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Vegetarian Organic Blog
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Amira Elgan
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Giant Bok Choy, Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas, Oh My!

Living in California has its advantages for lovers of locally grown organic produce. Aside from the beautiful and warm sunny day, my visit to my local Farmer's Market this morning highlighted the fac...

28 mar 10

Newspaper Features One of My Recipes

As I've told you before, I worked with the healthy-food innovators at Santa Barbara's Backyard Bowls to create some new menu items. (More coming soon, too!) The local paper there, the Santa Barbara N...

09 feb 10

Last Apples of the Season!

I was buying apples at the farmer's market Sunday (as usual), when my favorite apple farmer informed me that I wouldn't be seeing him until next fall (I try to eat seasonally and only locally grown f...

02 feb 10

Feeling Cold? Bake Some Squash!

On a cold winter morning or a cold winter night, for that matter, there's nothing like baking some delicious winter squash to warm you up -- and even warm up your house. I love baking in the winter, ...

30 jan 10

The Best Coconut Ever!

The humble coconut is a truly incredible food. People lost at sea have survived by eating them, even including their husks. I feel lucky to be able to have them all the time (I usually buy a couple o...

25 nov 09

Last Grapes of the Season!

While shopping at the Santa Barbara's farmer's market today for Thanksgiving dinner, I purchased two pounds of grapes. As I paid, the farmer said, "thank you, we'll see you next May." I was shocked a...

25 nov 09

Is Millennium the Best Restaurant In the World?

On a recent visit to San Francisco, I enjoyed the best meal and dining experience I’ve had at a restaurant in a long time—it happened at Millennium. From the mouth-watering food to the impeccable ser...

06 nov 09

Here We Grow: Watch and Learn

Here is good clip of "Here We Grow," an interesting documentary film directed by Craig King, a natural food chef and entrepreneur. It looks at the current state of our food supply in an attempt to he...

06 nov 09

Can't Wait to Dine at Rockin Raw

A friend of mine recently opened a new organic raw vegan restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, called Rockin Raw. It sounds very interesting. The food has a Peruvian, Creole and New Orleans twist to it. ...

04 nov 09

Just say no to biotech soybeans

Missouri's soybean factory farmers are about to harvest the largest soybean crop in history. The reason for the probable record high yields is, according to this article, "good weather and more farme...

19 oct 09

Why Are There Fish Guts in My Organic Wine?

Omnivores, not to mention vegans, may be shocked--even horrified--to realize that animal byproducts can be found in the most unlikely foods and beverage. Such is the case for wines. Care for some fis...

13 oct 09

What's a food co-op?

I have a local food co-op that I don't take advantage of because it's not very close to where I live. I also have two amazing health food stores nearby and farmer's market I can go to six times a wee...

12 oct 09

Why I love the FTC's new blogger rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Monday that it will require bloggers to disclose any "gifts" or payments from companies that make the products bloggers review. This would go for technolo...

08 oct 09

Santa Barbara Whole Foods Opens With a Bang

The new Santa Barbara Whole Foods sure knows how to make an entrance—and a memorable one! I was there at opening time this morning, and I can tell you: It was quite the scene. The opening was more li...

07 oct 09

Whole Foods Opens In Santa Barbara... At Last!

I'm extremely excited because the new Whole Foods Santa Barbara store opens today at 9:00 AM! I have been waiting for this to happen for many years now. Whole Foods had to jump through hoops to make ...

07 oct 09

What's the Deal with Pink Coconuts?

I buy fresh, young coconuts all the time, the ones with white, thick soft husks that come wrapped in clear plastic and are sold at many health food stores. Their outermost layer or skin has been remo...

28 sep 09

Organic Counts!, An Online Calculator of Toxic Pesticides

Although I avoid eating dairy products, I've always liked the dairy co-op, Organic Valley, because of their great organic production practices, compare to, say, cheaters like Horizon, who were preten...

24 sep 09

Join Facebook Chat: Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food

I've always slammed the USDA. But with their new initiative, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food," they're giving me hope. The USDA's new program is designed to "create and strengthen the link betwenn l...

24 sep 09

New White House Farmer's Market to Open

The new farmer's market near the White House is set to launch this Thursday, September 17th. So far it's been reported that 18 local farmers will participate. They'll sell their locally grown fruits ...

16 sep 09

What's An Organic Bike Ride?

Although I’m not particularly fond of riding bikes, Tour d’Organics makes me want to hop on one. This is an annual organic and zero-footprint bike-riding event taking place in Sebastopol, Calif., thi...

14 aug 09

Whole Foods Admits to Selling 'Junk' Food

Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey publicly admitted that his company has lost sight of Whole Foods’ health-first roots, according the Telegraph, a UK based newspaper. In a candid moment, Mackey said...

12 aug 09

Michael Pollan On Cooking (Instead of Watching It On TV)

One of my favorite food-oriented journalists, Michael Pollan, is publishing a new essay this Sunday on the New York Times Magazine called "Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch." Pollan talks about how ...

30 jul 09

The Sona Restaurant Experience

Choosing a restaurant in Los Angeles can be a maddening experience, simply because the city has so much wonderful food to choose from. Do you want modern or traditional? European or Asian? Familiar o...

01 jun 09

Why you must see Food, Inc.

I was able to catch an early, pre-release showing of the new documentary, Food Inc., last night in the nearby town of Ojai, California. The film actually hits theaters in June, but the early showing ...

28 may 09

Food, Inc.: The Must-See Documentary of the Year

A new documentary from filmmaker Robert Kenner and co-produced by author Eric Schlosser (who wrote Fast Food Nation) hits theaters June 12. It's called Food, Inc., and it exposes the horrible reality...

22 may 09

Edible Beauties that Smell Like A Sweet Spring Day

Nasturtiums not only are beautiful to look at with vibrant colors, smell like a beautiful Spril morning but they also taste surprisingly good. Ask for them at your local Farmer's Market. My favorite ...

12 apr 09

New Risk for Red Meat Eaters: Blindness

In addition to the most common causes of death in industrialized countries -- cardiovascular disease and cancer -- red meat is now associated with a less common ailment: blindness. Researchers at the...

22 mar 09

iPhone App Tells What Produce Is In Season

An iPhone application called Locavore tells you which fruits and vegetables are in season at any given time in your area. Just tell it where you live, and then select the "currently in season" option...

22 mar 09

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Can Contain Murcury

A new study by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy found that nearly half of the samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup they tested contained mercury, which is highly toxic. They a...

28 jan 09

Omega-6 Fatty Acids Good For You? Of Course They Are!

The anti-inflammatory foods craze has recently given Omega-6 Fatty Acids, which you'll find in vegetables, nuts and seeds, a bad name. Now the American Heart Association is stepping forward to put su...

26 jan 09

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