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About Me: Jacqueline Church is a freelance food, wine & spirits writer whose work often focuses on sensible sustainability issues. She publishes the The Leather District Gourmet blog and the âPig Tales: A Love Story and Fish Friends Sustainable Seafoodâ blog at her website http://JacquelineChurch.com.
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Comment on: From the author of the popular âHome Madeâ comes a new summer volume - Food & dining - The Boston Globe
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Comment on: Quick guide to cooking grains - Food & dining - The Boston Globe
Farro and spelt both benefit from an overnight soak or a boiling water quick soak of at least an hour. One cannot skip the step of rinsing quinoa of its saponin. These seem important omissions, and I more »
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Comment on: 'From sea to sushi bar, a system open to abuse'
Several reasons not to eat escolar (mercury, by-catch are only two) http://www.sustainablesushi.net/the-fish/aburasokomutsu/ more »
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Anyone know of a cleaning service that uses enviro-friendly products? Licensed, bonded, etc? Thanks! more »
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Comment on: How to get clean water running from your faucets - Local News Updates - MetroDesk - The Boston Globe
Giardia takes two weeks to "bloom" in your intestines. Every nut that thinks they aren't sick yet from water they drank this weekend, just wait. Does no one remember high school bio class? more »
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Comment on: To stop overfishing of tuna, ban foreign sales of bluefins - The Boston Globe
Unagi is also fished nearly to extinction so it is NOT a good substitute for bluefin tuna. Tuna has become such a fashionable and expensive sushi/sashimi option but it wasn't always so. Did you know i more »
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Comment on: 'Right tangle'
Glad to see the Globe branching out. Somen make perfect cold noodles and I share a great tip for peeling ginger.http://jacquelinechurch.com/ldg/1790-somen-japanese-cold-noodles-are-a-summer-staple more »
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Comment on: 'Constantly bullied, he ends his life at age 11'
Incidents driving an 11 year old to suicide did not happen once or twice. That principal and the teachers who let things slide were negligent. Those bullies are tomorrow's repeat offender criminals. T more »
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Forum Post: On a budget dishes
Poached Chicken breasts can go a long way. See "Two Breasts Three Meals." Don't forget legumes, and tofu or tofu products for inexpensive proteins that are heart healthy. Some of the soy proteins now more »
How lucky are we to have Yvette coming to Boston? Thanks for this preview!