So I've gone from foodie to food geek.
I made an impulse buy last night, a yogurt maker. I was on the fence, but I eat it every day and my cupboards are full of one-quart tubs that I've been meaning to do something with. I figure if I make my own, I won't waste any plastic. So ecochic. *poses* I also bought a cookbook, Diet for a Small Planet. The deal is: don't eat meat, the planet can't handle our lifestyle. Eat more local fruits and veggies. Processed "food" is fake, modified cornstarch and crap plus it wastes resources in its packaging. It's an amazing book and I learned a ton just in the first 45 pages. So where was I shopping- guess! Sur la Tablah? Nope. Williams So-overpriced-noma? Negative.
Here's the deal- the book is from 1973. I found it and the yogurt maker at the Salvation Army.
1973! That's 36 frakking years ago! What is wrong with America? This book came out years before I was born and people are still publishing the same ideas, but not very many people are actually living this way. *climbing off soapbox*
In other food geek news, I attended a workshop at 826LA earlier this month, read about it at http://www.litterboxmagazine.com/blog/
Jen gave me a huge book for my birthday: On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. Who else but me would read a whole 900 page book on food chemistry and anthropology? A whole chapter on cheese? I was elated.
Lastly, I finally own a (respectfully large) set of Fiestaware dishes and serveware. Macy's had a huge Memorial Day sale, and armed with giftcards, graduation cash, and an extra coupon, I went buckwild in the Home Deparment. They actually had to get a cart to bring it to my car, and it filled my little bug's trunk to the brim. I can't wait to use it for the next Litterbox photo shoot.
This pic sucks, it's from my phone. Deal.
