'Food for Thought'

Kids have the coolest summer opportunities these days. When I was a kid, all I did was babysit my brother, read library books, play jacks and Candyland on the porch. (Ok, that was a long time ago.)
If your kids like to cook which now seems to be a national pasttime especially since Food TV is as popular [more...]

The organization Take Back the Tap is holding a contest for students who compete to win $1,500 for making a  YouTube video about why you are kicking the bottled water habit and taking back the tap water.
Some of the judges include the actor Alec Baldwin (no joke!), two award-winning documentary filmmakers, an Emmy Award-nominated producer for [more...]

Well, after I posted that April was grilled cheese month, my tastebuds focused on grilled cheese sandwiches.
I guess I could’ve made one as I do have some cheese here but I don’t have bread so I reasoned if I had to go out to buy bread, I may as well just go out to buy the sandwich.
Visions of [more...]

Isn’t it nice to know that there are little things you can do that make a big difference? 
Well, the Bellefontaine Ohio Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast did just that.  What could have been a significant contribution to a land fill (all those disposable plates and forks) turned out to be just the opposite.  They yielded [more...]

With so many meet recalls in so short a time, the FDA is holding a public meeting for concerned consumers and retailers (and media) featuring a panel of experts from government, public health, a food-borne law firm, and a meat plant owner.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a public meeting [more...]