Author Archives: Ann Lovejoy

Brightening Up The Winter Table

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy

  Cooking With Sweet, Savory, Adaptable Beets Beets can be boring, I’m told, but I find them great fun to play with. Despite having their own earthy, distinct taste, beets readily take on flavors from pepper and vinegar to oranges … Continue reading →

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Safer Soaps & Shampoos Spare Beneficial Bacteria

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy

Antiseptic Stuff Can Be Too Much Of A Good Thing It’s barely noon and already I’ve washed my hands over a dozen times today. Whenever I’m cooking, or cleaning, or planting primroses, or playing with the cats, or taking out … Continue reading →

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Fraudulent Foods

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy

  Read The Label, Then What? For many years, I was a scrupulous label reader. When my kids were young, I made most of what they ate from whole ingredients. When I did buy prepared food, I made sure that … Continue reading →

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Did Simple Things Taste Better In The Past?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Ann Lovejoy

Are We More Or Less Acute Tasters Today? In the introduction of 2013’s 40th anniversary edition of the well-loved Moosewood cookbooks, Mollie Katzen says that tastes have so changed that when the staff went back to the original versions of … Continue reading →

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