Consider a few statistics: 69.2 percent of Americans over the age of 20 are overweight or obese (CDC 2009-2010) $15,799 is the average credit card debt per US household (US Federal Reserve) 56 percent of consumers carried an unpaid credit…
The Entrepreneurial Leap
Is it really the dream of every line cook to open their own restaurant? That was among the first questions posed by moderator Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl at the Mpls.-St. Paul Magazine Tastemakers event on Wednesday, July 17 at the Ritz…
The Farm Bill: gerrymandered for failure
The U.S. House of Representatives took up rancorous debate and passed yesterday its version of the Farm Bill (which is actually the Food, Conservation and Energy Act), that gargantuan piece of legislation renewed every five years (this version has been…
Banana Coffee Cake (or, Forget the Bread)
I have a love-hate relationship with bananas. I love the way bananas taste and they provide great pre and post workout nutrition. I like that they come pre-packaged in their own wrapper making them easy for on-the-go. They are a…
Salad Dressing: It’s OK to buy the bottle
How does one introduce themselves to a blog? Who is MinnesotaMrs and what qualifies me to be contributing to The Hack’s Bloated Belly? The answer is just that—I have on more than on occasion cooked up a meal that contributed…