Just a few tidbits to round out the week. . . .
Scoring Baked Goods in a Back Alley
TLT readers know my feelings about birthday cupcakes in school classrooms (hint: not a fan) but if you do decide to provide cupcakes for your kid, you’ll appreciate this humor piece from Maraya Goyer Steadman. Forget the cupcake liners and messy bowls of batter – this resourceful mom has found a whole new way to get what she needs.
[Hat tip: Charles Kuffner]
From the File of Smoked Meats
Yeah, yeah, I know I’m supposed to find my food curiosities in the “Bacon Files,” but I think you’ll forgive a little cheating when you lay your eyes on this beauty, a Chanel-style purse made entirely out of beef jerky.
design copyright Nancy Wu
What next? Mortadella Manolos? Diane von Wurst-enberg wrap dresses? Dolce and Gabagool?
OK, no more meat puns.
[Hat tip: Ecouterre, with thanks to Donna Gershenwald for sharing the link with me.]
From the TLT Facebook Fan Page
If you visited TLT’s Facebook fan page this week you would have learned more about the E. Coli scare in Europe, arsenic in our chicken, and cow-produced human breast milk coming to a store near you. Hmm . . . that rather disgusting line-up is not likely to encourage you to “like” TLT on Facebook, is it?
But wait! If you were a TLT Facebook fan, you would also have gotten tons of great tips for nutritious-but-not-too-messy car snacks for kids (thanks, readers, for responding), some good school food news out of Minnesota, news about the pending school food regulations, and a cute photo of a TLT reader holding her very own vintage TLT lunch tray, won in a recent giveaway.
So consider joining our Facebook community, a great way to stay in touch with me and other readers, especially as my blogging schedule slows a little bit this summer.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Airs Tonight
Finally, don’t forget that the last episode (as far as I can tell) of this season’s “Food Revolution” airs tonight on ABC, 9pm EST. We’ll have the usual TLT Watch Party wrap-up on Monday.
Have a great weekend, everyone! More Lunch Tray next week. . . .
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I can’t wait for your review of last weekend’s Food Revolution. My favorite episode yet, personally!