porterfarms.org

porterfarms.org

This is the organic farm co-op and Chris and Quinn Ankrum belong to, and that I want to join. I think we're going to. How fun to get a bag of produce and figuring out what to do with it.

Update:

We did join this last year, and we were very, very happy with it. We've joined again this year, and I just sent our preferred pick-up dates to our coordinator. The first delivery date is June 23rd. Woohoo!!!

Organic and Frugal?

Organic and Frugal?

Can you buy organic foods and still be frugal?

There are a lot of other links to both organic things and frugal things. Ah, two things I'm striving for, in one neat package!

America's Meat Eaters Turn to Organic & Grass-Fed Beef

America's Meat Eaters Turn to Organic & Grass-Fed Beef

Salon.com Books | The practical ethicist

Salon.com Books | The practical ethicist

This is very interesting. I've been thinking more and more lately about what I eat, what my family eats, what I'm teaching my sons. The usual things parents live with, I'm sure. The conversation about eating meat that we had at our last Third Thursday dinner kind of sparked the thinking, I think. I mean, we can afford to not eat mindlessly, so shouldn't we do our part and support organic farming, both for the sake of the farmers, the animals, and ourselves?

Also, there was the story on NPR recently about the neurologist who's really hard on the diet. (What's Triggering Your Migraine?) I keep thinking about that -- should I just stop being a baby about it and embrace the list of dietary triggers? Or, rather, ban the triggers from my life? Hard to do -- coffee, iced tea, cola, chocolate, restaurant food, avocados........... It's tough. I love food.

I'm going to add some links re getting organic meats.

101 Cookbooks

I just discovered this site. How could this be the first time I've seen this? It's incredible! This woman is doing what we should all do -- actualy use our silly cookbooks. I don't have 100 of the silly things, but I have half a bookcase full.

101 Cookbooks

Here are my other favorite cooking sites:

Cooking

• Allrecipes.com - Here you can find recipes for just about everything. You can also share your recipes with others.
• Breadrecipe.com - Exactly what it sounds like.... Includes a section for break machines.
• Cooking Light's Main Menu - Cooking Light is a really good magazine devoted to low-fat cooking and healthful living. I've always liked there very balanced look at life. They have dessert recipes in their magazine, with the understanding that it's probably better if you don't eat cake every day. The site has a recipe finder, a Tip of the Day, and articles that augment the magazine.
• Cook's Thesaurus - "The Cook's Thesaurus suggests substitutions for thousands of cooking ingredients, including low-calorie and low-fat alternatives for dieters, inexpensive substitutes for gourmets on a budget, and innovative replacements for hard-to-find ethnic ingredients."
• Culinary Café - lots and lots of cooking information -- recipes, a spice encyclopedia, things you should have in your kitchen, hints & tips, etc.
• Epicurious - Subtitled "For People Who Eat." Here you'll find links called Eating; Drinking; Playing with Your Food; Epicurious TV; Bon Appétit; and Gourmet. You can search for recipes based on a huge number of criteria, including ingredients, course, cuisine, etc. You can also get etiquette information, learn various cooking skills by watching videos, and get "Tips from Great Cooks." A wonderful web site for anyone who cooks.
• Food Network - I love this channel. My favorite shows are Good Eats with Alton Brown, 30 Minute Meals, and Cooking Thin. But I will watch just about anything on there, except Mario Eats Italy, which just stinks.
• Good Cooking - Includes Cooking, Culinary & Professional Links; Recipes/Techniques/Guides; Reviews & Articles; Travel Links & Restaurant Reviews; Wine and Beverage Links; and World Guide to Good Cooking.
• Tavolo - "... where the kitchen is the center of the universe. We have everything you need to fuel your passion for cooking, eating and entertaining." You can shop here as well as find recipes and menus and get cooking tips.
• Top Secret Recipes on the Web - "Creating Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Foods"
• MPR's The Splendid Table - This is the site for the Minnesota Public Radio program. I love this program. It airs on Sundays at 2:00 on WNED AM 970 in the Buffalo area. The site has recommendations from guests, recipes that Lynne talks about on the show, shopping, etc. There used to be a page with tales from listeners about their worst restaurant experiences. I loved that page, but couldn't find it when I just looked again. If anyone finds it, please e-mail me.

Wine

I'm trying to improve my wine awareness. But, you know, that $5.99 a liter Almadden Mountain Rhine just hits the spot sometimes. ;)

• Tom Cannavan's Wine Pages - This site is from the UK, so the "cheapies" section doesn't really apply here, but there's some good information here.
• Wine Lovers' Page - This has a great link -- Getting Started -- for those of us without a clue.