The good news is that, despite reports that people gain as much as 5 to 10 pounds during the holidays, the average person “only” gains .81 pounds. The bad news is that they never, ever, lose it.
Continue reading →A while back, Ann Althouse asked the question “why don’t we eat swans anymore?”: And it’s not because they don’t taste pretty darn good: “If you want to know how it tastes, it’s “delicious ”” deep red, lean, lightly gamey, … Continue reading →
…which I was—this article, which chastises us for our Halloween indulgences, purports to give better candy alternatives to substitute for worse ones. But why bother? I figure that, once you’re into Halloween candy, you may as well have the type … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yes folks, time passes swiftly and once again it is (blare of trumpets) National Candy Corn Day! Which means it’s time for a repeat of this post, originally published in 2008.] No doubt all of my readers, being unusually … Continue reading →
Here’s an article about a study that says drinking more milk may be bad for you. It may not reduce the risk of bone fracture, and it may even increase the risk of death: We indeed found higher oxidative stress … Continue reading →
Today I had some Trader Joe’s uttapam for lunch. I love southern Indian food, although if you haven’t ever had it it’s hard to describe and doesn’t sound all that tasty. But it’s very yummy. It’s completely vegetarian, but features … Continue reading →
A while back I wrote about the turmoil going on at Market Basket, my very favorite supermarket. I’m happy to report that several weeks ago the whole thing got settled and the good guys won. Not only that, but business … Continue reading →
…is considered by Sarah Yager of the Atlantic to be an abomination, bred for looks to the exclusion of the taste that gave it its name. Well, I don’t know. Although I’ve sung my paean to the Jazz apple—expensive, hard … Continue reading →
For those of you who aren’t keen on breakfast: no need to eat it. I’ve never been much of a breakfast eater, even as a child. In my case it goes with not being a morning person. Over the years … Continue reading →
According to this article in Slate, some researchers have found that home-cooked meals aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. They’re not cheap, it’s hard to get the family together, and the wretched louts seem ungrateful for the effort: Beyond … Continue reading →
Today’s a holiday, and I decided to mostly take a break from writing about politics. You know what’s going on, anyway, right? So I want to provide a thread about something entirely different: one of the favorite dishes of my … Continue reading →
The same thing that happened to home dining itself: it’s become increasingly rare. I speak as a person who was raised in a house with a wood-paneled dining room, a very small kitchen, and a teeny-tiny den that was the … Continue reading →