In the last 10 years Americans have seen a boom in local food markets and for good reason. While Americans continue to buy more fast food, they still expect perfect ingredients and they are finding them. So why are they turning to their local markets more and more?
Posts Tagged ‘Good Reason’
Cooking With Chicken
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Chicken is one of the most popular meats in the world, and for good reason. It’s cheap, healthy, and very easy to work with. Make the most of your chicken recipes with these quick suggestions.
The Salmon Are Starting to Head in the Right Direction
Monday, June 29th, 2009There is a lot of bad talk surrounding the idea of farmed salmon, and for good reason. Most farms are located in pens along the coast where the food and feces of the enclosed salmon pollutes the open ocean that surrounds them. Salmon farming is also environmentally harmful in that it takes three pounds of wild fishmeal to produce only one pound of farmed salmon. The pesticides and antibiotics used by farmers to prevent disease also get out into the open ocean and are ingested by wild fish. Though many flaws exist, sustainable salmon farming is a possibility.
Basics of Cake Making – Formulas and Measurements
Monday, June 8th, 2009Bakers generally talk about formulas rather than recipes. If this sounds to you more like a chemistry lab than a food production facility, it is with good reason. The bakeshop is very much like a chemistry laboratory, both in the scientific accuracy of the procedures and in the complex reactions that take place during mixing and baking.