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organic/natural butter replacement?
So i'm trying to make my baked goods somewhat healthier, and i've found kinda quasi-healthy ways to replace everything except butter.
i don't really like the idea of using margarines or chemical-laced spreads. Will Rodgers once said, "Nothing you can't pronounce will ever work," and i think that works pretty well in the kitchen as well.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? i'm not opposed to using soy-based products, i should add.
Anyone making an All Organic Thanksgiving Meal?
This year I'm in charge of Thanksgiving and I'm using it as a chance to show my family that everything on the table can be organic. They'll probably not care as long as it tastes good, but with all that butter being used I at least want it to be free of hormones and chemicals. Anyone else attempting this?
Why is organic important to you? Organic vs Local?
Carcinogens are highly represented by the ingredients of vegetables theirselves and trace amounts are only found in pesticide sprays. Dr Ames (who the Ames test is named after) says that media blows things out of proportion. WAY OUT. It is said by reputable sources that media is scientifically and economical idiots and should only be good for reporting the days events as facts...Scientists today (though of course not the ones that don't agree with media buzz or help to sell add space/time/papers) agree that a lot of the hype over going organic was the presses fault for trying to run with stories that were simply not true or used statistics and 'facts' from other media sources and that involves a 'circular' dependancy on unreliable sources. In fact, the governments idea of being organic is not really organic at all...why not support 'local' for the obvious reasons and let your garden grow using 'chemicals' in their proper proportions that have been formulated. lab tested, and time proven to help your garden grow?
Organic beer: myth or fantasy
From the WTF department: organic beer.
http://cocinaluis.blogspot.com/2007/06/organic-beer.html
Kraft Foods on organic bandwagon
Kraft Foods was a sponsor at the IACP conference, and they sent a button down spokesperson to the morning conference to let us know how they were on the organic bandwagon.
Call me a cynic, but I did some poking around to see what's up with Kraft Foods.
Here's a link to my blog.
Hope I'm doing this correctly!
Warm regards,
Judith
Why does organic milk last so long?
We don't go thru a lot of milk. Occasionally I have milk in my cereal, or when I need it for making something. Mostly, I just use it for coffee. I have noticed in the past 6 months that the sell by date for organic milk is months after the 'normal' milk. For instance, I bought milk today that doesn't expire until May 20th. At first I was skeptical, but the organic milk hasn't turned the way normal milk does, even after 2 weeks after the sell by date.
As the goofy scientist I am, I can only think that there is something that isn't added to the milk, or that there is some treatment that the organic milk is/isn't gettng.
Any thoughts?
ever tried organic? why did you try it?
what did you think?
ever tried growing your own food? was it a success or not? I am thinking of starting a co-op greenhouse what do you think? ... it really worries me where my food come from especially fruit and veg how do you tell if retailers are telling you the truth about it being organic, pesticide free or farm reared.. it's all confusing to me.
Question of the Day: Regular vs. organic, sustainable, free-range, etc.
Which items, if any, do you always buy that are organic, sustainable-ag, free-range, grass-fed, etc.?
