(This post will be published on The Spirit World blog, a member of the Well Fed Network.) Recently, I had the pleasure of taste testing the Ruby Red Grapefruit flavored Hi-Ball Energy drink. I chilled this clear bubbly drink in the bottle and then poured it over ice. In the name of Science (right!), I...

(Image Source: Vermont Butter & Cheese Co. promotional materials. All the remaining photos are mine.) This is the second installment of the iTasting series. You can find the first one here – iTasting: Elevages Perigord – Duck Foie Gras. There were several cheese producers at the Dole & Bailey Northeast Family Farms Road Show, and...

I have not really done this before but today I want to share a new blog find with you. Cuisiner en ligne : le blog cuisine Before you visit, be advised that you will need a computer that plays sound and a browser that plays well with others, namely, video-podcast web sites. I do not...

This is the first of a series of product reviews that I will call iTastings. I had to come up with SOME sort of series name, this was as good as it got this morning. Hope you don’t find it TOO cliche. Today, I am going to introduce you to a company called Élevages Périgord,...

What you see here is 100% organic pasta made from black soybeans, a product of a company called Nutrition Kitchen. I picked up my pack at The Living Earth in Worcester, MA, when I was doing my organic shopping. I got it because I wanted to try something new. Since it is made from one...

What is a Mantis Shrimp? Well, you are looking at three of them in the photo above. I was walking through the IBSS and came across some Southeast Asian seafood purveyors who had some interesting displays, this one included. These animals are much larger than most shrimp, you would likely need two hands to hold...

When my daughter and I went to the 2007 International Boston Seafood Show this last Monday, we got to meet Kathy Maister and Stephen from startcooking.com and stephencooks.com respectively. Wow, what a couple of awesome foodies and food bloggers. We were chatting (after various mishaps in trying to find one another in that huge place)...

[This post appeared on the Paper Palate blog, a member of the Well Fed Network] (Source: Hoffman Media, click image to go to magazine order page) I watch only a few shows on the Food Network, two of those being Alton Brown‘s “Good Eats” and Paula Deen‘s “Home Cooking“. I do not watch the “Paula’s...

You know what peeps lead to? Yeah, more peeps, eh. Do you remember that Second City show “Strange Brew” from the early 80s? It was about beer drinking Bob & Doug McKenzie, played by the actors Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis (of “GhostBusters” and “Honey I shrank my..” mind fame as well as lots of...

As I promised, this post covers my experience with the New England Farmer’s Conference in Sturbridge, MA this last week. This was the first year for this event and it was well attended. Many small farm farmers packed into several auditoriums and theaters to listen to topics such as how to grow for and market...