I still consider fermented foods such as yogurt, cheese, and sauerkraut to be wholefoods. Natural processes of fermentation are everywhere. Milk wants to be cheeseand sour cream: it starts to sour soon after it exits the animal unless properlyrefrigerated and handled. Cultures aid the transformation. That is the origin story of cheese: probably discovered millennia…
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FoodWISE and fierce food beliefs—what’s the deal with organic?
I read the beginning of the section on “Fierce Food Beliefs” in FoodWISE and ask us to take a serious look at organic. What’s the deal with organic? Good idea or bad idea? Biodynamics? See organic and Italy’s rich food heritage (in praise of heritage farming and biodiversity) and also: Italy says organic is all…
FoodWISE, introduction to food choices
Great fun! In my reading of FoodWISE, I now start with Part 2—ideas on food choices.
FoodWISE choices and winter garlic
Here is an excerpt from my new book, FoodWISE, with a favorite recipe. Cooking with an eye to time and money is what we all have to do—especially those of us with families, other caregiving responsibilities, out-of-home work, and/or limited budgets. The example comes to mind of a good friend, who manages to feed a…