'Opinions'

In an article today in the New York Times, the FDA finally said that food from cloned animals and their progeny is safe for milk and meat consumption.
I question the FDA and their track record on safety. They have approved numerous pharmaceutical drugs that turned out to be killers; the latest Avandia for diabetics. This [more...]

There’s something about this book series that offends me. I am not an idiot. I never will be an idiot. And I don’t like poking fun at idiots. Plus the concept is a lackluster rip-off to the dummies series.
I have to hand it to the dummies, at least they had an original thought and are [more...]

Here’s a story in the New York Times that really makes me lose my appetite when I think about beef.
The article talks about how manure spreads E.coli and cows bodies have a lot of manure. In order to reduce the manure, it is suggested that they spray  the hides of cattle with a chemical wash immediately [more...]

There’s no better meter than the holidays to earmark what people search for foodwise. Being that that this is December and holiday festivities are right around the corner, it’s interesting to use Yahoo as an example. 
Top recipe searches YAHOO! FOOD this week (with my comments and recipe)
1) Sugar cookies - Amazing! People still bake and decorate cookies.
2) [more...]

Here’s a hysterical article in the New York Times about how the waitstaff talks to diners and tries to put words in our mouth.
According to the article, restaurant speak “traffics in off-kilter pronouns, on display when a server asks: How are we enjoying things so far?
Well, we didn’t know you were dining with us. And [more...]