yearofplenty tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1559994 2012-01-17T09:18:21-08:00 A Spokane family's adventure of consuming everything local, used, homegrown and homemade. TypePad Portlandia TV show offers hilarious look at locavores tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b5588340162ffbc1c26970d 2012-01-17T09:18:21-08:00 2012-01-17T09:18:21-08:00 This is funny. Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2012/01/portlandia-tv-show-offers-hilarious-look-at-locavores.html Did you know you're eating kosher? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b5588340168e57d1877970c 2012-01-13T15:47:14-08:00 2012-01-13T15:47:14-08:00 We're almost two weeks into following kosher food laws and one of our discoveries is that most of the stuff in the fridge and pantry are kosher. According to one site Jews make up only 20% of the kosher food... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2012/01/did-you-know-youre-eating-kosher.html Decline of the Carnivore: American consumers are losing their appetite for meat tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b5588340168e56a451e970c 2012-01-12T08:58:15-08:00 2012-01-12T09:00:06-08:00 Almost everyone that's not selling meat agrees that it would be a good thing for Americans to eat less meat. Nutritionists tell us it would be good for our health. Environmentalists tell us it would be good for the environment... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2012/01/decline-of-the-carnivore-american-consumers-are-losing-their-appetite-for-meat.html Hostess declares bankruptcy - Is this the end of the Twinkie food culture? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b5588340162ff66dff2970d 2012-01-11T09:25:49-08:00 2012-01-11T17:44:42-08:00 Hostess Brands, the makers of Ding Dongs, Ho Hos, and the iconic Twinkie, has gone belly up and filed for bankruptcy protection. It seems they are dealing with the usual challenges of a legacy company limping along with large pension... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2012/01/hostess-declares-bankruptcy-is-this-the-end-of-the-twinkie-food-culture.html Top food trends to look for in 2012 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b55883401675fbd7a5e970b 2011-12-31T10:02:57-08:00 2011-12-31T10:02:57-08:00 The James Beard Foundation has up a list of trends for the coming year from a chef's perspective. They include: New Nordic Pantry Chefs are hopping on the Noma-inspired New-Nordic-Cuisine train and are reaching for these ingredients: sea buckthorn (a... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2011/12/top-food-trends-to-look-for-in-2012-.html Thoughts for a New Year - Make Time, Defy Expectations, Consider Limits tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b5588340162feb7896f970d 2011-12-30T09:31:21-08:00 2011-12-30T09:39:12-08:00 I stumbled across a few articles this week that offer some helpful thoughts on the New Year. Anne Lamott offers some good advice at Sunset Magazine where she implores us to find time for creative expression. Lamott is one of... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2011/12/thoughts-for-a-new-year-make-time-defy-expectations-consider-limits.html Seattle Resident Takes Eating Local to a New Level - Backyard Squirrel Anyone? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b5588340168e49b664c970c 2011-12-29T10:31:28-08:00 2011-12-29T10:42:26-08:00 In all of our local eating exploits it has never once dawned on me to trap and eat the squirrels that frolick in our back yard, but Melany Vorass in Seattle has done that and more. This according to the... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2011/12/seattle-resident-takes-eating-local-to-a-new-level-backyard-squirrel-anyone.html 10 Types of Foodies - Which type are you? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b55883401543914b6ca970c 2011-12-28T09:12:33-08:00 2011-12-28T09:12:33-08:00 The Foodie Underground at Ecosalon has up a list of the 10 types of foodies. My favorites: 2. The Organivore “It’s finally farmer’s market season again! I just don’t know how I’ve managed all winter without kale.” Beyond filling their... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2011/12/10-types-of-foodies-which-type-are-you.html Cornageddon - Congress Ends Subsidies for Corn-based Ethanol tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b55883401675f7e3d10970b 2011-12-27T11:49:27-08:00 2011-12-27T11:49:27-08:00 This is a long overdue. As reported by Detroit News: The United States has ended a 30-year tax subsidy for corn-based ethanol that cost taxpayers $6 billion annually, and ended a tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol. Congress adjourned for the... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2011/12/cornageddon-congress-ends-subsidies-for-corn-based-ethanol.html The Philosophy of Food Project - Are we ready for food metaphysics? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500a0b55883401675f7d753b970b 2011-12-27T10:13:17-08:00 2011-12-27T10:13:17-08:00 I'm very intrigued by the newly launched Philosophy of Food Project. Here's the explanation by David Kapla, the director of the project and author of the forthcoming book, The Philosophy of Food: The Philosophy of Food Project is housed in... Craig Goodwin http://www.yearofplenty.org/2011/12/the-philosophy-of-food-project-are-we-ready-for-food-metaphysics.html