Comments on: Monday Miscellany

By: flooring

flooring — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:59:52 +0000

I will definitely love to read your recipes and try them out. BTW, this is my first comment on your blog, i am basically a quiet reader. floorings last blog post..Basement Flooring: Form and Patterns

By: Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:48:04 +0000

Hey Will, I hope you enjoyed your camping trip. I think that what would be better than posting lots of recipes would be having a section of your site dedicated to cooking. You could post a recipe once and a while, and post recipes submitted by your readers (such as this one: http://www.undoge.org/?p=6). You could also write about cooking-related issues like sourcing non-GE canola etc., and double post when applicable.
If you decide not to do this, maybe I will, but like you said, it is a fair amount of work.

Nigels last blog post..The Ethics of Investing

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:26:39 +0000

Agree with the idea of healthy recipes post. Why don’t make series like Wordless Wednesdays or Sunday Search…I’m sure lot of your readers would love it.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:42:16 +0000

Coconut oil eh? Does it have a coconut taste? I do not really fry food, so olive oil works for me. Even sauteing with olive oil it is best to use low temps to preserve the taste that I love. Actually I could probably drink it!

By: Jennifer Robin

Jennifer Robin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:41:08 +0000

Coconut oil is another healthy alternative to canola, and has the added bonus of being well suited to high temperatures for frying, not something you want to do with olive oil as it converts the omega fatty acids to toxins when they are exposed to prolonged high temps. Jennifer Robins last blog post..I Have Been Awarded...

By: Will

Will — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:50:12 +0000

Hey Bob – I agree that the Collider is exciting stuff. I can’t wait to see what they discover. I wonder how long it will be after they start it up until news about what they find is released. One question though…. How does the Collider relate to aliens and possible visitors from above? I am open to any possibilities, but I don’t know enough about the Collider to see how it ties into life on other worlds?

And speaking of recipes, you should see what I am making for dinner tonight. Peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, onions, basil, oregano, all organic and from my garden, mixed with some organic whole wheat pasta. I’ll take a picture. The problem with me and recipes is that I just gather ingredients and make it up as I go. Never write anything down, never the same twice, almost always good. Cooking to me is more ethereal art than science.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:41:20 +0000

Hey I always like recipes, you are right about the mainstream media not being on the forefront as much as bloggers, one thing I've noticed about CNN which is cool, is Larry King Live, he has done a lot of shows on aliens and possible visitors from above, it is cool he is able to bring such a topic into the mainstream over and over again. Hopefully we will hear more about the Large Hadron Collider in the coming days, seen more about it on the various blogs then the major networks, so sad. Bobs last blog post..In Search Of Micrometeorites

By: Will

Will — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:39:19 +0000

Wow, Linda! Three subjects for future posts. I did not know about the dye in eggs or the canola oil. I really only use olive oil as that is what I like, but the rest of the family uses canola oil. Yuck. I am guessing the canola, like corn, is genetically modified to be immune to the Roundup?

By: Will

Will — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:35:36 +0000

Thanks for that suggestion Swubird. That latest post title of yours is really an attention getter! I will be over later to read and look at all the photos I am sure you included? hehe.

By: Linda Prout

Linda Prout — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:23:08 +0000

Will:
I like the idea of providing cooking and prep tips. For example, many people probably don’t know most canola oil is genetically modified, and if not organic, probably contains enough Roundup to alter your hormones if used regularly. Use of olive oil protects against this risk. One needs to be particular about olive oil however as cheap brands are often cut with other kinds of cheap vegetable oils.

Also, I wonder if most people know commercial eggs may contain a synthetic dye fed to chickens to make the yolks deeper in color; unfortunately it damages the human eye. Buying from a local small farmer means safer and more nutritious eggs.

Do people know the government will soon be radiating lettuce and spinach? This may kill bacteria, but allows unsafe chemicals to form and possibly other nasty organisms to flourish. It also changes the texture of greens. To avoid a new health disaster, seek out sustainable produce from small local growers.

There are a lot of interesting things to know about ingredients and preparing foods that I think would be of great interest to your readers.