Water Flowing From Toilet to Tap May Be Hard to Swallow

Reclaimed water or recycled water, is former wastewater (sewage) that is treated to remove solids and impurities, and used in sustainable landscaping irrigation, and to meet commercial and industrial water needs.

It can also be used to recharge groundwater aquifers and for drinking, which is what drought weary California needs to consider the next logical step. After all, the Fremen of the desert planet Arrakis wore stillsuits with internal recycling systems that lost an average of a thimbleful of water a day. Hey, if recycled water is good enough for Paul Atreides, it's good enough for me..

This week, a look at the ultimate way to recycle water.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Everybody likes to go their own way -- to choose their own time and manner of devotion." - Jane Austen (English novelist, 1775 - 1817)

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7 Myths (and Truths) About Olive Oil

"Olive oil" is how we refer to the oil obtained from the fruit of olive trees (Olea europaea; family Oleaceae), a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. The oil is produced by pressing whole olives and is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps, and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps.

Millions of people are involved in olive oil production throughout the world and the culture of olive oil is rich and vital. And like anything that has value, the facts can be manipulated to fit your particular needs.

This week, a look at myths and truths about olive oil.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "If you have accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough." - Edward Everett Hale (US author & Unitarian clergyman, 1822 - 1909)

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Five Surprising Facts About Mushrooms

For some, there is very little more delectable and savory than a thinly sliced sauteed mushroom. For others, it is a slimy inedible mess best left for others.  Regardless of if you like or hate them, they are good for you, as long as you avoid the poisonous ones.

This week, a look at five surprising facts about mushrooms.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine." - Sir Arthur Eddington (English astronomer, 1882 - 1944)

   Five Surprising Facts About Mushrooms

Five Common Food Safety Kitchen Mistakes

Food safety is important and preventing foodborne illness should be top of mind. Whether you’re cooking a five-course meal or preparing food for a tailgating party, it’s crucial to know how to keep your food safe, especially when cooking for family and friends..

This week, a look at five common food safety kitchen mistakes.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "I show up. I listen. I try to laugh." - Anna Quindlen (American Journalist, 1953 - )

   5 Common Food Safety Kitchen Mistakes

The Best Mix of Cheeses to Put on Your Pizza, According to Science

Cheese, it has been said, it milk's leap towards immortality. And what better way to celebrate that long life than to put it on pizza?

Science aims to answer a question that's puzzled mankind ever since the dish was created: which cheese? Turns out the answer is mozzarella, like that was a real surprise.

This week, a look at the interplay between cheeses on a pizza once they're baked.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy." - Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish author, 1850 - 1894)

   The Best Mix of Cheeses to Put on Your Pizza, According to Science

Our Ability to Digest Alcohol May Have Been Key to Our Survival

As if I needed to tell you that...

This week, a look at digesting alcohol and survival of the species.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed." - Grenville Kleiser (North American author of a long list of inspirational books and guides to oratorical success and personal development, 1868-1935)

   Our Ability to Digest Alcohol May Have Been Key to Our Survival

History of Food Safety in the U.S. - Part 3

We've come a long way, baby.

This week, Part 3 of 3 on the History of Food Safety in the U.S.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (US essayist & poet, 1803 - 1882)

   History of Food Safety in the U.S. Part 3