My Dog is Chelsea

I’ve been thinking for some time now that I should create an MDIC spinoff blog that focuses exclusively on food. But then I pinch myself and remember — oh wait! Last time I checked I didn’t have time for one blog, let alone two.
So, there you have it, my waning readership, you’ll just have to [...]

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Last tomato season, I wrote a story.
A few weeks ago, as I was bushwhacking through my tomato jungle idly picking cherry tomatoes in my garden, I remembered it. And it occurred to me to submit it to my favorite food blog, Culinate.
So I did. And they published it!
That’s my exciting news: My first food-related essay to be published [...]

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Me: I want to make a bolognese sauce with the ground yak I bought at the farmer’s market.
My brain: But you don’t have any pasta.
Me: So?
My brain: Go to the store and buy some — it’s only a few blocks away.
Me: No way! I’ll make pasta from scratch!
My brain: That will take forever, and it’s [...]

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I must begin with a disclaimer: If you eat bagged lettuce, I don’t mean to offend you. It’s just that this is what I’ve been thinking about in the shower lately, and I need to get it out so I can move on with writing other (hopefully more important) things in my head. I hope [...]

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[NOTE: Part I is about why I believe that milk is good for you. Also, today I came across this great piece about why UHT pasteurization not only makes milk taste icky—which is why organic milk often have flavor additives—it may actually be bad for you. See also this post on how to buy healthy [...]

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