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Seconding R Bistro. Locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and a creative chef.

OK that looks so good. I very rarely eat meat and try not to consume all of my day's caloric intake in one sandwich but I think it would be worth it for that one.

It's 1 1/2 cups flour, I just checked it on the Everyday Foods site.

I'd never intentionally leave an ingredient out of the recipe though I have been tempted to just not share the recipe because it's something special I make. But then I can never justify saying "no, I don't want to share because it's mine, mine, mine" so I end up sharing anyway.

Really decadent chocolate cake is probably my favorite way to indulge.

This sounds absolutely amazing. I'm throwing a potluck soup party next week and clearly I've just found what I'm making for dessert.

Healthy food? That's a bit of a trick question since just about any food is healthy in moderation. However I'd say that I frequently crave a hearty dish of brown rice and lentils.

I currently prefer milk though I'm starting to like dark more and more.

Pliant. Too much "crisp" bacon is just burnt bacon in disguise.

I'm beginning to appreciate dark more and more but milk is still, currently, my favorite.

I'm not a vegan but some very good friends of mine are, as are their two small children. These children have never had any health problems related to their veganism and according to their doctor they are average or above average in all of the measurable benchmarks of child development done by pediatricians.

The problem with Planck's opinion piece is that a lot of what she's saying isn't stated as opinion. It's stated as fact. She's not a doctor, she's not a nutritionist, she's not a farmer. What she is is a writer with the paperback version of her book coming out in less than a month.

"Children fed only plants will not get the precious things they need to live and grow." The translation of this sentence is "It's a fact that every single vegan parent is depriving and engaging in the malnutrition of her child." That's simply not true. Vegan parents can and do take care of the nutritional needs of their children. Do they have to work a bit harder to do it than omnivores? Perhaps but that doesn't mean it can't and isn't being done. Are there crazy vegan parents who don't meet their child's nutritional needs? Yes there are. Just like there are meat eating parents who do the same. Abuse is abuse whether the parents eat steak or tofu.

In most conversations relating to food I usually come down on whatever side is opposite of the vegan position. I come from a family of dairy and beef cattle farmers. But "Death by Veganism" is a piece of sensationalist rabble rousing short on fact, long on opinion and high on book selling intent. Count me firmly on the vegan side in this round.

I'm currently in Indianapolis (soon moving back to Kentucky). I get the feeling that 75% New Yorkers is a solid estimate. That could be just a feeling though.