Good News: Americans Return to the Garden

We’ve been having a lot of fun in our garden this year, which occupies two vegetable boxes in our side front yard and a large herb circle in our front yard. We have gotten all our plants either at the farmers market or our local nursery, since this year we are boycotting Home Depot. Why? [...]

More Foods to Avoid and How to Do It

Only a couple of weeks after I wrote about fish and shellfish I’m no longer eating, I find this compelling op-ed in the New York Times (via CookThink) about why we should add salmon to that list. It seems that only wild Alaskan salmon is not endangered this season, but since it’s selling at record [...]

Mark Bittman Shows Us How to Make Crustless Quiche

Here’s a great little video from Mark Bittman showing how to make quiche without making the time-consuming pie crust. I personally don’t make pie crust, but I love quiche, so this is an attractive idea for me. (I also love pie, but that is an example of where I appreciate it more when someone else [...]

Warning! New Baby Danger Identified

I recently learned about a new source of mortal danger for my baby: the wind. Apparently, according to a family member who will not be named, the wind will steal my baby’s breath away. I learned this while we were sitting outside enjoying a beautiful spring day, and the family member holding the baby was [...]

BPA-Related News

There is a lot of news about BPA going around the Interwebs this week. What is BPA? It is a chemical found in certain types of plastic, including baby bottles, that has been found to mimic the hormone estrogen and is possibly linked to some cancers, birth defects and developmental problems. This should concern anyone [...]

Welcome to Parenthood! Recent Internet Reading

Now that I’m a mom, my Internet web surfing has turned from books, technology and mindless distractions to the burning questions of parenthood, such as “why is my son’s poop green?” (Apparently, that’s normal.) My browsing is limited to the short time in the morning that I allow myself to relax with my daily cup [...]

Reflections on Change

I don’t believe I’m going out on a limb when I say that change is difficult for almost everyone. We are animals deep down, and we like our predictable routines, just like my dog likes knowing when her meals and walks are going to come every day. Of course, the problem is that change is [...]

Picky Eater Discussion

Recently, a study came out that is making a lot of news, which supposedly shows that picky eating in children (and presumably some adults) is genetically inherited and there’s not much parents can do about it, so they might as well give in and make chicken fingers and mac ‘n’ cheese for the little tyrants. [...]

Retooling “Simply Cooking”

I’ve been thinking about how to make this blog more focused and also have its own distinct place in the immense food blogosphere. Since I first started blogging almost a year ago, I’ve learned a lot about what readers are interested in, what I’m interested in, the time commitment required (a lot more than I [...]

Bookworm in the Pantry

Thanks to Lydia at the Perfect Pantry for featuring my food-related book selections as this week’s Bookworm in the Pantry. If you browse through this blog, you’ll quickly learn that another one of my passions is reading. (And if you want to see what I’m reading that is not food-related, go here.)
The Bookworm in the [...]