Thirty-five Marin County businesses will receive their Green Business certification by the Marin County Board of Supervisors at a Green Business Recognition Ceremony on December 4th. The program was launched by the County of Marin’s Community Development Agency in April of 2002. They join 210 other businesses already certified, bringing the total to [...]
Hungry Planet: What The World Eats. Photographer Peter Menzel and writer Faith D’Aluisio traveled the world, inviting themselves to dine with 30 families in 24 countries, from Darfur to Cuba to Poland. But before dinner, they shop together. In so doing, they discover how what we eat both reflects and affects who we are. Photo [...]
With Halloween right around the corner, I have been giving a lot of thought to the menu for our annual block party. We are hosting the party at our house this year, and I hope to serve some delicious finger foods to fill up our bellies before hitting the streets.
I haven’t settled on the [...]
If you listen to all of the talk about organics and pesticides these days, your head is likely to start spinning. What should you do? How should you make your shopping choices?
Why Should You Care About Pesticides?
There is growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can [...]
My blog is getting a lot of attention lately because of an earlier post that I wrote about a book by Jessica Seinfeld called Deceptively Delicious. I found the idea intriguing… She helped her family to eat better by hiding pureed vegetables in everything from scrambled eggs to brownies.
As a teacher of healthy cooking [...]
You have been working all day, either at home with your kids or at the office. At the end of the day, you are ready for someone else to step up and take care of you for a change. But instead of throwing yourself on the sofa with your feet up, reality sets in and [...]
Fast Food: Friend or Foe?
You are in the car, shaking and cranky with hunger, as you taxi your children around town…A whiff of food comes through the window, and you find yourself steering towards the fast food drive through. Such convenience!
But is it really possible to make healthy choices at a [...]
