http://expatchef.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Beth B. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:50:54 GMT 2010-01-06T03:50:54Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977306865 Recently, I got to do an interview with Bryant Terry . He is the co-author of Grub , and is working on a second cookbook due out soon called Organic Soul . He has appeared on PBS and Sundance Channel . . . Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:31:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977306865 Beth B. 2008-04-10T18:31:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169353 I got a shock yesterday. I went to the Web Blog Award Finalist site to give a vote to another food site. And THERE I was in the top 10 finalists along with some of the best, best, best food sites online. . . . Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:08:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977169353 Beth B. 2007-11-06T19:08:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142497 Preschool lunch menu Originally uploaded by expatkitchen Noodlepie posted her son's lunch menu at a French preschool. I did a post about this earlier this week. I decided to follow her suggestion . . . Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:50:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977142497 Beth B. 2007-10-09T21:50:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977130646 An article in MSN (via Redbook) states that an infant's cries and feedback actually cause a mother's brain to change in order to become a better parent for his specific needs. So, it's my brain, . . . Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:36:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977130646 Beth B. 2007-09-28T14:36:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977114123 A BIT OF FUN WITH DIET INSANITY.    Call now for the easiest diet plan ever! You won't believe it. No pills to buy, no special prepared foods, no costly and useless supplements! Act now, . . . Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:44:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977114123 Beth B. 2007-09-25T20:44:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977128018 Apparently, summer squash is one of the easiest and most prolific vegetables to grow. No big surprise, every year we get inundated with the stuff between the CSA and the large, handwritten signs at the . . . Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:42:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977128018 Beth B. 2007-09-25T20:42:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039317 More fun with the blog meme "Thursday Thirteen" from my blog. I'm eating ice cream straight from the carton right now. I let my toddler help empty the dishwasher because it saves me from . . . Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:09:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039317 Beth B. 2007-06-25T20:09:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039314 Every Thursday, back at my regular site, I post a bit of light humor and fun. It's usually about parenting, but sometimes my thoughts wander to other topics. The rest of the site is dedicated to food . . . Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:06:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039314 Beth B. 2007-06-25T20:06:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976998484 I am not Tony Bourdain. There is no camera crew following me around the world filming my lunch special. I don’t have to suck it up for the viewing audience and eat raw baby seal. It’s a good . . . Sat, 12 May 2007 02:41:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976998484 Beth B. 2007-05-12T02:41:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976969525 So much going on with the local food movement and issues. Back at my blog I wrapped up a 9-part series on child nutrition, the obesity epidemic, and food marketing to our kids. A lot of work, but if you . . . Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:03:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976969525 Beth B. 2007-04-27T04:03:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926858 Overall Trends We’re eating too much of the wrong things and too little of the right things. That statement is true of the population in general, but particularly true for our children. The top 10 . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:03:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926858 Beth B. 2007-03-08T21:03:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926550 A quick break from the childhood nutrition series, then back to that. I had to post an update on the following. Time magazine's cover article (COVER!) is on the issue of eating local versus big organic. . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:04:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926550 Beth B. 2007-03-08T15:04:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925924 From past to present Seems like the latest food coverage is all about school lunches and fast food. This sudden nutrition-minded media avalanche seemingly came out of nowhere just like the whole low-carb . . . Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:58:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925924 Beth B. 2007-03-07T20:58:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925000 And now a message from my Inner Voice. IV: "Moron! I can't believe you have not gotten that post up yet. You've known about this for what, a year or so?! Longer?! Can you say procrastinate? . . . Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:49:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976925000 Beth B. 2007-03-06T19:49:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924096 I've tried the search a couple times. The results don't seem to have much relevance. Not only are none of my search terms in the title or tags, but items that do match are buried deep in the results . . . Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:57:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924096 Beth B. 2007-03-05T17:57:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921365 I just got an email from a group I belong to, The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. The email was sent to make parents aware of the annual Pizza Hut "Bookit" program that is sent to our . . . Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:58:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976921365 Beth B. 2007-03-01T22:58:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976911881 I once fell in love. A crazy, roller-coaster of wild physical attraction and intense mental connection, the likes of I have never experienced again. I think I know why now, I am not sure it was real. . . . Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:19:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976911881 Beth B. 2007-02-16T16:19:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909639 Under the heading of things that make you go "What the ...?!" is this latest headline from the wisdom of the USDA. New rulings will allow us to import chicken from China. Yes, China where there . . . Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:07:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909639 Beth B. 2007-02-13T17:07:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909242 Just before Halloween, I was on the phone with my sister, planning a dinner and an evening to carve no less than seven pumpkins. Knowing that she and her family are difficult eaters, I figured I better . . . Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:11:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909242 Beth B. 2007-02-13T03:11:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976895169 The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) gave preliminary approval on December 28 2006to allow for meat and dairy products from cloned animals to be sold as food for human use. This currently . . . Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:29:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976895169 Beth B. 2007-01-26T17:29:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976893595 I posted this as a comment to Ed Nudelman's post on ratings. But given the huge response to that, I figure my comment may get lost, so I wanted to post it as an article. First, Ed and others, I am . . . Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:59:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976893595 Beth B. 2007-01-24T16:59:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976893188 Since you may be trying to read a few articles within one group, yet each time you click a link, you are taken to a member's articles page ... how about a nice breadcrumb navigation trail you can follow . . . Wed, 24 Jan 2007 03:39:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976893188 Beth B. 2007-01-24T03:39:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976892861 What if we get article selections delivered to our gather page based on our ratings of other articles. Or we could opt to only show new writers who are rated top by others if we are looking for something . . . Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:21:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976892861 Beth B. 2007-01-23T21:21:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889018 I wanted to name this islands, but since not all coasts are on islands, this would have really limited our geography! This is a space to post images and writing on anything ocean-related. This can be poetry . . . Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:15:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889018 Beth B. 2007-01-19T03:15:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888719 Okay, I dabble in this web thing. Perhaps I even do it professionally. Here are some thoughts on UI changes for Gather. First, my compliments. In my research, I have not found a more compelling social . . . Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:06:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888719 Beth B. 2007-01-18T21:06:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976886715 Just when you thought advertising could not be more intrusive, it goes one step farther. This time, your own refridgerator is the source. I am talking about the new trend of putting ads on food. For example, . . . Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:02:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976886715 Beth B. 2007-01-16T17:02:01Z