Tue, 01 May 2012 01:49:47 -0800WeeblyWed, 07 Mar 2012 08:49:15 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/03/please-sign-the-petition.htmlRecently, I heard a news report on the television that the large fast food franchises would no longer be using what is actually called SLIME in the food industry as an ingredient in their products.  Did we know about SLIME in the first place and the fact that through manipulation of artificial flavorings, we digested the stuff???????  Who knew????  And, now that I know what it is and that I ate it because I was led to believe that only healthy stuff is offered at those places (being sarcastic here), I want to throw up!

Now, it's REALLY SCARY......the government is buying the stuff up and feeding it to our children and calling it healthy with their new initiatives to mandate that only they know what is healthy and good for the public.  Please read the article to see what I'm talking about.  AND, sign the petition!

Bon Apetit!

I was typing so fast....I forgot to give you the link:  http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/pink_slime/?r=5538179&id=36198-5016798-byBHbex ]]>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:28:10 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/03/this-is-handy-dandy.htmlSorry, sorry, sorry for not posting more regularly....no!  no, apologies....life is life...we get busy so we do what we can.  But, I am sorry.  I've come across sooooooooo much it's almost mind-blowing regarding the laws, Mansanto is entrenched in our current administration, and things are changing faster than you could sear a steak!!

Please, everyone try and get a copy of the New Food Safety Law and study it!  I think we should be able to get a free copy from the US government web site.  If it costs anything to get a copy, it's well worth it.  I'm going to try and get me a copy soon!  We need to know what we are up against to be able to become REAL FOOD advocates.  Also, we need to do as much investigation as we can to be able to educate our family and friends as to how Mansanto is QUICKLY changing what the food industry is really about, how that affects our immediate health and access to food and what we can do about it.

In the meantime, here is a great link that can help you navigate through the FRANKENFOOD INDUSTRY.  Remember, it's not just about "organic" any more.  That term itself can be VERY misleading.  Learn what is happening to our foods.  Even if you have stepped up your diligence to make truly good food choices, others need to be educated.  It's the whole world food chain that is under attack by the greedy.  Europe has kicked Mansanto OUT!!  It's time we did the same!

http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/

For the VERY brave:

http://www.seedsofdeception.com/Public/Products/DVDsCDs/index.cfm



Bon Apetit!




]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:48:00 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/02/your-food-becomes-you.htmlHave you ever heard someone comment on how good someone looked; the hair, the clothes, the overall appearance just looked good?  An antiquated way to say it was "that hat becomes you" or "that color becomes you".  That was to say that whatever a person did to enhance their outward appearance worked, it benefitted their total look to the extent that it did the work of making that person look handsome or pretty or attractive.

Well, I took you " round about" to say....that's exactly what happens to the insides of us.  We can eat so many things but the truth is, only certain things benefit our inward biological "appearance" of looking good.  And that "looking good" is what you want to hear the doctor say, "everything looks good"!  To be our biological best, including moods, attitudes, cognitive performance, as well as all the basics, we better think before we bite.

I came across a great little article (and a good source of information) to really underline the importance of understanding our "machinery" and how it's our own personal responsibility to maintain the machine to the best of our ability....and, that includes finding a level of enjoyment and pleasure that is equally satisfying.  Remember, molecules are what stuff is made of and there are rules as to how you put things together to have them be what they were intended to be.  :)

Bon Apetit!


http://www.positivelypositive.com/2012/02/15/genes-and-jeans/
]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:37:53 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/01/becoming-a-food-activist-is-the-best-way-to-get-healthy-nutrious-food.htmlI've mentioned several times that GMO's are not good for us, even though we are having them forced upon us in the consumer food markets.  Many of us, who realize that biocompatability plays a big part in nutrition, don't want to eat anything genetically modified that hasn't happened natrually.  Mansanto is one of the primary developers, if not the main one, who holds the patents on these Frankenfoods and who is resisting the demand from consumers to label them so we can avoid them.  Here are some great links on current events regarding the fight against Mansanto and GMOs:

http://rareseeds.com/GMO_lawsuit

http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/fire_michael_taylor/letter2.html?id=-5016798-yvYEcix

]]>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:38:56 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/01/would-like-to-have-a-personal-culinary-class-with-chef-roland.htmlCheck out our photos and menu that I've posted under the button "Dinner Classes" on this website. You will get a little glimpse of what it would be like to host a group of family, friends or co-workers in the comfort of your own home.  Chef Roland can work in any setting with whatever you have on-hand, help you develop a menu, shop, and execute a spectacular meal that can be enjoyed by all who participate.  Don't worry about clean-up, Chef Roland makes certain your kitchen is left clean and in right order. (everyone gets to help with that too!)  You can contact us at rolandpar@hotmail.com to set up a delightful culinary project all will enjoy. ]]>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:30:18 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/01/i-need-a-little-brag-time.htmlI've already told ya'll a bunch, I'm not a cook.  Of course, if you follow my blog, you know that I'm referring to me, Elaine Parny, and not Chef Roland.  :)

Well, I thought I would at least try to produce something for the wonderful holiday meal our family had, hosted by my brother Scott Jones & his wife, Chrity Calhoun-Miller-Jones.  It was a great time had by all and we each contributed, in our own way, to the fine dinner that we had to celebrate the occasion. 

Even though I'm not in the kitchen much doesn't mean I don't like to be there.  I just wait until no one is around to watch me struggle.  I always love to sit down and go through cookbooks and I'm hoping to learn enough someday to do some "food writing".  I did select two recipes to attempt for the holiday.  One not so healthy but a fun experiment and very flavorful:  It was Blackberry Jellies, a very sugary candy made by cooking down blackberries.  I'm being very selective as to how much and when I have a little of that!  The other recipe is a curried butternut squash soup, and it was a hit!  We don't have a food processor at our house, so I simply mashed the heck out of the cooked down squash with a potatoe masher and then whisked the devil out of it until I achieved the consistency I wanted.  (I have my own techniques).

Hope your holidays were blessed and memorable.  

Now, it's time to look at seed catalogs and dream of that garden we want to get in this year!  Remember, heirloom seeds reproduce and are not genetically modified.



  ]]>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:11:03 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2012/01/great-opportunity.htmlWhew!!  The holidays "roared in" and "roared out".  It was fun but I'm ready for a holiday from the holidays.  I try so hard to keep up with having something fresh to "chew" on here at Food For Thought.  If you've read any of my previous posts, you probably know that I strongly encourage all food consumers to take a personal initiative to educate yourself and those in your own circles and to take every opportunity to engage the food production industry with your own food activism.  I came across a good site that offers those kinds of opportunities.  I hope you'll give it a look and pick a link that you can give some attention.  It's the voice, vote and dollar of the food consuming public that will change the quality of food that we are offered in the general marketplace.  Remember, many people do not have the education or the means to affect such a change.  If any of us are blessed to be in a position where we can say or do something, I think it becomes our responsibility to do so, otherwise, we will continue to become a failing nation of underachievers and malcontents and poisoned/poor quality food could be a significant contributing factor.  (Poorly nourished children have a full range of mental/physical maladies due to improper nutrition.)  Better food = better health.

The "seeds" we plant today are the "harvest" of tomorrow!

http://my.cspinet.org/site/PageServer

Bon Apetit!

]]>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:47:30 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2011/12/eating-outside-the-garden.htmlOften, fresh nutritional food is spoken of as "fresh from the garden".  I want to bring to your attention that there's food in "them there woods".  On one of our trips to France, I have a fond memory of going out looking for chestnut trees on the side of the road with my husband, Chef Roland, and his parents.  It was a wonderful experience for all of us and a great reason to go for an outing.  They are in their late 80's and you could tell they really enjoyed being our guides to a choice spot and that they were able to "pass down" part of their food culture to me, their American daughter-in-law who had never harvested chestnuts in the wild.  It was beyond a Kodak moment.  After we located and gleened the chestnuts from a quaint country French farm road, we took them home where Chef Roland's mother cooked up a scrumptious chestnut soup for part of our evening meal.  That experience beat out anything else France had to offer!  Since I've not been diligent to post anything for the holidays, I will make this my contribution because ,really, it's about family and memories.  So, I've posted a link for a nice chestnut recipe.  Unfortunately, they are a little expensive in the store.  However, you can contact the Missouri Department of conservation and purchase a bundle of chestnut trees for a nominal cost and start your own chestnut orchard!! 

http://frenchfood.about.com/od/soupsandstews/r/chestnut.htm


Merry Christmas & Bon Appetit!





]]>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 08:02:21 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2011/12/is-your-food-hurting-you.htmlMany of you have probably seen that dorky commercial that involves a person eating something and that food item becomes animated and starts thrashing it's ingestor.  I hate that commercial, it's UGLY!  But, it is true, your food can hurt you.  Many people suffer from food allergies, digestive issues and other possibly related illnesses.  It's imperative that every food consumer understands that they have a responsibility to themselves and those that they serve, know safe food handling and practice those proceedures.  You can save a life and it might be yours! 

Okay, now that I've provided you with my public service announcement....I want you to take the time to really read over the following information on the link I provide you today.  It's one thing to practice your own safety standards but, "who's minding the store", so to speak.  If the food is entering the market already contaminated and the public is non the wiser, what then???  There SHOULD BE REAL SAFEGUARDS in place but, maybe that's just being naive.  Who is REALLY protecting our food market safety?  What is being done?  What is not working?  Who even cares?  Food consumers, nowadays, must be knowlegable and proactive, otherwise, we're fair game for exploitation and fraud.  And, I personally, do not believe the NEW FOOD SAFETY bill is just about protecting us, the consumers.  When you can, get a copy and read the thing.  The people who signed it into law probably DIDN'T read it at all!!

Bon Apetit!

http://www.grain.org/article/entries/4230-food-safety-for-whom-corporate-wealth-versus-people-s-health

]]>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:16:28 -0800http://www.rolandparny.com/1/post/2011/12/nano-nano.htmlNew food term - "nanomaterials", doesn't it sound delicious?  It sounds like something a robot would eat, if you ask me.  But, no, thanks to the "new food" science, which some people like to call "Frankenfoods" (because they are reminded of Frankenstein), we now should be worrying about the little microparticles that can possilble do HUGE damage to your body's physiology.  And, trust me, that is something you don't want to hurt. 

I thought this was an interesting quote from the link I'm sharing in this post:
"In contrast to FDA's approach, all food ingredients that incorporate engineered nanomaterials must be submitted to regulators in Canada and the European Union before they can be marketed."

When I read of situations where the FDA is NOT regulating something that is a true health concern to every man/woman and child, like GMO's or nanomaterials but that they are having people arrested and taking their farms because of raw milk, I really want to cry.  Would someone like to give their thoughts on how they perceive the FDA to be, or not to be, actually protecting our food safety issues????

Bon Apetit!

Here's the link on the nanomaterials:  http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/12/caution-urged-with-nanoparticles-in-food/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=111206 ]]>