Eggplant Parmesan (no pasta)

First, slice the eggplants, salt, and let sit one hour to reduce bitterness.  Rinse and pat dry.

Then sautee in olive oil.

For the tomato sauce, we used a semi-homemade version with canned whole tomatoes from Trader Joe's, onions, oil and fresh basil.

Layer the eggplant with sauce and plenty of fresh mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, then bake at 350 for approx 45 minutes.

Bison ribeye (Linder Farms)

The trick with bison is not to cook it to death. This is a sliced ribeye served with greens and salad.

Cooking calamari at home - more fun with mezcal

Though I love calamari, I've never made it myself.  It turned out to be easy and cheap (from Santa Monica Seafood).  It's already clean, so it was as simple as slicing and sticking it in the pan with olive oil, garlic and a "glug" or two of mezcal.  I had it with an arugula tomato salad dressed in balsamic.

Do you follow a diet?

Many people, if not MOST people I know follow a diet, or have extrapolated and adjusted a diet to meet their needs and help them stay slim. Gyorgy Scrinis argues that the quality of your food is what matters.  We would do ourselves and our world a favor if we figure out what natural, high-quality foods work for us and make us happy.

Good lord, the latest in gross and alarming chicken news

It's all weird, wild stuff.  Some of it, we've heard before, but of course in labeling news, I didn't know that we're allowing chicken from China to go without origin labels.

Are you a picky eater? Is there something wrong with that?

I am an extremely picky eater for a lot of reasons, and I have seen it annoy those around me.  But what can I say or do?  My choices belong to me, and I have my reasons.  Some of them have to do with my digestive health, and you don't want to know what I mean.  Some of them have to do with the health of the planet and the health of the animals on it, and I bet you don't want to hear about that either. 
I'm extremely sensitive to carbohydrates. In my mind, I'm doing everyone around me a favor by avoiding them, since I become anxious and angry eating them.  I don't expect anyone else to take care of me, and I am perfectly happy to go hungry if there's nothing appropriate available.  I'm in no danger of malnutrition.

Ground lamb from Safeway/Vons

Product of New Zealand, $6.99 per pound for ground.  I thought the meat tasted pretty good, like lamb should, with a strong but not sour taste.  The patties were made with 1 egg, fresh sage and oregano, pepper, paprika and red pepper flakes.