http://www.cheeseslave.com For the love of cheese. And bacon. And butter. And raw milk. And all those other things we're not supposed to eat. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:31:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/12/videos-high-fructose-corn-syrup-commercial-spoofs/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/12/videos-high-fructose-corn-syrup-commercial-spoofs/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:32:54 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=1468 If you're like me, you were disgusted by those high-fructose corn syrup commercials that came out a few months ago. I found some funny spoof ads on YouTube and thought you'd love a good laugh on a Friday afternoon. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did...]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/12/12/videos-high-fructose-corn-syrup-commercial-spoofs/feed/ 17 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/11/14/wild-salmon-dinner-with-bone-broth-and-butter/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/11/14/wild-salmon-dinner-with-bone-broth-and-butter/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:25:41 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=1138 This was a really good dinner: Wild Alaskan Salmon, Caprese Salad, Buttered Corn and Rice Cooked in Homemade Chicken Stock. This is a post I still had in draft form that I meant to post before I left for the WAPF conference. But then all hell broke loose getting ready for the trip so it [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/11/14/wild-salmon-dinner-with-bone-broth-and-butter/feed/ 0 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/18/amber-waves-of-soybeans/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/18/amber-waves-of-soybeans/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:17:07 +0000 cheeseslave http://www.cheeseslave.com/?p=795 We’re going home to California tomorrow. Before we go, I wanted to share a few photographs I took today of my family’s hometown, Oregon, Ohio. Oregon is just outside of Toledo, just south of Lake Erie. Our family has lived here for generations. My great grandfather and my grandfather were farmers until they got driven [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/09/18/amber-waves-of-soybeans/feed/ 11 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:34:21 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=397 This is masa. It’s the dough used to make corn tortillas and tamales. The Spanish word for “dough,” masa is the traditional dough used to make corn TORTILLAS. It’s made with sun- or fire-dried corn kernels that have been cooked in limewater (water mixed with calcium oxide). After having been cooked, then soaked in the [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/19/mmm-masa/feed/ 3 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/14/are-vegetarians-bad-for-the-environment/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/14/are-vegetarians-bad-for-the-environment/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:18:04 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=314 I’m always reading about people eating less meat in order to reduce their carbon footprint. These people say that the most important thing you can do to help the environment is to go vegetarian. For example, Kelly Freston wrote this article last year in the Huffington Post: Vegetarian is the New Prius: Last month, the [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/14/are-vegetarians-bad-for-the-environment/feed/ 58 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/11/the-world-according-to-food-marketing-executives/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/11/the-world-according-to-food-marketing-executives/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:11:07 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=334 I’m reading a very interesting book called The End of Food by Paul Roberts. It’s a well-written and well-researched book about the history and future of food production. I was fascinated by some of these facts from food marketing executives and researchers: Food companies know exactly how much time the average household can devote to [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/07/11/the-world-according-to-food-marketing-executives/feed/ 6 http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/04/15/king-corn-on-pbs-tonight/ http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/04/15/king-corn-on-pbs-tonight/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:58:16 +0000 cheeseslave http://cheeseslave.wordpress.com/?p=215 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eBJQ-bajns&feature=related] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5bAfPsUAb8&feature=related] “For the first time in American history, our generation was at risk of having a shorter lifespan than our parents. And it was because of what we ate.” —Curt Ellis, KING CORN filmmaker I’m so excited. They are showing “King Corn” on PBS tonight. You do not want to miss this movie! Check [...]]]> http://www.cheeseslave.com/2008/04/15/king-corn-on-pbs-tonight/feed/ 7