Random Articles

• The Power of 1 Slice of Bread Every wonder why there aren’t as many open-face sandwiches for sale in your local supermarket. No?…..well, it’s political: “USDA inspects manufacturers of packaged open-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with one slice of bread), but FDA inspects manufacturers of packaged closed-face meat or poultry sandwiches (e.g., those with two slices of bread).” - U.S.
• Of Lefse, Hot Dogs, and Deep Dish Pizza Growing up, I remember my grandmother and her sister making homemade lefse. Jen knew of lefse and knew that it went really well with butter and sugar. Huh? Butter and sugar? I suppose you could. In my world, lefse is filled with far more interesting flavors than sugary butter. Like a layer of mashed potatoes (yes,
• Corn Soda Good conversation over at Marginal Revolution on how corn subsidies and sugar quotas have contributed to the fattening of America with a secondary debate on the superior soda sweetener.
• Italian-American Comfort Food at Cossetta’s Last night, Darrel and Mark W. from MNteractive.com and I grabbed a bite at Cossetta’s in downtown St. Paul. When we were in Evanston, IL, Jen and I lived right next to Panino’s Italian Cafe. Panino’s is a little takeout italian place with decent pizza, soggy italian beefs, and overdone onion rings. All 5 minutes past
• Food Industry Admits HFCS isn’t Natural The best news I’ve heard in a while - High Fructose Corn Syrup isn’t ‘all natural’. The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Kraft and Cadbury Schweppes until they agreed.