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Site Helps Chefs Find Farmers, And Fresh Produce
With the popularity of locally grown vegetables soaring, a new Web site hopes to make it easier for chefs to find farmers in their area — and have produce delivered to their restaurants. The idea behind FarmsReach.com is to provide one-stop-shopping for fresh produce from many farms at once. FarmsReach launched in San Francisco's Bay Area last spring; its owners plan to expand to seven other regions around the country.Delhi
From April until June this year I did my summer internship in the events department at exchange4media. I was quite unhappy to be working in Delhi in the hot summer so I was already off to a bad start. Now that I think back though, it was a trip marked by some very memorable moments.Reality Makes Gay Marriage Debate Obsolete
By Petula Dvorak
Friday, September 4, 2009
The argument over whether same-sex couples should marry in the District is about a decade past its expiration date. The reality of people's lives long ago outstripped the usefulness of the gay marriage debate.
You can go to just about any public space in this city today and see same-sex couples: Two women picking over the tomatoes at the Anacostia farmers market; two men taking notes at a PTA meeting on Capitol Hill; two women arguing in a Georgetown restaurant over who does the dishes and who pays the bills -- the things all married couples do.
Restaurant Calorie Counts an Appetite Killer
You can still order a Bloomin' Onion at Outback Steakhouse, a slice of 30th anniversary chocolate cake cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory, and a Pizookie at BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse. But you'll have a harder time enjoying them in blissful ignorance. Since July 1, chains with at least 20 restaurants statewide have been required to provide diners with the gory nutritional details -- including calories.Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass Roots (NYTimes)
Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass Roots MUSCATINE, Iowa — At her home on Tom Sawyer Road here the other night, Bonnie Adkins agreed to begin spreading the word that President Obama’s embattled health care plan needed help. Justin Maxon/The New York Times Kevin Geiken, left, the deputy field director in Iowa for Organizing for America, at a health care session in Davenport. Ms.Sotomayor hearings : they Got Some ’Splainin’ to Do
July 19, 2009 The New York Times By FRANK RICH http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/opinion/19rich.html?_r=1 AS political theater, the Sonia Sotomayor hearings tanked faster than the 2008 Fred Thompson presidential campaign. They boasted no drama to rival the Clarence-Anita slapdown, the Bork hissy fits or the tearful exodus of Samuel Alito’s wife. There was rarely a moment to match even the high point of the Senate’s previous grilling of Sotomayor — in 1997, when she was elevated to the Second Circuit.Cowboy Rules :)
And this Ladies & Gentlemen is ALL About Cowboys.!!!!!! Cowboy rules for: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Nevada... and the rest of the Wild West are as follows: 1.Michelle Obama's a Dirty Girl
WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama planted the first fruit and vegetable seedlings in the new White House garden Thursday, assisted by a group of eager fifth-graders who tend to a similar garden at their school.
An advocate of eating fresh and healthy food, she could be enjoying salads made with lettuce from the garden in about two weeks.
Spinach, assorted types of lettuce, herbs, onions, shallots, cucumbers and peas are among the crops planted Thursday.
This Year's Thanksgiving Dinner
I hope everyone had a nice holiday. I had the honor of cooking dinner for a small group of four people. The meal was vegetarian (actually vegan, except for one dessert), mostly organic, with no added sugar and nothing refined.
Entertaining on a Budget
I have friends over once a week. I'm a poor grad student, so we do BYOB and we just make pizzas, salad, and plenty of hors d'oeuvres. Everyone brings a topping and I supply the dough and the cheese.
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