering the DVD to share with clients!
If you or someone you know needs help in learning how to eat well, please visit Natural Zest.
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When I read articles like this one, I’m glad that I buy locally grown produce. The most recent food scare from earlier this past week is salmonella poisoning linked to raw tomatoes. I love tomatoes, and could eat them all day long, but I have to say that local and fresh are FAR SUPERIOR to those shipped across country.
And it seems that local food is far less likely to lead to outbreaks of various diseases. The current tomato scare and the previous spinach scare were all linked to LARGE FACTORY FARMS where contamination is more likely to occur. This current scare has essential put a stop on almost all tomato sales in markets, and the top US growers in Florida and California are set to lose massive amounts of money, not to mention the wasted food. Just when people need to eat more produce there seems to be a never ending series of contamination outbreaks to scare everyone off. The solution? Buy local and seasonal, or better yet, grow your own!
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50 Ways to Help the Planet is a simple website with a simple message.
I like simple! While this is not strictly food related, it is about being natural, and bringing zest!
This seemed to be the right thing to write about today as I was outside earlier hanging my clothes to dry. This is the second laundry day that has ended up with outside drying, and I love it! I’m saving energy, my whites do look whiter, I got some sun (for my Vitamin D) and my clothes smell great. Also, even with the humidity in St. Louis, my clothes dried faster outside than they would in the dryer!
Other great recommendations in the 50 Ways list include eating vegetarian once a week – meat production is a HUGE contributor to greenhouse gases. Buy local – I am a member of a CSA and shop at local farmer’s markets as much as possible – it’s delicious, supports local economy AND good for the environment. I use a Klean Kanteen water bottle every day, no more plastic bottles for me. I bring my own shopping bags when I go out.
Sure it’s not going to save the world tomorrow, but it’s a start!
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It’s BBQ season and usually that means meat, meat and some crispy, burnt kebabs. I recently read a wonderful article from National Geographic’s Green Guide on Grilling Veggies.
The basics are:
- if you cut them, make them large and flat, you can always cut it up more later
- different vegetables cook differently!
- season lightly, generally just some olive oil, salt and pepper
- marinades with sugar will cause the veggies to get burnt and too crisp
- and the trick to not ending up with raw or burnt veggies? grill until lightly marked, then toss in a bowl/pot and cover for 15-20 minutes, their own heat steams them through
Check out the full article for great tips on how to cut/cook each veggie and some recipes.
