This weeks food tips

In this chili, you’ll never miss the meat
(United Feature Syndicate) In the past, when we thought of TVP (which was not often), we always thought of chili. And we also thought “compromise.”

Using textured vegetable protein, or TVP, for meat felt like a last resort in our efforts toward vegetarian cooking.

Ovens cancels all 3 chef shows
(By Kathleen Purvis, kpurvis@charlotteobserver.com)

Comfort food may turn cutting-edge this year
(By Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free Press) The food trends and ingredients that hit big in 2009 were mostly familiar and easy to like.

We saw sunny-side eggs topping everything from salads to gourmet burgers, the proliferation of artisanal thin-crust pizzas, more burgers everywhere, and an explosion in vegetable gardening inspired by first lady Michelle Obama.

Don’t fight to make kids eat: Try gentle nudges
(By Anne Brockhoff, McClatchy Newspapers) Young children are notoriously finicky. Broccoli, salmon, beets – name a healthy food, and there’s a preschooler who won’t eat it.

“Picky, picky, picky,” many a parent has muttered over the antics of a pint-sized diner.

Thanks to Conservatove Rumblings Blog for this update and story. Providing great iinsight at http://ianessling.com/blog/.