A recent study in the British Journal The Lancet shows that certain preservatives heighten hyperactivity in a number of children.

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HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY ( Read more... )

I went to the green market and bought some veg for eating raw tonight. IT's so hot, I just want to gnaw on cool root veggies all day.

One of the things I bought was French Breakfast Radish which they say has a "sweet & mild flavor ( Read more... )

I feel smug about my Mr.Bento today ( Read more... )

So, my co-worker and fellow greenmarket afficionado and foodie has started a blog!

http://culinariacreyde.blogspot.com/

She just put up her very first post, so be kind :) And the scones she made were sooooooooo moist. YUM.

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We ended up with 12 cups of nice thick tomato sauce. I used up 2 cups today in our Mr.Bentos, but the rest will get canned. So, that's really 10 cups of tomato sauce, OR 2.5 quarts, OR 5 pints ( Read more... )

I weighed those tomatoes - sort of. I think I must have gotten about 20 lbs. At any rate, tomatoes are mostly water and they have now been reduced in two batches. I took out the skins by hand but the seeds are in the sauce which is reducing further. It's in a big pot but I don't know how many quarts yet. A 6 quart pot? I've no idea. Anyway, the big ( Read more... )

I haven't been writing about the market lately - but I should! It's full swing of summer and there is EVERYTHING pretty much! Today I bought tomatoes for making sauce with - my first non-jam/preserves canning experience! I don't really know how many pounds I got. At least 10 for about $22. Shallots are my favorite and I got some of those too, along ( Read more... )

I should be asleep, but we went to see Harry Potter and I really enjoyed myself and now my inner 10 year old is all awake :)

When we got home, the Mr.Bentos had arrived. I unpacked one and made sure it fit in midnightstation's backpack before unpacking the second one. Oh! I am SO excited. I are a dork, I know ( Read more... )

Fresh cantaulope, soooo juicy that there was plenty of juice to just drink from the shell ( Read more... )