
When this photo (not the one above) appeared with a post I had written for The Appetizer, I sent my an email to my editor inquiring about the photo and what the little green bits were (in my nutrition naivete, I thought they were peas). I was informed that in the tradition of Christmas Fruitcake, [...]
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Posted in Health, Holistic, Junk Food, Nutrition, Poison, Recipe, Smart Choices, Snack, Vegan, Video on Nov 14th, 2008

A simple enough question I suppose. Though strangely, if people knew the answer, I would be out of a job. There has been much discussion of late around corn- the high fructose corn syrup ad campaign, the farm bill and how the US government pays off farmers to grow inedible corn, the use of corn [...]
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Oh black licorice. Black licorice is one of those candies like rosewater flavoured Thrills gum; a flavour we either love or we hate. There is no middle ground. Black licorice has an odd nostalgic connection for my family. My dad’s grandfather owned a general store in Council Bluffs, Iowa where he stocked all sorts of [...]
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