tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post4036067303243791486..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: Organic-DroppingDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-26306540136097816022015-10-17T21:02:29.873-07:002015-10-17T21:02:29.873-07:00You list it as an economic status symbol, but it r...You list it as an economic status symbol, but it reminds me also of holier-than-thou shaming from religious circles. I usually ignore qualifiers and use what's cheap, but I've occasionally been "guilted" into using a pricier ingredient, either in an attempt to be healthier or save the world, or because some recipes seem to indicate that they *must* have top-notch ingredients.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-22307617946360686352015-08-20T15:00:59.465-07:002015-08-20T15:00:59.465-07:00Yes! This has annoyed me for years, as the "H...Yes! This has annoyed me for years, as the "Health & Wellness" movement has gotten trendier. Now, I'm actually pretty far along the crunchy sliding scale myself - I do buy whole or half cows and pigs, raw milk, and farm-fresh eggs when I can, because that's a priority and because we can afford it right now and because I know/like/trust my farmers. But I absolutely cannot afford to use the pricier eggs in my baking (the main reason I want "healthy" eggs is to eat them raw/undercooked in ice cream or sunny-side up without worries about how old they are), and it drives me crazy when recipes list snobby ingredients such as you describe or include unnecessary adjectives such as "free-range" eggs or "raw" milk or honey. (Once I bake it, it won't be raw anyway.) <br /><br />I've always thought that people who already use "clean" (in quotes because that itself is a snob marketing term) food will use those ingredients, and those who can't will either feel annoyed or inadequate. It's food snobbery, just as reprehensible as the lifestyle blogger who keeps referring to her name-brand clothing or accessories.<br /><br />~RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-64210729982744183982015-08-18T15:27:35.935-07:002015-08-18T15:27:35.935-07:00Is it some kind of attempt at SEO?
When I starte...Is it some kind of attempt at SEO? <br /><br />When I started looking for diabetic friendly, low cholesterol recipes for my husband, I kept running into "locally grown" and "organic" and "grass fed" and it drove me absolutely nuts. I've got enough on my mind right this second without fussing over what our dinner was eating for its own dinner. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308680396802432722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-90628968230320811512015-08-18T06:40:38.462-07:002015-08-18T06:40:38.462-07:00Those words don't need to be there. It's l...Those words don't need to be there. It's like Ina Garten saying "good quality" olive oil in her recipes. It's unnecessary, it's pretentious, it's off-putting. No, thank you.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439733116558336290noreply@blogger.com