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Tofu takes on tailgating, and it’s less full of manure
Tailgating—nothing beats sizzling, fat sausages and well-seasoned burgers on charcoal grill washed down with enough beer to kill a horse. According to statistics compiled by Nationwide Insurance, an estimated 50 million Americans tailgate, with as many as 40% of those spending over $500 a season on food and other supplies. However there are many externalities … Continue reading
“American Meat” and the failure of food discussions
American Meat has everything you’d expect from another documentary about food production: an airy-voiced narrator, hand-drawn maps that wiggle with their inconsistency, clever infographics, and Joel Salatin. But we’ll get to him later. The film features farmers from all walks of meat, and that’s where it outshines close cousins such as Food, Inc. In one … Continue reading
Pasteurized Milk vs. Raw Milk
By Laura Ebone The process of pasteurization was first discovered in the 1800s by Louis Pasteur, a French scientist. Pasteurized milk is heating milk to a certain high temperature in order to kill any bacteria within the milk possibly passed on through the dairy cow it came from. Most milk and milk products sold in … Continue reading
Rice Cooker Party!
For this, the final installment of the How to use a Rice Cooker series, only two recipes remain. I’ve saved the best for last, so I hope you’re ready for a Rice Cooker Party! The first surprise is…. Popcorn! Micro-pop is a staple in dorm rooms, but why suffer through too-tough pieces and fake … Continue reading
How to Use a Rice Cooker – Level One
If you’ve read last week’s piece about the marvelous Rice Cooker, and it’s done it’s job, then you’re now ready and excited to start preparing fabulous meals in it – everything from soups and stir-fries to the promised fondue. We’ll get there. But before you can become an extreme rice cooker chef, you have to become … Continue reading
It’s a hoot! Everything you need to know about Harvest Hootenanny 2011
It’s a HOOTENANNY!! What’s a Hootenanny? It’s a hoot, in every sense of the word. Come to the Urban Farm, located at 1209 Smith Street, to celebrate the fall harvest with food, fun and games. The second annual Harvest Hootenanny Fundraiser will be Saturday, October 1, from 4-7 p.m. Our talented local urban farmers at CCUA are celebrating … Continue reading
Your New Favorite Kitchen Appliance
There exists a device that can cook delicious oatmeal or pasta or quinoa, steam carrots or dumplings to perfection, whip up a stew or a stir-fry or scrambled eggs, keep chocolate fondue hot and delicious, and even pop a batch of old-fashioned popcorn. This device is cheap, often costing under $20. It’s lightweight and portable, … Continue reading
Summer: great for eating and reading about food
This list of summer sustainability recommendations comes from Dr. LuAnne Roth, who serves as the education coordinator for Mizzou Advantage, which has sustainability initiatives including one called “Food for the Future.” She says she has been gathering book recommendations in hopes of someday having a Mizzou Advantage component of Mizzou Reads. Of course, it’s not … Continue reading
Sarah Stone’s summer reading picks for food
If you’ve climbed all the trees, watched all the movies and swam all the creeks you can handle, maybe it’s time for a good book. This week, we asked some environmentally minded stars at Mizzou what they suggest for a little summer reading. Sarah Stone, technical director for MSA/GPC tech and advisor to the Student … Continue reading
Boorito
Chipotle’s “Dress to Kill” starts in just one hour! From their website: “Come in after 6pm this Halloween dressed as a horrifying processed food product and we’ll give you a burrito, bowl, salad, or an order of tacos filled with freshly cooked, naturally raised ingredients for only $2. Up to $1,000,000 of the proceeds from Chipotle’s Boorito … Continue reading
