Eat, drink, love in my kitchen.

Some pictures from my kitchen this one sunny afternoon in
the suburb of ours that so vigorously follows the coastline.













Now, according to our recent theme of good food I am off to
an Asian grocer where my mission is to find a mortar, some
sushi ingredients for our election party tonight (big, big thing)
and also these amazing Japanese crackers that my colleague
introduced me to. And I can hear you asking what sort but it's
really hard to describe. Fine, I will try -phiff- they are round
and quite salty, about the size of your palm and also covered
in some sort of frosting. Sounds strange I know but they are
more-ish! Wish me luck.

Love,
E

P.S Tak? Are you reading this? What are these biscuits, do you know?

PB&J.

I have become obsessed with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Indeed so obsessed that one day I just had to Google them and
here are some of the fun facts I found on our lovely friend,
the all too soft and yet saucy PB&J:

* A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school.

* Sometimes people put two layers of peanut butter.

* Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.

* November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month.

* Women and children prefer creamy, while most men opt for chunky.

* Peanut butter was the secret behind "Mr. Ed," TV's talking horse.

* The peanut is not a nut, but a legume related to beans and lentils.

* 96% of people, when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, put the peanut butter on before the jelly

* Two peanut farmers have been elected president of the United States: Thomas Jefferson and Jimmy Carter.

And this is how I make mine:

First I toast some gluten-free organic bread, followed by a thick layer of almond butter which I truly love very crunchy and salty then finally I smear on some organic raspberry jam. Yum yum yum.

I would also like to dedicate my love to this sandwich because she normally saves all my oh so gruesome days at a job that sometimes seizes to inspire me. Thanks PB&J!

Love,
E

Food, INC.

Finally saw this last night.
I'm sure you know about this already... Here's a short synopsis:

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults. --- Foodincmovie.com

Nothing new to us, really.
But I thought the way this documentary was produced interesting and engaging.
It was worth it for us (Mikey-Ike, Bret and I).

I'm glad that we are part of those minute people who are active in bettering our planet.