Protein and Pregnancy
The New Yorker (July 24, 2006) a piece called 'The Preeclampsia Puzzle' neglected to mention a simple cause of the potentially fatal condition that affects 5% of pregnant women: poor nutrition.
Babies Deserve Better
We know breast milk is best. We also know that formula could be much, much better.
Asparagus Myths
This time of year I eat asparagus as often as possible, sometimes every day. But along with one of my favorite dishes - asparagus with butter, with a poached egg, with shavings of a salty hard cheese, like pecorino - I have to read a lot of nonsense about this delicate spring vegetable.
Lard Almighty
In the June 5 New York Magazine, Rob Patronite asked me how I use the lard that's always in my fridge. (Lard is very stable, unlike polyunsaturated oils, so it keeps well.)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Pollan has no practical experience (to my knowledge) with food, farming, or chemistry, which makes his mastery of those topics all the more stunning. In The Omnivore's Dilemma he weaves these complex subjects together elegantly and without breaking a sweat.
Healthy Soil & Healthy Babies
What do organic farming and 'natural' childbirth have in common? Both are making a comeback after food and childbirth have been thoroughly industrialized by obstetricians and big agribusiness.
Abolish the CSA
Abolish the what? In the local food world, CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It's a brilliant idea but the name does it no favors.
The Reading List
After my book was safely at the printer, I took a break from food and farming reading.