I’m freaked about the killer spinach. I mean, how do I make a salad without bagged, pre-cleaned spinach? I eat the stuff all the time. While no one in North Carolina has taken ill, there is not a spinach leaf to be found in the state. Spinach is one of my primary sources of greens, and while I’m not above integrating it in its frozen state into soups and casseroles, I can’t eat the thawed gunk on its own. What to do?
I’m also freaked about the military coup in Thailand. Bloodless, but a coup none the less.
Thailand is one of my favorite countries in the world. I’ve traveled there extensively and tasted of her myriad offerings. Thailand is sandy beaches and colorful Buddhist temples. She is peppery-hot mouse-drop chilis and vats of jasmine-scented rice. She is beautiful and complex in her own smoky, sexy, street-congested way.
Thailand has struggled with the paradox of democracy and a deity-like monarchy. She has a powerful, and partially corrupt, military. She is negotiating a bloody Muslim uprising in the South. She has all the makings of a pot of chicken coconut soup close to exploding into full boil.
I just hope that only steam and scent result.
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I’m freaked out about the spinach, too - we eat it all the time.
And Thailand - interesting reports on NPR. Not sure what to make of it.
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Since my kids’ primary veggie is French fries, we’re good on the spinach scare. Whew!
I love eating spinach only salads to get my dose of greens. My kids will eat a leaf or two when I do but they are not really big spinach eaters. However what has worried me about the scare is that there weren’t more safeguards already in place. I hope officials can indentify and fix the problems quickly as well as institute whatever they can to keep our food safe to eat.
I was also worried by articles I have seen thus far which have pictures of only the organic brand of spinach as this might lead people to the wrong impression. As the article (linked below) points out the scare has been narrowed down to a Dole brand of fresh spinach which happens to be conventional. The company who issued the recall packages and distributes other brands of spinach besides the tainted brand (including organic).
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/09/21/tainted.spinach.ap/index.html
I had to throw out a bag of spinach, and that sucked. My daughter’s list of veggies she’ll eat is short, and raw baby spinach is on it! Damnit.
Coups are always scary…bloody or not.
I agree with you that Thailand is a very beautiful country!!!! Your admiration with it reminded me my visiting the Emirates!!!! I was simply shocked at seeing such a beauty!!!! Most of all I liked Dubai, there I stayed in the most luxurious Dubai hotel!!! My trip there was charming!!! Such a radical change of the environment made me only good!!!!
Highly recommend to everybody!!!! 