On our WordPress blog we have two ways to organize our posts: tagging and categories. WordPress has these two tools for different reasons and to help make our blog better I did some research into both tagging and categories. I’m…
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Meal-making for a dairy allergy
I live with a roommate who is allergic to all forms of dairy. Because we make “community” food/meals for everyone who lives at our house, we need to make accommodations for his allergy in all our meals. I had to…
Analysis of the first American written/published cookbook
It is the first known cookbook written by an American, for Americans, and the first cookbook to use decidedly “American” ingredients. Before this cookbook was published, people in the American Colonies used cookbooks which were both written and published in Great Britain. American…
Small Blog for Small Kitchen
SmallKitchenChronicles.com is a small kitchen website ran by Christina Lazarakis. This website it very small simple and well put together. One of the first tabs on the website introduces the reader to the creator Christina, giving her full bio. There…
The art of Illustrations
There was a time in the past when I could have almost call myself as a cookbook hoarder. I did not only purchased cookbooks only because of the exciting new recipes, I did it sometimes purely based on the beautiful…
Fast food made him LOSE weight!?
Meet Omar Elbaga, an enthusiastic researcher pushing the boundaries of his own health for a risky, 30 day food experiment. For one month, he ate nothing but fatty, processed, fast foods and by the end of it, he actually lost weight. On his blog, he documents his story through a 70 minute video as well as posts about his findings and his troubles along the way. Even though he lost around 10 lbs., is his body really “healthier” than it was before?
His documentary is similar to the infamous movie SupersIze Me where Morgan Spurlock eats everything on the McDonald’s menu for a period of 30 days. In Spurlock’s case, and basically everyone else in the world, fast food cause his body only to go through only extremely negative effects. Through both films, we learn more about the effects these fast food products cause to our bodies and our minds.
Culinary Diplomacy
Recently in class we have been discussing the role cookbooks play in defining a group of people. They are a way to express culture, heritage, race and religion. But a recent NPR article discusses the role that food can play…
Food Tech Connect
Food Tech Connect host events that promote innovative cooking methods for food. They want to redefine the idea of eating by using creativity and technology combined. With many dieting trends, there are different levels of restrictions for diets like Gluten-Free for…
Challenge Excepted!
BestFoodChallenges.com is exactly what it sounds like, it is a website dedicated to the best food challenges all over the country. There is a break down of all the states and where these different challenges can be found. There are…
Cooking Fails and High Expectations
As a kid, entertainment on Friday nights can vary when your parents leave to go on a date and you’re stuck with the babysitter. Back in those days, my babysitter would allow my brother and I to experiment in the…