literally dwarf the ice cream. The spoons are way too big to use on such delicate ice cream. I know, they’re corn starch based spoons and Ici wants to be environmentally friendly, but you shouldn’t foresake your...

Yup! I agree. I’ve been a veggie since 1984, after reading about the horrible practices and suffering of animals in the meat industry and the environmental impact of raising beef. But I still miss many of my mother’s...

the damage to your car from the chemicals used on our roads can be awful. Here’s a link to their environmental statement http://www.autobell.com/EnvironmentalStance.pdf . BTW, I do not work for them.

heard the details of your farm. I apologize for lumping small producers in with giant ranches. But I’m still pretty skeptical about the environmental and health implications of the CAFO system. Seems like that’s more...

hot water to cook with. Basically, there are nearly uncountable variables. The only circumstance I know of when there is no possible dire consequence to using hot tap water to cook with is if you have a whole house water filter...

I think some people are indeed overzealous, but you know, gambling is an odds game. You can play the lottery every day and go your whole life and never, ever win. Or you might play and win. That’s a GOOD consequence of...

could eat it raw if you wanted to, although most Americans still have psychological inhibitions against doing that. With those few exceptions, any meat — cooked or raw — picks up bacteria the same way: by...

. the majority simply have poor eating habits and/or don’t exercise, whether by choice, or due to environmental/lifestyle conflicts, restrictions, etc. i’m not just talking out of my a** here. i’ve given...

unintended consequences. But the OP asked about food. What is really wrong with HFCS itself as a food product if you take out all the side issues? If you get into side issues, almost everything you eat has some sort of problem...

some time ago that the kelp conditions off of California are not very good, and that consequently the local uni has suffered as well. Hopefully next year will bring in better conditions, especially since they often source their...

a lot of organic products. Some I prefer because I think they’re better for my family’s health, others I choose because I think it’s a more responsible environmental choice. But it never really occurred to me to...

I consider myself just about as server-friendly as they come—I don’t run my restaurant experiences on the demerit system, keeping track of infractions and their consequent tip deductions, I’m patient and...

foods in the fridge. The knowledge to cook and/or of food products in general is a very important one if you’re going to be eating with “scratch” ingredients. Also, I think the consequences of making a bad meal...

to achieve this perfection in certain cases only to have failed (e.g., please see item #1). Consequently, it’s pretty obvious to me that You have the final say as to whether or not this wish list will ever come true. I know...

; for the very old, the very young (including the unborn), and the immunocompromised, the consequences can be a lot worse. But of all the things that might make you sick, raw eggs are way down on the list. Your best bet for...