Popcorn: Watch Out!

This was in the news today about microwave popcorn, and I thought I'd leave a link here: Home Microwave Popcorn Cited in Illness. This article refers to the artificial butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn. It is causing a lung disease in factory workers and now it has apparently started causing problems for consumers as well. There are other problems with microwave popcorn such as: teflon coatings on the bags, most of the corn being genetically modified, etc. The best way to make popcorn is in a pan on your stove, or if you make a lot of it (which you shouldn't do if you have problems with your blood sugar levels *ahem*) get one of those hot air popper appliance thing-a-ma-bobbers that we used to see a lot of back in the (what) early 80's? Also, try to find organic popcorn in order to avoid genetically engineered corn (I've also seen some at the farmer's market).

Turkey Pic

Here's a picture of one of our turkeys. I don't know where he got the sign, but it sort of reminds me of that book, Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type. Have you seen that one? I love it. I redecorated the blog to look a little more back-to-school/fall-ish. I love the red plaid in the background. I need a dress in a cotton print just like that.

My latest book is The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture, by Wendell Berry. I have taken to reading a lot of agrarian philosophy-type books lately. This one is excellent so far. Also, I never did review that Nina Planck book. I think it's called Real Food: What to Eat and Why. Well, it's been a month or two since I read it, so I can't get really specific as far as reviewing it, but it was an excellent book and worth looking up at the library if you are interested in cooking with fresh ("real") ingredients. Joel Salatin also has a new book out I would love to get: Everything I Want to Do is Illegal (link is to an article he wrote a while back with the same title - it's a pdf file). Provocative title, isn't it? Doesn't it just make you want to pick it up and read the whole thing cover to cover?