I thank my second-grade teacher, Miss Staples, (no, I didn't make up that name) for the beans in my new organic vegetable bed. ...more

March 27, 2009

also called edamame - offer big nutritional benefits. Once a Japanese restaurant novelty, edamame have gone mainstream. The beans look like small limas, and their delicate flavor is a cross between a mild nut and a sweet pea. But don't let their gentle nature fool you. This powerhouse bean is a potent source of health-promoting antioxidants and one of the only plant sources of complete protein. ...more

December 20, 2008

One could be forgiven for crawling into a fetal position to begin sobbing like a Bronte sister while sucking a bottle of Boodles gin dry after hearing the leader of the free world confidently predict the $700 federal bailout of the nation's financial system will work like a fine Swiss watch. ...more

September 30, 2008

In the parallel universe that this column sometimes finds itself aimlessly wandering through, there are moments when your humble scribbler is taken to task by some of you beloved readers for stuff I never wrote. ...more

September 21, 2008

This is proving that it would probably be easier for Jabba the Hutt to move his keister than to get Karen Peoples to please, simply go away. ...more

July 22, 2008