The Whole Wheat

Chocolate & Zucchini has long been one of my favorite food blogs. Clotilde has the most lovely excitement and enthusiasm about all things food. This recipe is another (similar the the Cauliflower Risotto with Spicy Pangrattato) that comes from a specific chef, to a food blog, and then to me. Clotilde found this basic recipe in ELLE Magazine (I assume the French edition), made her adjustments & renamed it. I quite like her name (so I kept it) since it reflects the chef (Jean-François Piège) in the name.

This cake is extremely versatile and I have already thought of a million variations I’d love to try (lavendar, almonds, cointreau – so many things to explore!). I made my version of this cake with clementines since I have been getting so many in my CSA organic boxes. As shown in the picture – I topped it with local California strawberries I found over the weekend as well. Another wonderful aspect of this cake is how quickly you can put it together – perfect for any weeknight or a quick brunch cake. Many possible meals!

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Corn finds itself in increasing demand as ethanol production increases. This is one of the factors that is raising the price of corn on the market. The result is an increase in the cost of HFCS which will trickle down to increase the cost of sodas, meat (livestock producers are the largest corn customers), processed foods in general, and even ketchup!

The sweetener accounts for about 10% of the cost of goods for Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Coke and Pepsi’s largest bottlers, respectively. Rising corn prices could also affect Coke and Pepsi themselves, though to a lesser extent, according to Mr. Pecoriello. Corn syrup accounts for as much as 3.5% of Coke’s global cost of goods sold.

Corn, used in PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay snacks, and in the syrup used in Gatorade and Pepsi’s fountain-drink business, make up about 2% of its global cost of goods sold. In an interview yesterday, food processor General Mills Inc. CEO Stephen W. Sanger said the increased demand for corn would likely cause a spike in the price of other commodities as farmers devote more acreage to corn.

• Breakfast: oatmeal with dried cranberries, almond butter, and milk, coffee(black)
• Lunch:salad with butter lettuce, avocado, macadamia nuts, tomatoes, herb crusted tuna, etc. from Mixt Greens (all organic and primarily local)
• Dinner: at Bong Su:cocktail, red wine, shrimp cupcakes, wonton type soup, pork with noodles, shaking beef, black cod, spiced chicken, rice, tiny slice of Gateau du Piege at home.