Info Graphic Kind of Day

So in my ongoing struggle to learn how to use WordPress and get my new site up and running I find myself having a lot of anxiety and frustration.  Instead of leading me to the kitchen to cook my frustration out at how stupid I am when it comes to web site code and back end navigation (back end is not a lewd reference it is the techie term for the behind the scenes place where all the blog and web site magic happens) ...it is leading me to the wine store.  Which of course doesn't exactly make for a clear headed me - thankfully as of yesterday I have given up attempting another 4 hour marathon where I try to teach myself WordPress code and back end magic and am having my friend, Yoga teacher and Techie genus Eli come over and help me out.  Still it's taking a lot longer then I would have imagined.  It's kind of like apartment renovating in NYC....but I digress.

One of the things I have been doing while trying to not explode with frustration and anger at how difficult it is to put up a simple site on WordPress is look at other food blogs and read endless amounts of food "news".  Today the thing that caught my eye where two graphics (I think it's a trend) explain how tuns gets from the sea to your plate and just exactly what kind of people buy solar panels (short answer: cheap ones who like to use a lot of electricity!)

I have given the links for both of these just in case when you click on them they don't get big enough for ya or because I want more info then the graphic gives.

One of the things that I notice about food blogs is they are always just about food.  Which may sound like a stupid thing to say, but I always have felt that how we eat and what we eat is part of a larger story and it seems to give short shrift to the big picture if all you do is write about Brownie recipes.  Maybe if you are reading this you feel the same way, maybe not.  I'd love to hear what you think...and now I'm going to go to The Brooklyn Kitchen and distract myself with some good old consumer kitchen therapy!

Tuna

Solar

Flavor by P&H Soda Co.

Neil and I are big fans of home made seltzer water and have owned at Soda Stream seltzer maker for years.  We're not big on soda; coke, root beer, cream soda not really our thing.

For a while I was making pro biotic soda, but now if I want a high quality locally made syrup to add bubbles to I can buy some of P&H Soda's syrups! 

I noticed them today when I was shopping for canning supplies at The Brooklyn Kitchen a big bottle of syrup was 29 and change, but would last for a very long time.  If Brooklyn isn't convenient for you Whole Foods is also selling them.  I want to try Ginger and also Hibiscus!

Charcuterie and Pork CSA

Trolling around the Brooklyn Kitchen's site I noticed they are offering a Charcuterie and Pork CSA with their friends over at The Piggery.

Humanely raided, sustainable, local, low carbon foot print, these people are the real deal.

Here's the low down:

The CSA will run 12 weeks from Dec-Feb, and each week you will receive a selection of fresh meat, as well as sausages, pate, bacon and other cured delights. At $300/share it's a great value.

Pickup will take place at the Brooklyn Kitchen Labs, 100 Frost st. on Thursdays from 5:30-7:30PM

It's a great deal and perfect for the Winter months. I love how CSA's have moved beyond fruit and veggies, soon you'll never need to go to a store again everything will be local and farm fresh and all you'll have to do is pick it up once a week.