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I was saddened to read how girls as young as five start thinking of fat as undesirable and skinny as good (in the Times newspaper as part of response to a question sent in by a mother who was anxious that her three year old was developing a poor body image.)
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Elise’s mom in the kitchen
I was recently asked to write about what I’ve learned from my mother about cooking. Since I cook with my mom almost every day, this wasn’t a difficult exercise. I’m still learning from her, though now occasionally she learns something from me too.
My mother is one of [...]

Jelled salads. So very very retro, except perhaps in Utah, where my friend Kalyn tells me Jell-O is the state fruit. Jelled salads and aspics became popular in America in the early part of the last century when food scientists were finally able to stabilize gelatin sufficiently for predictable results in the kitchen. [...]

If you haven’t yet read Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food, An Eaters Manifesto” - I highly recommend it. In my opinion it is one of the most important books written on diet and nutrition. A few months back, I drew a summary of Pollan’s main points in a 2 part article (here [...]