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Misleading Food Labels

By ruhlman | Published: June 21, 2010
It's our own fault. We alone are responsible for our own stupidity. We can't expect big business to have our best interests in mind, nor expect the media to stop ringing the all-in-one Salt-Is-Bad! Fat-Is-Bad! alarm bells. Big companies want to sell us their goods any way they can. If they can take advantage of [...]
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It’s a Wonderful Life

By ruhlman | Published: March 24, 2010
This was my very first rant, originally published 7/6/06 here on megnut.com (Meg is back to blogging if you didn't know, welcome back, Meg!).  I sat down at my desk having read the Bruni agony that warm summer morning and it just came out. Has anything changed...? This continual talk about the ethics of eating creatures [...]
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The Shame of the Chicken Caesar

By ruhlman | Published: March 23, 2010
Originally posted, 8/13/07 (alas, I have yet to rid America of this tragedy): Does anyone know who first put cooked chicken breast on a Caesar salad and called it a Chicken Caesar?  I wish I did.  I’ve been upset about this at least for two years now because I remember railing to Todd English [...]
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America: Too Stupid To Cook, Part II

By ruhlman | Published: March 22, 2010
Poached egg on a bed of sautéed spinach, photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman I tried not to read Kim Severson's New York Times article on the one-touch buttons on appliances at the International Home and Housewares show in Chicago.  You know the buttons that say "Cookies" on your toaster oven or the "Popcorn" button on your [...]
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Why I Cook, Part II
The Cooking Imperative

By ruhlman | Published: March 4, 2010
I was honored to be asked to speak at our local TEDxCLE last Friday where I was allowed to try to explain why I think cooking is important.  There's a great book out now that argues that our ancestors became human only after we began cooking for ourselves and our families. I believe it's still [...]
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