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The Baby Carrot Revolution

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I guess you learn something new every day. I knew that baby carrots didn’t really come out like that–all perfect and rounded and small. I mean, carrots are a root vegetable and root vegetables are not pretty. So when an article came across my desk about the origins of the baby carrot, I decided to share. Baby carrots were invented (I didn’t even know someone could ‘invent’ a vegetable), by a guy named Mike Yurosek. Mike, a California based farmer had a perplexing dilemma. Every year, he was throwing away approximately 4 tons of carrots because apparently people wouldn’t buy … Continue reading →

Improving the Reputation of “Bad” Veggies

You’ve heard the whispers. Carrots are all sugar. Iceberg lettuce is nothing more than crunchy water, nutritionally speaking. But are these bad vegetables all bad? Even veggies that don’t make the A-list of superfoods aren’t worthless. Iceberg lettuce does have lots of water… but it also has important nutrients like vitamin A (which helps protect your eyes) and vitamin K (which can help protect your bones). Nutritional experts also point out that it’s better to eat iceberg lettuce than no lettuce at all. Celery is another veggie that gets a bad rap because of all the water involved. This vegetable … Continue reading →

Making Your Own Fish Food

Making your own fish food can be fun — if you like to make a mess in the kitchen. Homemade fish food can also be a less expensive alternative to flake foods. There are lots of recipes out there for homemade fish foods; most of them have similar ingredients in different proportions. Expect to mix up whole fish, vegetable matter, beef heart, and unflavored gelatin. This is an adaptation of a recipe I found at FishLore. Ingredients: Multivitamins (non coated) with vitamin C Unflavored gelatin Beef heart Spinach leaves without stems One small zucchini Several carrots Bait minnows or other … Continue reading →

A Month in Review

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I know, I know. I’m supposed to do a week in review every week. That’s the whole point. But I got super busy (especially on weekends when I usually write the week in review) and missed it. Now I’m faced with a dilemma: skip the week in reviews that I missed. . .post them separately, or do them as a month. So here I am, bringing you the month in review. (I do have to mention another reason I am behind on my weekly reviews is that I’m working on a BIG project for the food blog! Shhhh. . .don’t … Continue reading →