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For Oklahoma

Severe WeatherIt is hard to think about seasonal fruits and vegetables, spices and herbs when there is so much devastation and shock in the tornado-hit town of Moore, Oklahoma. Which is why Jessica and I are dedicating this week’s post to all those who have been affected by this catastrophe.

You can help by donating to the American Red Cross by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 (or go online at http://redcross.org) or to the Salvation Army USA by texting STORM to 80888 to give $10 (or go online at http://SalvationArmyUSA.org). Other organizations involved in the rescue efforts include Feeding America, Team Rubicon, Samaritan’s Purse, AmeriCares, as well as numerous others.

Kathrin and Jessica

Picture courtesy of the New Yorker 

Antibiotics and Its (Ab)Use in the Food Chain

fbdbec7eb2e911e2a68422000a1fb163_7Last winter I came down with a nasty cough, high fever, no appetite and the feeling that something was really wrong with me. Luckily, the right diagnosis (pneumonia) and a round of effective antibiotic treatment put me back on track. The outcome would probably not have been as lucky if this had happened before Alexander Fleming’s discovery of antibiotics. And if you can believe the Director-General of the World Health Organization, we might soon be in a similar position again, as the world is facing “an end to modern medicine as we know it”. Why this gloominess, one might ask. Here is what we found out about the use of antibiotics, how it can lead to drug-resistant bacteria and what we can do about it. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Antibiotics and Its (Ab)Use in the Food Chain”

To Buy or Not To Buy Organic!

9088e8d8ad5711e2868722000aaa088a_6When it comes to getting your money’s worth of pesticides, Jessica and I think that there are few things more useful than the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG’s) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. The latest and greatest has just been released, and we want to review these lists with you with the hope that we can all commit them to memory so that when we are on a quick grocery run and a limited budget we’ll know when it’s important to choose the organic version. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “To Buy or Not To Buy Organic!”

Spring Renewal

a0e7611ca7e111e289de22000a9f1406_6It’s been over two years that Jessica and I have been writing this blog and we think it’s time for a spring renewal.

To this end and to make it easier for us to stay connected, we changed the look-and-feel of our site, launched a facebook page and started tweeting. This will help us share what’s hot and what’s not in the food and health world with you in a more timely fashion. Continue reading “Spring Renewal”

Sugar industry’s secret documents echo tobacco tactics

hi-candy-852-istock-000001491761Looks like the sugar association is working hard to keep sugar’s reputation out of the bad press. Get an insight on how a dentist uncovered the association’s tactics using science to defeat critics in this article titled “Sugar industry’s secret documents echo tobacco tactics”  published by CBC Health. We should know better than to fall for this…