Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but by a scarcity of democracy. Read more [...]
What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
Easier Hummus: An Experiment in Progress
Today’s culinary experiment was to find an easier way to make an old favorite, hummus. In the past, I used canned garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas), tahini, spices, etc. and chopped/mixed them in a blender until they were a smooth, yummy paste. Read more [...]
A Minimalist Thanksgiving
You're not trying to feed the whole block, so don't try. Overindulgence sounds like fun until you actually do it. Make enough for nibbling afterward plus some leftovers. You want to enjoy yourselves. Read more [...]
Reaping Many Good Things
I have maintained that local efforts to reshape the nature of our economy can do much to alleviate the continuing economic catastrophe. One that is happening in my home town of Salem, Oregon is a program that helps people obtain free food while helping others who face food insecurity. Read more [...]
A Garden in a Swimming Pool
Dennis and Danielle McClung took a foreclosed home in Mesa, Arizona that had an empty, dilapidated swimming pool in the back yard. Rather than restore it as a regular pool, they turned it into a combination garden greenhouse and fish pond that now provides nearly all of the food they need for their family of four. Read more [...]
Time for a Garden
Each year for many years we've planted a vegetable garden starting about now, or sometimes earlier. This can make a real difference in a number of ways, not just by delivering fresh produce to your table and hopefully those of your neighbors (face it, if you don't get too much of something each year, it's not a good year). Read more [...]
Ramen: The Starving Student’s Staff of Life
My preparation was pretty artless, frankly. I liked the noodles more than the soup, so I tended to just throw in a packet of seasoning and mix it in with the cooked, drained noodles. It was adequate. Today the styles and flavors of ramen and its allied products have proliferated beyond belief, especially if you chance to wander into a large Asian supermarket. Read more [...]
A Great Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Here's another great recipe from my friend Davis Farnsworth. This is a good one for cold winter evenings but not too heavy. All the ingredients are available at Costco... Read more [...]
Delicious Black Bean & Turkey Chili
From my good friend Davis Farnsworth, this is a wonderful dish, especially on a cold wet day like today. Read more [...]
A New Twist on Cheap Food
Recent global events have sent world food prices soaring. I suspect that speculation is having an impact on those prices as well, as is the increasing cost of a barrel of oil. Whatever the reason it has thrust the problem of high food prices back into the news, so this might be a good time to talk about some new ideas related to eating on the cheap. Read more [...]