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Waxed Cloth Food Wrap (Made in a solar oven for bonus self-righteousness points)

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Domesticus, Food, How-to, Solar Oven Summer
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...t these novelty hankies, made out of cheap printed cotton, are perfect for food wraps. The cloth covering the bowl in the photos is one of those. These hankies are particularly nice because they have a finished edge, but this project is also perfect for making use of other textiles you might feel wasteful for throwing out, like old top sheets or a dress shirt with one unfortunate stain or fabric scraps from sewing projects. Solar Oven Specifics Be...

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Cottage Food Operations Workshop Offered by UC Cooperative Extension

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Events, Food
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...nd juices are NOT legally acceptable cottage foods. Learn about: • Cottage Food Law • Food science and sanitation • Information about processing jams/jellies, honey, nuts, dried fruit, baked goods • Packaging and storage • Business operations for CFOs Please come join us for this one day event: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided. UC Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County 700 W. Main St...

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Eating the Void: On Making a Raw Café Gratitude Chocolate Hazelnut Pie

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Food
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...e of old carob from the bulk bins and seaweed chips. I have a nostalgia for 70s California health food store ambiance so I kinda liked it. Kelly tasted it and made a face. I gifted some vegan friends a slice which both they and their pet parrot rejected. I will say that I’m happy that the raw food trend seems to have faded in recent years, though of course there’s always an equally silly food trend to take its place such as that all meat diet. The...

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Notes on Mark Bittman’s “Behind the Scenes of What We Eat”

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Events, Reviews, Thoughtstylings
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...eal food Encourage small family farms De-subsidize companies that make non-foods (junk food) But as we’re always saying around here, real change starts at home. In your daily choices. Our actions drive policy at the higher levels. So what can we do? A lot of it I’m sure you, dear readers, are already doing– just like us. You’re trying to support local farmers. You’re cooking from scratch and eating whole foods. You’re trying to source ethically ra...

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What’s Your Personal Food Policy?

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Food, Thoughtstylings
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...nksgiving holiday would be an appropriate moment to define my own personal food policy. But as I started to write down my personal food policy I discovered so many contradictions and exceptions that I just stopped. My own personal food policy, when considered honestly, was almost as tangled as the USDA’s. Yes, sometimes we manage to grow all of our greens, but other times bugs/bad soil/forgetfulness in the garden sends us on a trip to our local di...

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