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Drive-By Soft-Serve at Yumi Yogurt in Redwood City, California
Yes! I went to high school across the street from Yumi Yogurt...it is a classic :)
Sushi Art by Scott Campbell
Soo cute! But where can you buy his sushi prints??
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
I'd say anything Greek...probably pastitsio.
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Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
I think the article is supposed to say that Linda McCartney's *company* is showing its support. That threw me for a loop as well.
Drive-By Soft-Serve at Yumi Yogurt in Redwood City, California
Yes! I went to high school across the street from Yumi Yogurt...it is a classic :)
Sushi Art by Scott Campbell
Soo cute! But where can you buy his sushi prints??
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
I'd say anything Greek...probably pastitsio.
Cook the Book: 'A16 Food + Wine'
well, I can't remember the name, but the first time I tried a sparkling red several years back, it was so out of the ordinary (for me) that I always remember it.
Photo of the Day: Turtle Attacks Strawberry
hee--I used to have a pet tortoise and they are a hoot to watch while they're eating! And after mine ate a strawberry he would look like he had lipstick on ;)
Sourdough Doesn't Always Mean 'Good'
First of all, I take a lot of offense at the "good bread being particularly hard to find in SF" comment...wha? As other have mentioned, there is plenty of great bread to be found here. Maybe there is a lot of sourdough being "pushed" (including the airport of course) but jeez, that doesn't mean there's a dearth of any other kind of bread. And personally I love sourdough, for the record :)
Cook the Book: Lidia's Italy
I love making risotto. It's not that hard but people are always impressed. I guess it's because of all the stirring! And of course it tastes sooo good!
Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway
Cadbury creme eggs! And a close second would be good old, non-gourmet jelly beans.
Cook the Book: 'The Bacon Cookbook'
BLT. With avocado!
Seriously Delicious Giveaway: Zingerman's Gift Certificate
I love really sharp white cheddar (the sharper the better), especially the ones that are a little drier and crumbly...yum!
Cook the Book: Asian Flavors of Jean-Georges
I second the bibimbap...the rice gets nice and crusty on the bottom. mmm....
Cook the Book: 'Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant'
definitely pasta. I can mix it up so many ways, and then have leftovers for lunch the next day.
Cook the Book: 'Vegetable Harvest'
I wish I could grow peas...I loved eating them straight out of the pod when I was little. And tomatoes. You can never have too many of those.
'On Top of Spaghetti' Book Giveaway
Definitely linguine with good, homemade basil pesto. It's been my favorite since I was little.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
Our small family does eat meat-free meals frequently, but I'd have to say ol' Pauly there should dismantle his private plane to cut down on HIS carbon emissions. We broke, meat eating plebs hardly make a dent environmentally when compared to a rich, jet-setting, life-long vegetarian with several homes worldwide. Pardon me while I walk around the corner for my weekly burger.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
Okay, one piece at a time, but let us be clear about something. I am not the one making wild assertions to support a blatant political agenda having little or nothing to do with the facts. The burden of proof is not on me.
Quote:"The key fact that you are not considering is that it takes much more energy to produce 100 calories of meat as it does 100 calories of a vegetable - orders of magnitude more.
Prove it. Show me the numbers.
So even will all else being equal - we can ignore the "emissions" from living or dead cows, we can ignore the difficulty of safely disposing of animal waste, we can ignore the ease of contamination in an industrially produced meat supply, we can ignore the cruelty of factory farms - cows still take much more energy to produce, and require many more greenhouse gas emissions to grow than plants do.
Cows get by quite nicely using little more than ambient solar energy and have done so for thousands of years. As for the animal cruelty, you are making a religious argument I do not recognize as valid.
What you are doing here is going along Archer-Daniels Midland the founder of which decided long ago that lipids were lipids and there is little significant difference between butter and cottonseed oil. You want to feed humans as though they were cattle with no need to worry about whether or not they like the stuff you choose to feed them.
Quote:"You'd better have some hard core facts to back up that bold statement, because the vast majority of both the scientific and political community are now in agreement: the greenhouse effect is real, and it is caused by humans.
Mostly it is just the political. community who are in agreement. They see it as an opportunity to gain power and make lot's and lot's of money, starting with Albert Gore.
Again. I am not the one who bears the burden of proof. Those making these silly assertions are bearing the burden of proof and HAVE FAILED RATHER MISERABLY TO DELIVER.
Just for the record. The atmosphere is not a greenhouse. Never was and never will be. The concentration of C02 and other alleged "greenhouse gases", even at current levels, is too small to be of any consequence whatsoever.
What is going on here is the use of force without due process and that is all there is to it. The politicians are peddling a big pack of lies and they are doing for the obvious purposes of self-aggrandizement and the ability to tell you and me how we must live. Pay close attention to what they do. Put not your faith in Princes. They produce NOTHING and are therefore obliged to steal for a living.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
@Grumpy Old Man
"Stupid Assertion number 2: Forcing everyone to become a vegan will somehow also reduce greenhouse emissions.
Whatever we replace animal products with will also need harvesting, storage, packaging and shipping and the resultant wastes will need to be dealt with. Remember, when plants die, they produce methane, CO2 and water vapor. "
The key fact that you are not considering is that it takes much more energy to produce 100 calories of meat as it does 100 calories of a vegetable - orders of magnitude more. So even will all else being equal - we can ignor the "emissions" from living or dead cows, we can ignore the difficulty of safely disposing of animal waste, we can ignore the ease of contamination in an industrially produced meat supply, we can ignore the cruelty of factory farms - cows still take much more energy to produce, and require many more greenhouse gas emissions to grow than plants do.
"No one has proved that we are indeed undergoing human induced global warming. The so-called "greenhouse" effect is basically nonsense, the atmosphere does not work in anyway similar to a greenhouse.
This entire thing is and was nothing more than a political scam perpetrated by Margaret Thatcher. Now it has become politically correct and the darling cause celebre of the political left. It is a tool that the politicians of every political stripe hope to use as a means of controlling your life. Don't be a sucker"
You'd better have some hard core facts to back up that bold statement, because the vast majority of both the scientific and political community are now in agreement: the greenhouse effect is real, and it is caused by humans. Either every single one of them is wrong, or I've underestimated cast scope of Margaret Thatcher's nefarious scheme.
Assuming that you are correct - the greenhouse doesn't exist and it's nothing more than a political scam - please explain to me what the motive behind the scam is? What benefit could the government possibly get from people spending less money?
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
I'm with grumpy. Global warming is a big con game to make people feel guilty and pay more for energy if/when cap and trade is institutes. Cap and trade will double your electric bill and make all forms of energy more expensive
The Federal government will take in billions from cap and trade which is really just an energy tax. You are guilty if you live in America and must pay more
No limits on China and India, they will burn more and more coal which will offset any CO2 reductions America makes
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
Rollerball party at my house on Sunday. Bring your own soylent green.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
Or we should start eating each other.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
I will wholeheartedly support this, as it means: MORE MEAT FOR ME!
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
Stupid assertion number 1: The belches and flatulence of cattle contributes to global warming.
The truth: When plants die and begin to decay, they produce CO2, water vapor and methane. It makes no difference whatsoever if the plant material is in a cow, a compost heap or piled up in forest litter or prairie mat. The same amount of "greenhouse" gases is produced.
Stupid Assertion number 2: Forcing everyone to become a vegan will somehow also reduce greenhouse emissions.
Whatever we replace animal products with will also need harvesting, storage, packaging and shipping and the resultant wastes will need to be dealt with. Remember, when plants die, they produce methane, CO2 and water vapor.
No one has proved that we are indeed undergoing human induced global warming. The so-called "greenhouse" effect is basically nonsense, the atmosphere does not work in anyway similar to a greenhouse.
This entire thing is and was nothing more than a political scam perpetrated by Margaret Thatcher. Now it has become politically correct and the darling cause celebre of the political left. It is a tool that the politicians of every political stripe hope to use as a means of controlling your life. Don't be a sucker.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
What about a simple marinara sauce?! Bolognese is meat sauce - trying to get meat eaters to eat less meat by suggesting they eat meatless meat sauce is STUPID.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
Lost in translation here ... what's a "vegetarian mince"?! Google searches have only helped me find out what mincing means. That I'm OK with.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
ha ha--i'm with joe on this one.
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
yes, she is going meat free every day now. Maybe the Ghost whisperer is in contact. Couldn't they have used a more recent picture of Paul? or would that not highlight the benefits of vegetarianism?
Paul McCartney Supports Meat Free Mondays to Cut Carbon Emissions
I think we would be better off reducing livestock greenhouse gas emissions by eating them.
Sushi Art by Scott Campbell
@painterjane: I couldn't find em so I don't think they're available (yet)...but I wouldn't mind having any other print!
Sourdough Doesn't Always Mean 'Good'
For centuries, the only breads available were sourdough breads. Commercial yeast is a rather new invention in relation to the history of bread. Why anyone would bad mouth sourdoughs,shows that they have no knowledge or respect for the art and science of bread baking.
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
Thank you for participating, and congratulations to our winners:
missmicker
jymbrittain
inismom
emf77
pjlein
Winners have been notified by email and also appear on our Contest Winners page.
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
Can't beat the gyro!
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
I love stuffed grape leaves and anything with olives. Since I do the cooking as well as the eating, I really need this cookbook. Thanks for the contest.
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
feta with any veggies
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
Gyros & grilled shrimp!
Cook the Book: 'The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook'
Fresh pesto on pasta and a Greek salad, is my favorite meal. Thanks for having the contest!
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I think the article is supposed to say that Linda McCartney's *company* is showing its support. That threw me for a loop as well.