tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post8602860106764039851..comments2024-03-28T15:41:38.671-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Best American Food Writing 2019Mae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-85012417869536064122020-07-12T18:34:12.230-04:002020-07-12T18:34:12.230-04:00Beans are a staple in this house but I'd misse...Beans are a staple in this house but I'd missed that New Yorker article and had never heard of Rancho Gordo. Sounds like an interesting collection of essays and a peek back at the world that was. My husband and I were saying this morning, though, that the big flu epidemic in 1918 was followed by the Roaring 20s, so the new normal may not last too long after the pandemic ends. People have Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-55861890429657108712020-07-12T05:36:59.333-04:002020-07-12T05:36:59.333-04:00it does seem like we live in a completely differen...it does seem like we live in a completely different world, even if we compare January to July! It will be interesting to have a look at this book in the 2020 versionMarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-80233019364936812752020-07-11T21:07:45.796-04:002020-07-11T21:07:45.796-04:00What a difference a couple of years can make.....
...What a difference a couple of years can make.....<br />A Day in the Life on the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878132360387905867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-71602386348895144002020-07-11T10:27:27.690-04:002020-07-11T10:27:27.690-04:00It is too true about fast food being less expensiv...It is too true about fast food being less expensive than healthy. Add in the time to cook for a single mother working two jobs and fast food seems to be the way to go.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-2342471558441325382020-07-11T08:28:48.723-04:002020-07-11T08:28:48.723-04:00Rancho Gordo was recommended to us by my sister in...Rancho Gordo was recommended to us by my sister in law last time we visited in Tampa. She had been cooking with them for years and was introduced to them when she lived in Mexico. I didn't know that about POM and their business practices. Enlightening book. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553212447308502910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-64852989082967607592020-07-11T08:11:36.964-04:002020-07-11T08:11:36.964-04:00Regarding the article about "Why Do Poor Amer...Regarding the article about "Why Do Poor Americans Eat So Unhealthfully? Because Junk Food is the Only Indulgence They Can Afford" by Priya Fielding-Singh - I can't tell you how many people believe that the poor tend to be more obese because they are somehow morally compromised rather than the fact that healthy food costs so much more. I think people who don't do the grocery rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-61399603548352444882020-07-11T07:12:44.907-04:002020-07-11T07:12:44.907-04:00I always enjoy a good food anthology and look at t...I always enjoy a good food anthology and look at them as a reflection of their time. I'm no less interested in such books written in the 30s or 50s just because we don't look at food the same these days.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-8442728242837701832020-07-11T07:08:16.610-04:002020-07-11T07:08:16.610-04:00We truly are living in a whole new world. I someti...We truly are living in a whole new world. I sometimes wonder if we will ever go back to large gatherings and feeling comfortable to travel abroad. At the beginning of the pandemic (being Vegan) I loaded up on all kinds of beans whenever I could find them. Well, now the heat of the summer set in and I just don't feel like cooking or eating beans. We eat much lighter in the summer and thus I gluten Free A_Z Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651624214552275164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-65096289537949202322020-07-11T02:01:24.272-04:002020-07-11T02:01:24.272-04:00Thank you for sharing your insights. As always, a ...Thank you for sharing your insights. As always, a great and informative read. Nothing will ever be the same again. But hopefully the new normal will eventually be better. Tandy | Lavender and Lime (http://tandysinclair.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12429144904249443523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-1487688563048203262020-07-10T21:09:43.238-04:002020-07-10T21:09:43.238-04:00What an amazing blog post. I seldom think of food...What an amazing blog post. I seldom think of food in the same regard as the author and obviously you, do. Although I try to eat healthy, I eat what is available in the veggie and fruit aisles that my friend picks up for me.<br /><br />I was especially interested in the restaurant "critiques." It was a sad commentary on Planet A. Thanks for this nice review.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-40296901915311673902020-07-10T12:48:27.519-04:002020-07-10T12:48:27.519-04:00A former friend of mine went to Florida for a holi...A former friend of mine went to Florida for a holiday and she (being German, too, living in Braunschweig) told me how salad and things healthy were expensive compared to fast food.<br />Germany is a copy-cat-country and the same starts over here.<br />A hot dog for €1 at IKEA!!! That cannot be of quality.<br />We do not call "Burger King" "Würger King" for no reason (würgen Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-40477953373547364692020-07-10T10:12:50.152-04:002020-07-10T10:12:50.152-04:00Your last paragraph -- so true about so many thing...Your last paragraph -- so true about so many things. I was thinking about those writing novels set in today's environment. If the writing is done, they may well have to change a bit because of distancing, dining out, masks, and just the general climate. ALl of a sudden what seemed like relatively contemporary writing seems of another age.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-27128071789526241062020-07-10T10:01:53.372-04:002020-07-10T10:01:53.372-04:00Very interesting review. Yes, how times have chan...Very interesting review. Yes, how times have changed. I haven't thought of Rancho Gordo for years. There used to be a specialty food shop here that carried their beans. I am still trying to finish the 2018 edition. I am sure I will read that with a different set of eyes now, too.Debra Eliotseatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224613659027050135noreply@blogger.com