The fresh connection

A couple of weeks ago, my partner and I brought home our first-ever CSA (community supported agriculture) care package from an area organic farm. A CSA is simply an agreement where you pay a local farmer a certain amount for a set period of weeks, for which in return you get a weekly bag of [...]

New name, new plate to make

It's an amazing feeling to have a little corner of the world to call your own. Even if it's a virtual corner, it's still something I can call mine. And that's what http://www.PlatefulofSoul.com is for me. Last weekend, as you may have noticed, I made the decision to finally buy a domain name for this [...]

Andrew McFarlane – CHI THANG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up88Jk0I-CE&feature=player_embedded It's rare you come across a music rap video rapping about curing cancer with food, and eating your veggies. *grin* Great and entertaining way to get the word out there, and had to share! Keep "stacking that kale" everyone.

February fêtes for foodies!

It's February, already folks! Welcome to the month of Canned Food, Snack Food, and Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket (I'm not kidding about that last one, either). But I feel that one of the more important observances this month is National Hot Breakfast Month. Skipping breakfast: Don't deny it, you've probably done it on more [...]

Sea salt: The “healthy” salt?

Salt - it's my one weakness. Ok, maybe cute baby animals, chips and salsa, and bookstores rank as highly for that title, but salt is up there. So when you hear the rumor that perhaps one salt is 'healthier' than another, it is something I felt I had to investigate. And in honor of Salt Awareness [...]