http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/ An illustrated food blog by Michele Humes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-568 Michele Humes Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:20:10 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-568 (I'm going to italicize the status update and move it further up in my post, since the recipe attribution problem has already been corrected.) </br> Amanda, thank you! I've never received a blog award before. </br> A general comment on the recipe copyright issue: Marissa, I understand what you're saying. However, I think most bloggers operate under an honor system, even if there are no copyright laws to enforce it. </br> Sybann: "twaddle-food"--now there's a term I can see myself adopting. </br> Krista: did not know who or what Bon Iver was. Did a youtube search. Me like! </br> Diana, don't talk to me about the easy availability of mangosteens. I'm sure you've heard we can get them in the States now--but for something like 5 bucks a fruit. They're my absolute faves. I wonder why nobody cooks with them. (*plotting feverishly*) Dragonfruit, on the other hand--why? </br> Vivian: thank you! This issue is resolved, but there <i>are</i> a couple of people I wouldn't mind extorting via e-mail...I'll be in touch.
Amanda, thank you! I’ve never received a blog award before.

A general comment on the recipe copyright issue: Marissa, I understand what you’re saying. However, I think most bloggers operate under an honor system, even if there are no copyright laws to enforce it.

Sybann: “twaddle-food”–now there’s a term I can see myself adopting.

Krista: did not know who or what Bon Iver was. Did a youtube search. Me like!

Diana, don’t talk to me about the easy availability of mangosteens. I’m sure you’ve heard we can get them in the States now–but for something like 5 bucks a fruit. They’re my absolute faves. I wonder why nobody cooks with them. (*plotting feverishly*) Dragonfruit, on the other hand–why?

Vivian: thank you! This issue is resolved, but there are a couple of people I wouldn’t mind extorting via e-mail…I’ll be in touch.]]> http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-567 Vivian Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:44:43 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-567 p.s. i'm a lawyer here in Sydney ^__* if you need a "pose as lawyer" letter let me know haha http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-566 Vivian Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:42:38 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-566 Hi, I'm an Australian reader and find your blog absolutely fascinating. Just thought I'd pop my head up to say hello when u mentioned "slim readership"... ^_^ love your writings. Good luck with shopping and be careful not to get food poisoned....
I’m an Australian reader and find your blog absolutely fascinating. Just thought I’d pop my head up to say hello when u mentioned “slim readership”…

^_^ love your writings. Good luck with shopping and be careful not to get food poisoned….]]> http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-565 AppetiteforChina Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:18:20 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-565 Michele - Carrefour here is completely unpredictable. For example, yesterday's fruit selection had tons of dragonfruit and mangosteens but no pears or lemons. Any good imported cereal will set you back at least 6 or 7 US dollars, but Belgian lambic ales have been reduced to $1.50. You just need to be up for an adventure when going to Carrefour and have no recipes in mind. http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-564 krista Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:12:24 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-564 oops. um, yeah, tomorrow would be tuesday. nothing to see here, folks, nothing to see. um, yeah, tomorrow would be tuesday. nothing to see here, folks, nothing to see.]]> http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-563 krista Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:11:31 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-563 i made a half recipe and used one stick of butter. i kind of think it could have used more. especially because the peaches could have used it. i'm actually going to make another batch right now. with the blueberries this time. right after i put the baby to bed, i'm gonna curl up on the sofa with a book, listen to some bon iver, and a big ole bowl of laura's southern crack. it's gonna be a good tuesday. http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-562 sybann Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:54:16 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-562 People suck. Call them on it when they do. Return bad food/bev products and sternly reprimand store for carrying twaddle-food. Go consumer uprising! http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-561 Marissa Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:13:40 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-561 If the person merely used "your" list of ingredients, and wrote their own directions...then the recipe is theirs. A list of ingredients cannot be copyrighted. If they just cut and pasted your entire recipe, including your writing about it, then it could be seen is plagiarism. But recipes alone (ingredients) are not subject to copyright law. Recipes evolve from previous recipes, they are rarely (if ever) completely original. http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-559 Amanda Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:29:30 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-559 I'll totally call a customer service line if there's a problem with a product. The key is to provide constructive criticism in the kindest possible way. By the way, there is There is <a href="http://mrswskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/06/arte-y-pico-award.html" rel="nofollow">an award</a> for you on my blog.
By the way, there is There is an award for you on my blog.]]> http://finefuriouslife.com/2008/06/27/avoid-these-products-and-three-unhappy-questions/#comment-557 Michele Humes Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:00:44 +0000 http://finefuriouslife.com/?p=79#comment-557 The update, which I have also appended to my post: </br> I am prone to fits of righteous indignation, but fortunate to have a boyfriend licensed by the state of New York to prescribe and administer large-dose chill pills. I wrote the blogger in question an e-mail saying that I was sure it was an oversight, and it turned out it was; it's now been corrected. </br> Diana, if the uptown Fairway were anything like the Brooklyn Fairway (it's not), you might really have made the trek. Just last night my boyfriend and I were working out a weekly taxi scheme for getting Fairway groceries. We're spoiled and we can't go back. You should take us on a photo tour of one of your Beijing shopping expeditions! I imagine you can get anything you like at Carrefour, though perhaps at a price?
I am prone to fits of righteous indignation, but fortunate to have a boyfriend licensed by the state of New York to prescribe and administer large-dose chill pills. I wrote the blogger in question an e-mail saying that I was sure it was an oversight, and it turned out it was; it’s now been corrected.

Diana, if the uptown Fairway were anything like the Brooklyn Fairway (it’s not), you might really have made the trek. Just last night my boyfriend and I were working out a weekly taxi scheme for getting Fairway groceries. We’re spoiled and we can’t go back. You should take us on a photo tour of one of your Beijing shopping expeditions! I imagine you can get anything you like at Carrefour, though perhaps at a price?]]>