I've been a little hesitant to post pictures of the food that I'm making on the internet. It seems akin to dressing up your pets for photoshoots, or remodeling your house to look like the bridge on the original Star Trek series (it happens). A little on the geeky side. I guess this is my coming out party, though, because I am about to post a picture of the chips and salsa I made from scratch last night.
There. I did it. It's official. I'm a food geek. I didn't actually take the picture (my sister in law, Alison, has enabled me in that regard), but I posted it. The chips are made from sliced yams, dipped in egg whites, sprinkled with onion and garlic powders, and baked for 30 minutes in the oven at 425 degrees (flip once). I couldn't eat them (I guess cavemen didn't like starch), but I assumed they would work better as a chip than the zucchinis I bought. I did make some zucchini chips, as well, but they weren't photo worthy. They tasted great, but they looked pretty bad so I didn't take a picture of them and post it on the internet ;) The salsa is made from 100% organic fruits and vegetables (great recipe on Mark's Daily Apple).
Continuing on the picture theme, my buddy, Jason, sent me an interesting article from the New York Times this week. The article is about how industries that produce 'foods' that are not necessarily good for people receive the bulk of the US government subsidies, while industries that produce foods that are good for people receive relatively little subsidization (in contrast to federal nutrition recommendations). The result is that foods that aren't good for you have become cheaper and foods that are good for you are more expensive. Food for thought...
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