Am reading Ruth Ozeki's book, My Year of Meats, and learned about DES which was given to chickens and cattle to speed growth but resulted in very harmful effects for the people who ate the animals. E-I-U!! I am just wondering if vegetarianism is the answer to safe foods.
As ranchers, we support beef protein in the diet of people. Of course, our cattle are grass fed without any hormones. They are raised in a low stress environment and the cattle adore my husband and show their devotion by calling to him and following him around. News of steroid use in cattle is the reason I stopped eating calf's liver. Again, greedy farmers trying to make money fast. But what rancher using ethical and safe cattle production practices is making money? The current going price for weanoff is 67 cents a pound. Checking the price of beef in the supermarkets I know that someone is making a killing $$$wise, but it sure ain't the ranchers.
I think that people need to go back to the old fashion method of bartering so that ranchers can trade their beef with farmers for vegetables, fishermen for seafood. This way, we know who the growers are and can insure food safety. Much aloha goes along with the trading and this way we can keep eating beef, and have our vegetables and seafood at the same time.
We are omnivores for a reason. Moderation in all things.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Is Vegetarianism the Answer
Am reading Ruth Ozeki's book, My Year of Meats, and learned about DES which was given to chickens and cattle to speed growth but resulted in very harmful effects for the people who are the animals. E-I-U!! I am just wondering if vegetarianism is the answer to safe foods.
As ranchers, we support beef protein in the diet of people. Of course, our cattle are grass fed without any hormones. They are raised in a low stress environment and the cattle adore my husband and show their devotion by calling to him and following him around. News of steroid use in cattle is the reason I stopped eating calf's liver. Again, greedy farmers trying to make money fast. But what rancher doing what is ethically and safely raising beef cattle is making money. The current going price for weanoff is 67 cents a pound. Checking the price of beef in the supermarkets I know that someone is making a killing $$$wise, but it sure ain't the ranchers.
As ranchers, we support beef protein in the diet of people. Of course, our cattle are grass fed without any hormones. They are raised in a low stress environment and the cattle adore my husband and show their devotion by calling to him and following him around. News of steroid use in cattle is the reason I stopped eating calf's liver. Again, greedy farmers trying to make money fast. But what rancher doing what is ethically and safely raising beef cattle is making money. The current going price for weanoff is 67 cents a pound. Checking the price of beef in the supermarkets I know that someone is making a killing $$$wise, but it sure ain't the ranchers.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Food for thought...A word
Hesed....lovingkindness!!
Keep that thought in your mind for the month of September. Not just loving. Not just kindness....but lovingkindness!
Keep that thought in your mind for the month of September. Not just loving. Not just kindness....but lovingkindness!
Food for thought...A word
Hesed....lovingkindness!!
Keep that thought in your mind for the month of September. Not just loving. Not just kindness....but lovingkindness!
Keep that thought in your mind for the month of September. Not just loving. Not just kindness....but lovingkindness!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Golf Course...Restaurant...Meeting Place
On Wednesday, I went to Oahu for a meeting and the location was the Ko'olau Golf Course. It was an adventure trying to find the place which was set in the back of the jungles of Kaneohe. Some places looked like the road to Kapoho with the canopy of tall trees overhead.
When we finally got to the location, we were surprised by the beautiful buildings. We found our way into our meeting site which had the most fabulous view of the Ko'olau Mountains. What a pleasure for the eyes!!
When it was lunch time, we walked to the luncheon area were surprised to see a 6' cross suspended from the glass roof in the atrium. It became clear that this area was a multipurpose area and one of the users was the congregation of the Presbyterian Church. It was a good sign because the food was heavenly.
At the beginning of the line, there were four salads: tossed salad with four kinds of dressing, a pasta salad with real parmesan cheese, macaroni salad slathered with mayonnaise, and a fresh corn, tomato, and pepper salad with parsley. A great meal right there.
The entrees included grilled chicken with chantrelle mushrooms and a light gravy, and fresh fish cooked in coconut milk with a topping of namasu like cucumbers, carrots, red onions. Yum.
I am not much of a dessert eater but our waitress informed us that the bread pudding was the signature dish. I took a small serving and indeed, indeed...it was heaven.
Light, pillowy slices of bread swimming in a sauce that was not too sweet but definitely rich!! The blueberry cheesecake was delicious, according to someone on our table. Really good food and it was a location worthy of searching for. What a beautiful place to have a wedding!!
When we finally got to the location, we were surprised by the beautiful buildings. We found our way into our meeting site which had the most fabulous view of the Ko'olau Mountains. What a pleasure for the eyes!!
When it was lunch time, we walked to the luncheon area were surprised to see a 6' cross suspended from the glass roof in the atrium. It became clear that this area was a multipurpose area and one of the users was the congregation of the Presbyterian Church. It was a good sign because the food was heavenly.
At the beginning of the line, there were four salads: tossed salad with four kinds of dressing, a pasta salad with real parmesan cheese, macaroni salad slathered with mayonnaise, and a fresh corn, tomato, and pepper salad with parsley. A great meal right there.
The entrees included grilled chicken with chantrelle mushrooms and a light gravy, and fresh fish cooked in coconut milk with a topping of namasu like cucumbers, carrots, red onions. Yum.
I am not much of a dessert eater but our waitress informed us that the bread pudding was the signature dish. I took a small serving and indeed, indeed...it was heaven.
Light, pillowy slices of bread swimming in a sauce that was not too sweet but definitely rich!! The blueberry cheesecake was delicious, according to someone on our table. Really good food and it was a location worthy of searching for. What a beautiful place to have a wedding!!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
August Aphorism
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Benjamin Franklin
If only we knew all we know now, when we were young!!
Benjamin Franklin
If only we knew all we know now, when we were young!!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Garlic Mania
If you hate garlic breath, do not go to Aloha Luigi's on Keawe Street in Hilo!! Don't eat Luigi's caesar salad! Don't even breathe in the funky. brightly colored, and most likely crowded little restaurant because you will breathe in garlic fumes!!
But...
If you love garlic, you have to go to Aloha Luigi's. My all-time favorite is his Caesar Salad, reeking of garlic and yummy flavors. I had a small Caesar salad, a bowl of tomato Florentine soup with orzo, and two small slices of homemade bread. All for $6.95. I am a terrific soup maker but Luigi is giving me the rub. The soup was light and yet full of flavors...tomatoes, beans, basil, fluffy pasta..complex and over the top on the yummimeter!! Although bread is my enemy...the small slices of homemade bread because my public enemy #1. Chewy, yet soft and pillowy in the center. I had a cream of Shiitake mushroom soup at Luigi's which was also a killer. So I must say that he is my favorite soup maker.
If this description tempts you, go to Aloha Luigi's but don't forget to bring some gum or breath mints if you are still working and have to meet some clients. Garlic haters...stay out and make room for us garlic lovers!!
But...
If you love garlic, you have to go to Aloha Luigi's. My all-time favorite is his Caesar Salad, reeking of garlic and yummy flavors. I had a small Caesar salad, a bowl of tomato Florentine soup with orzo, and two small slices of homemade bread. All for $6.95. I am a terrific soup maker but Luigi is giving me the rub. The soup was light and yet full of flavors...tomatoes, beans, basil, fluffy pasta..complex and over the top on the yummimeter!! Although bread is my enemy...the small slices of homemade bread because my public enemy #1. Chewy, yet soft and pillowy in the center. I had a cream of Shiitake mushroom soup at Luigi's which was also a killer. So I must say that he is my favorite soup maker.
If this description tempts you, go to Aloha Luigi's but don't forget to bring some gum or breath mints if you are still working and have to meet some clients. Garlic haters...stay out and make room for us garlic lovers!!
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