My friend Ryan came over for dinner last night and, as he works in an elementary school, we wound up talking about school lunches. He has an interesting idea about getting kids to eat healthier foods during the school day: The battle may be, in part, about presentation, he says. In Ryan’s school, many of [...]
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The role of presentation in the school lunch battle
Posted in Food News, tagged food presentation, obama school lunch initiative, school lunches on May 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
McDonald’s memories and the power of childhood foods
Posted in Food News, Pop Culture, Writing, tagged chicken mcnuggets, childhood foods, food memories, grimace, McDonald's on May 15, 2012 | 5 Comments »
McDonald’s is trying to change the way consumers think about its food, according to a recent article in The New York Times Magazine. Franchisees are renovating their stores, and the company’s marketing and social media teams are circulating stories about the farmers who supply their food and recruiting “Mom bloggers” to help build their brand. [...]
What Do You Look For in Processed Foods?
Posted in Food News, tagged fortified foods, Joy Bauer, PepsiCo, processed food, the today show on May 23, 2011 | 5 Comments »
This morning I caught a segment on The Today Show about processed foods that are fortified with healthy vitamins, minerals, and other good things, like sodas with antioxidants, orange juice and peanut butter with Omega 3s, and fruit snacks filled with 100% of our daily requirement forVitamin C. This reminded me of a New Yorker [...]
Cooking for Geeks and more
Posted in Food News, Recipes, tagged cooking for geeks, hot sauce recipes, oatmeal and ice cream, vegetarian recipes, Wholesome Wave on August 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I had another busy weekend in Ocean City – I know, I spend a lot of time there in August – and I have some errands and assignments to catch up on today. So I’m leaving you with some of my favorite articles and recipes from the past week: Recipes of the Nerds from The [...]
When Should Bloggers Accept Freebies?
Posted in Food News, Fun Food Bites, Writing, tagged adam roberts, amateur gourmet, blogging ethics, josh ozersky, kim severson, writing ethics on July 2, 2010 | 8 Comments »
The New York Times article “When Is a Free Meal Just Part of a Writer’s Job?” has me thinking about bloggers being given freebies in exchange for a review. (Check out the article to read the story on the free food, catered by chefs, that Time columnist Josh Ozersky received for his wedding – he says the [...]
Food News, June 4, 2010: Goats and Cheese, Food Entrepreneuers, Michael Symon and Lebron James
Posted in Food News, tagged food entrepreneuers, goat farming, lebron james, making cheese, michael symon on June 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here are a few articles and blog posts I liked this week. Have a great weekend! Hay Fever: Goat Farming and Cheesemaking in Vermont (from Food & Think): Now the memoir Hay Fever: How Chasing a Dream on a Vermont Farm Changed My Life by Angela Miller is on my list of books to read. Their [...]
Food News Friday: Beer and Chocolate, a Baking Memoir, and Veganism in the Bay Area
Posted in Food News, tagged brownies, cakewalk memoir, chocolate and beer, San Francisco, vegan on May 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Today is not only Friday, it’s May 28th, which means we are just days away from completing the May Blogathon! I’ve had lots of fun blogging every day this month, meeting new people, reading new blogs, and writing some posts that I’d be thinking about for a while (like the interview series). A big thank [...]
Food News Friday: Food Posts from Around the Blogathon
Posted in Food News, tagged babette feasts, container gardens, honeybees, japan, soybeans, udon noodles on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
There’s more than 100 of us blogging every day in the month of May, and I’ve been slowly but excitedly working thorugh the list. So for this week’s Food News, I wanted to share some of the great blogs I’ve been introduced to thanks to the Blogathon. Here are some of my favorite posts: Houtou Udon [...]
Food News Friday: Recipes and Food News from Other Food Blogs
Posted in Food News, tagged 101 cookbooks, baking bites, big bold beautiful food, serious eats, svelte gourmand, the amateur gourmet on May 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I can’t believe it’s May 14th already, and that we are nearly halfway through the Blogathon. (Big congratulations to everyone who is participating!) I have a busy weekend ahead – I’m in my friend Nicole’s wedding and I have a couple of deadlines on Monday. This is all fun, good stuff, but for today, I wanted to [...]
Food News Friday: Recipes and Decorating Ideas from Baltimore Bloggers
Posted in Baltimore, Food News, tagged baltimore food blogs on May 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
It’s official – I am now one week in (and one week down) in the Blogathon! Congratulations to the other 100+ Blogathoners who have also been feverishly posting every day this week. There’s a dedicated, varied group of bloggers participating in the 2010 Blogathon – it’s a good group to be a part of! Since it’s Mother’s [...]
