my boyfriend cooks for me: Food News

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Food News

This past week The Economist featured several articles on food-related issues, most of them focusing on an issue I feel strongly about: claiming "health benefits" on the labels of processed foods, or adding vitamins or minerals to foods to allegedly make them "healthier".

One of the articles discusses how Nestle is trying to break into the "functional foods" market, one is a about the regulation of health claims on food products, and another article looks at this same issue specifically with respect to omega-3 fatty acids.

The last food article is in my view more positive, and is about the chemical explanation for why red wine does not pair well with fish. Why foods "go" together is fascinating, and in my opinion is the key to maximizing the health-factor in our food: foods taste good together because at the chemical level they work together.

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Fresh Local and BestNovember 8, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Thanks so much for writing such an informative post and linking to such insightful articles. I have similar views on food labeling, and I'm so glad to see The Economist writing on this topic.
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My boyfriend loves to cook and is very creative in the kitchen. Although the internet is often consulted, he doesn't use recipes. He does most (ok, just about all) of the "heavy lifting" documented here. He also happens to be an amazing artist - which may contribute to his excellent food plating and presentation - so check out his art store on Etsy (and see some samples at the bottom of the page).

I perform important tasks (mainly peeling and chopping onions) and provide ideas gleaned from hours of reading food blogs, recipes and menus online, as well as gentle suggestions (i.e. "Isn't the [ingredient] going to go bad soon? Maybe we should use [ingredient] tonight..."). I am also Head Photographer and Blogmaster.

About Our Blog

In an article in the New York Times Michael Pollan said that we spend more time watching "sport" cooking shows than we do actually cooking. And he said this like it is a bad thing. We hope that this blog proves that these shows, while not explicitly instructive, can be a wonderful inspiration.

Of course no one has the time or resources to cook like an Iron Chef all the time. Sometimes we decide to be adventurous and try more elaborate dishes, but generally we want to show that it isn't difficult to put together interesting, creative, and healthy meals any night of the week. We don't make a weekly plan, we don't decide what to make and then go get ingredients. We buy random fun and interesting things that catch our eye at the grocery store, and then figure out how we can use them.

So don't look here for recipes (for the most part the description of what we ate is all there is to it - "mashed turnip with horseradish" is mashed turnip with horseradish!), look here for everyday ideas and inspiration.

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Food News

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