Every day, this is the case: Have a Coke and a Smile; Pepsi — Generation Next; Sprite — Obey Your Thirst; Big Mac Attack; Burger King — Your Way, Right Away; Beef — It’s What’s for Dinner; Pork — The Other White Meat; Got Milk?; Brown Eggs Are Local Eggs, and Local Eggs Are Fresh; Remember — It’s More Than Pizza……

One is born with no knowledge of taste, no delicate appreciation of delicacy; there is only the instinctive knowledge of hunger. We are born little more than hungry animals who need simply to consume an amount of fuel proportionate to our individual size and rate of development. The green gourmet with unlearned tongue must, by…

4 firm, ripe bananas 2 c coconut cream Cut bananas in half, then split each half lengthwise. Simmer coconut cream in a stainless-steel saucepan or wok. Add bananas and poach for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with chilled coconut cream custard or over vanilla ice cream.

1 c coconut milk, preferably fresh 2 eggs, lightly beaten ¼ c palm sugar (if unavailable, then use ½ c dark brown sugar) Combine ingredients in small saucepan. Set over very low heat and stir, breaking up the sugar. Allow mixture to thicken slowly as sugar dissolves. For smoothest results, do not beat mixture, but…

2 medium onions (chopped) 1 green pepper (chopped) 2 cloves of garlic (minced) 1 T olive oil 14½ oz crushed tomatoes ½ c tomato sauce 2 T dry white wine 1 T parsley (chopped fresh, or dried) 1 T basil (chopped fresh, or dried) 1 T oregano (chopped fresh, or dried) 2 t capers (More or…

2 beaten eggs ¾ c Italian bread crumbs ½ c tomato juice 1 t dried Oregano ¼ t salt ¼ t pepper ¼–½ t garlic powder 2 lbs lean ground beef (10-15% fat) 8 slices deli ham 6–8 oz shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese (sliced diagonally) Combine eggs, bread crumbs, tomato juice, and spices in…