my GREATEST Greek Salad. EVER.

On November 4, 2012November 4, 2012 By Rick McIn foodLeave a comment

… You are allowed to add Beet.

Right?

on lactose intolerence …

On October 24, 2012 By Rick McIn food, health & fitness1 Comment

Original Homo sapiens could only digest lactose in milk until age-5.

But around around 10,000 B.C. a genetic mutation appeared, allowing many — including me — to enjoy lactose milk products their entire lives.

read more on Slate – The Most Spectacular Mutation in Recent Human History

In fact I use chocolate milk as a sports recovery drink. LOVE IT. 🙂

Cheers to Peter and Warren for the link.

Confessions of a Meat Freak

On October 7, 2012October 5, 2012 By Rick McIn barbecue, foodLeave a comment

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Sunday.

Barbecue guru Rockin’ Ronnie rails against the “cholesterol fascists” and hints that he’s considering another cookbook …

… Raw seal meat is the texture of the finest tuna sashimi and tastes like a cross between beef tenderloin and sea urchin roe. …

Barbecue Secrets – Confessions of a Meat Freak

a good man can make you feel …

On September 16, 2012September 13, 2012 By Rick McIn food, humourLeave a comment

This graphic is getting much shared on Facebook. Especially by the ladies. 🙂

dinner with Kolodziejzyks

On September 12, 2012 By Rick McIn food, friendsLeave a comment

Helen and Greg Kolodziejzyk treated me to a fine salmon dinner at the Beach Club Resort, Parksville. … If Greg looks a touch manic, it’s cuz he just ran the West Coast Trail. 3 bears, more falls, … and no small risk of hypothermia.

THANKS guys. See you at an adventure down the road.

“Doughnie Day” in Port Townsend

On July 20, 2012July 20, 2012 By Rick McIn food, friends1 Comment

My friend Carrie and family just moved into a new treehouse down the street from their old place in Port Townsend, Washington. (It has a boring normal house adjacent.)

She’s relaunched a family tradition (from back East) … a breakfast get together every Friday morning 7am.

That’s the Parks & Rec crowd. … The REAL Parks & Rec, not the TV show buffoons.

Actually, I crashed Carrie’s first breakfast — mostly donuts and bacon — called “Doughnie Day“.

Delicious. 🙂

Coffee drinkers live longer

On May 17, 2012May 16, 2012 By Rick McIn food, health & fitness, product endorsementsLeave a comment

Huge study. Over 400,000 subjects. Even a single cup a day seems to help …

MARILYNN MARCHIONE – AP – Coffee drinkers live longer, big study finds; regular and decaf are equally good

the day Cheezies died …

On May 2, 2012May 2, 2012 By Rick McIn food, product endorsementsLeave a comment

It’s sad times for those of us, like me and Mason, who love Hawkins Cheezies.

… Around 1940, a young Ohio farmer named Jim Marker was looking for a way to preserve corn to feed his cattle year-round. So, with the help of a friend, he built a special extruder to mould the grain into porous sticks.

Chicago confectioner W.T. Hawkins got word of the unusual invention and dispatched his son, Webb, to acquire Mr. Marker’s idea and develop it into a snack food. The farmer agreed, and went into business with Mr. Hawkins. The cornmeal concoctions, now fried in oil and coated in powdered cheddar, were dubbed Cheezies. …

Globe – Jim Marker moulded Cheezies into a Canadian icon

I imagine he was submersed in a vat of Cheezies slurry.

fat kids

On March 13, 2012March 13, 2012 By Rick McIn food, health & fitnessLeave a comment

We have school groups in our Gymnastics Club every day. For recreational gymnastics. The number of overweight and obese children is shocking.

Kottke linked to an important Daily Beast article:

Ten years after his seminal book Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser reflects on how little has changed in the production, safety, and consumption in America—but why he’s still hopeful.

Every day about 65 million people eat at a McDonald’s restaurant somewhere in the world, more than ever before. The annual revenues of America’s fast-food industry, adjusted for inflation, have risen by about 20 percent since 2001. …

About two thirds of the adults in the United States are obese or overweight. The obesity rate among preschoolers has doubled in the past 30 years. The rate among children aged 6 to 11 has tripled. And by some odd coincidence, the annual cost of the nation’s obesity epidemic — about $168 billion, as calculated by researchers at Emory University — is the same as the amount of money Americans spent on fast food in 2011. …

Still a Fast-Food Nation: Eric Schlosser Reflects on 10 Years Later