Category Archives: Food

Organic farming could feed the world

Posted on 7/15/2007 by Ben

Ivette Perfecto of the University of Michigan in the US and her colleagues found that, in developed countries, organic systems on average produce 92% of the yield produced by conventional agriculture. In developing countries, however, organic systems produce 80% more … Continue reading →

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Sin City Breakfast Tacos

Posted on 6/9/2007 by Ben

More celebrity recipes: Robert Rodriguez makes Sin City Breakfast Tacos. The best thing about this is he shows you how to make homemade flour tortillas. Looks time-consuming but well worth it and I bet they go great with Scrambled Tofu.

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Bob Barker’s Vegan Enchilada Bake

Posted on 6/9/2007 by Ben

Esquire has Bob Barker’s recipe for Vegan Enchilada Bake.

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Going Ape

Posted on 1/12/2007 by Ben

Another take on the Paleolithic diet. Ms Garton looked for inspiration to the plant-based diet of our closest relatives, the apes, and devised a three-day rotating menu of fruit, vegetables, nuts and honey. The prescribed menu was:safe to eat raw;met … Continue reading →

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Humane Society Seeks New York Foie Gras Ban

Posted on 6/22/2006 by Ben

The Humane Society is seeking a ban on foie gras production in New York state. They say foie gras violates a New York law against selling food from diseased animals.

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Paper Says Edible Meat Can be Grown in a Lab on Industrial Scale

Posted on 7/28/2005 by Ben

Some older news that I found in my link backlog. And, the authors agree, it might take work to convince consumers to eat cultured muscle meat, a product not yet associated with being produced artificially. “On the other hand, cultured … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s beef fries settlement disbursed

Posted on 5/23/2005 by Ben

McDonald’s will pay $10 million to 24 Hindu and vegetarian groups after falsely describing its french fries, which contained a beef additive, as vegetarian. I last posted about this two years ago, I guess they’ve been wrangling over the money … Continue reading →

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BK Veggie

Posted on 5/18/2005 by Ben

Burger King has a new version of the BK Veggie veggie burger with a pattie from Morningstar Farms. This is being covered as if it’s an entirely new product but the BK Veggie has been around since 2002. I love … Continue reading →

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Burrito Blog

Posted on 4/27/2005 by Ben

The Burrito Blog reviews burrito-purveying establishments in the Boston area and beyond. Mmmm, burritos.

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