23 lb turkey (the smallest of the 21 turkeys my mom raised this summer)(taking forever to cook, of course)
Saveur’s Multicultural Stuffing
Mashed potatoes with lots of warm cream and butter (Kate’s on starch duty this year; making both of the above)
Kale from my mom’s garden (olive oil and garlic)
Green beans (steamed — possibly the only dish [...]
The semester is winding down; today I’ll be turning in a 1500-2000 word article about Mayor Bloomberg’s calorie labeling initiative and then have a blessedly light load to carry in my head over Thanksgiving. My mom and stepfather are coming to visit for the long weekend, and after that, there’ll just be two more [...]
The ever-excellent Michael Pollan pens an op-ed about the farm bill. Good stuff, and important for everyone who’s subjected to a daily onslaught of high-fructose corn-syrup and other highly processed “foodlike products” as a result of it. (Hint: that’s every American.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html
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Americans have begun to ask why the farm bill is subsidizing high-fructose corn [...]
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