Tag Archives: Food

Ingredients Outlook

Every month I get a copy of “Culinology, The Official Magazine of the Research Chefs Association” in my box at work. It’s a strange read if you’re not used to thinking about food in industrial terms. Consider this article from … Continue reading

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Feelin’ fat in Baton Rouge

Well, here I am again in Baton Rouge. I delayed my trip by a day due to a minor Henry illness. He’s fine, though, so there’s nothing to worry about. I flew into New Orleans where I was met by … Continue reading

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Open Access Publishing, etc.

Last night I got an e-mail from the Journal of Animal Science announcing The Journal of Animal Science has added Open Access publishing… To address scientists’ needs for open access (OA) publication, the Journal of Animal Science (JAS) has added … Continue reading

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Amarok makes my iPod happy

In populating my new iPod with music I discovered an annoying thing: album art was only being loaded for music ripped and encoded with iTunes. Well, that sort of made sense, okay. But iTunes does not give you a way … Continue reading

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Ouro Preto, Protein Poisoning

Just got back to the hotel from the big BBQ they threw for us after the tours today. I ate so much meat that I think my kidneys are in peril, but I had onloy one beer. Tomorrow~s my talk, … Continue reading

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You can fry your bacon too and and and and and and…

The song “Furnace Fan” on the Robert Earl Keen CD “Farm Fresh Onions” has the brilliant line, “You can fry an egg out there on the city sidewalk/you can fry your bacon too and and and and and and…” Awesome. … Continue reading

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Sausage and politics — one is better than the other

I’m glad to read, as hurricane season opens, that Governor Blanco has been focusing on important matters of state. For example, just think what would happen if she weren’t working hard to protect the children of Louisiana from the evils … Continue reading

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Visitors from Mongolia

This morning we had visitors from Mongolia who are participants in some sort of program with the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. It’s the first time I’ve worked through a translator, which was an interesting experience. They were polite … Continue reading

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That’s a lot of cheddar!

I thought about my brother when I found the Supersized Meals website. Knowing him as well as I do, I have a healthy respect for his ability to eat an alarming amount of food. In fact, we have a standing … Continue reading

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