Archive for April, 2008




I don’t think I posted for a few weeks. There is so much clutter in this brain and on my desk that I’m lucky I remember what day it is.

As I was about to shut off the computer, I remembered…

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In a nutshell: Salmonella in multiple states may be linked to Malt-O-Meal cereal recall which Circle of Food blog first reported April 7. 

The Food and Drug Administration announced that at least 23 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that…

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In December 2007, Forbes magazine did an article about the world’s 10 most unusual restaurants.

The article includes a restaurant in Florida that serves roadkill; a restaurant in India where the servers are volunteers and you can pay what you want…

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In a nutshell, frozen cattle heads with tonsils intact recalled. I wonder what kind of recipe uses frozen cattle heads?

Elkhorn Valley Packing LLC, a Harper, Kan., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 406,000 pounds of frozen cattle heads with tonsils not completely removed, which…

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One of the most visible signs of the booming green movement has been the growing crop of organic fruits and vegetables sprouting in supermarket produce bins and farmers market stalls.

Organic produce sales doubled from roughly $3 billion in 2002 to…

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