Bittman on that darn Stanford study on organics, playdate

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Wow! A hell of a fun playdate, but we were all zonked by the end. Bobbing for apples is a lot harder than I recall. But so much fun! Oliver was sawing logs by 6p, Jack was down for the count not longer afterwards, and I'm relishing the silence with a glass of wine and some random thoughts about dinner. I'm going back in for a second attempt at those oven roasted grapes from last night because they just weren't all they could have been but I liked their potential. Will keep you posted. You probably recall that Stanford study on organic food 5 or 6 weeks back....it came out saying there was really no nutritional difference between regular and organic foods. I thought  it was such a flawed study, and indeed it's received quite a lot of negative press. Mark Bittman posted this opinion piece on it this past Tuesday, and I think it's an excellent riposte.

A pre-Halloween fete is a'coming

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The boys said we must have a little party at which we bobbed for apples and decorated cupcakes. Done and done. I said they could each invite two pals and am enthusiastically getting everything set up now. Homemade caramel for the retrieved apples, vanilla cupcakes with frosting TBD, black and orange fruits and veggies, gummy boogers and spiders, and Halloween crafts!! I myself don't do costumes, but I can definitely get on board with a fun little get-together!