Here's what's cooking around town today...
Allow me a moment to wag my finger and say, "I told you so". I've been saying for years that food miles are bunk and that there's more to calculating the carbon footprint of a food item than how far it travelled. It seems logic supports my ranting because it turns out that a lot of imported products have a lower footprint than local. Does that mean we should all stop buying local? Of course not; there are plenty of reasons to buy locally grown food, the environment being just one. But let's not kid ourselves into thinking that we're saving the planet by doing so. [National Post]
Ed Ho's Earth is starting to get some press with a brief profile and the first blogger reviews. [Toronto Life: Daily Dish] [Foodpr0n]
Whether it's because you hate cooking, made too much, or even for the social aspect of it, food swaps are a fun way to try new things, get a night off from the kitchen or stock a pantry. [Globe and Mail]
We're not hungry, really, it's okay, we've got it covered. A bad harvest and gross mismanagement of resources by the communist regime leaves North Koreans on the brink of starvation. [Toronto Star]
Tips on packing up the cookies and treats for holiday gift-giving. Plus super-cute boxes to put them in. [Homemakers.com: Dana McCauley's Food Blog]
If you lived through the 70s, probably your family had piles of wine decanters, likely sitting on the coffee table with a warning to not put your grubby little jam hands on them, but they've fallen out of favour in recent years. Christopher Waters explains why every wine drinker should have one. [Toronto Sun]
Macaroon/macaron - a bit of history on this fabulous cookie and where the two types diverged. [Cottage Life: The Cottage Feast]
Artificial sweeteners are still poison - the second part of Megan Telpner's series on the crap that goes into "diet" sodas and other foods. [Making Love in the Kitchen]
The new issue of Edible Toronto is starting to show up around town, although this issue appears to be fully online as well - go check it out, there's articles on squash, Dufferin Grove farmers' market and chef Jose Hadad. [Edible Toronto]
And in Food For Thought - fair trade KitKats, organic foodies who steal, and why there's so much air in that bag of chips. [Save Your Fork]
