A little fishy...

10 Things Seafood Restaurants Won't Tell You

With fewer fish in the sea, serving up selections from the desert -- and the lab

by Anna Prior

Smart Money 4/19/12

Look this article up if you are a seafood eater. It talks about the mislabeling of lesser fish to sell as big ticket items, reprises the Anthony Bourdain comment about avoiding fish on Monday, and touches on aquaculture and genetically modified fish. This article is definitely worth a look. Provides a little food for thought and makes me want to rethink some of the restaurants I occasionally eat at...

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Trendy Hippie Food

Kombucha (slightly blurry sorry) a word that this spellchecker doesn't believe is real...it's a fermented drink that has tiny jellyfish-like creatures called 'mothers' floating in it and has other live ingredients.   It's supposed to aid digestion and be super healthful. I've just noticed that everyone in Eugene seems to drink this stuff like water, so I tried it.  The taste isn't horrible, especially if you like a little vinegar flavor but the little jellyfishes were too much to take! they're soooo gross! I don't know if you all can even find this in good old TX but if you can give it a try, you might get hooked.  And for the home fermenter-you can brew this stuff at home!

Second Culinary delight...Kale Krunch.  it is basically dried Kale leaves (kale is a green lettuce like veggie but contains more vitamins and is a very deep green. It grows well in the more northern climes) that are sprinkled with flavored Yeast.  There is no actually cheese involved in making them and I think they are actually really good.  They have spicy varieties too!  I know for a fact that central market sells these in Dallas so go get yourself some and replace those nasty potato chips with something yummy and healthy. :)