making a post from links

[ppfuf]

There were a lot of great things at the West Coast Culinary Symposium last weekend, but I think one of my favorites was hearing Eduardo telling the story of how his kids had seen this commercial about a lamb-bit http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7I9x/kmart-easter-shoes-lamb-bit and their first comment being “that would be tasty!”. Other high points included jillwheezul’s wafer class. The handout alone was worth the price of admission; some of the many lovely pictures of secular irons will (hopefully!) support my theory on the evolution of fruit trenchers. I'll be using some of her recipes to make wafers for the West's Market Faire in April, 2014.
Troy Library saved by outrage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw3zNNO5gX0
A link to Jon Stewart ranting about the Monsanto Protection Act: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2013/04/monsanto_protection_act.php
What does 2000 Calories look like? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgaqwFPU7cc (sorry about the ad) My take-away lesson from this video: never eat at the Olive Garden.

Comments

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

that was a cool vid, but 60 carrots is 2000 cals and 50 pieces of bacon is 2000 cals? hmmm.

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

Well, if they are very large carrots and very small pieces of grocery-store bacon.....

Carrots are quite high in sugar for a veggie. Weight to weight comparisons would be more useful, but harder to show on screen.

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

my other takeaway is that I could eat almost 7 donuts for the same price as a plate of pasta. I'm not eating at the Olive Garden either!