the Century of Behavior Change

Great Great NYT article on the psychology of eating. I've heard of Wansink's experiments on consumption using bottomless bowls of soup and small and large tubs of chips, but this article also includes his quick analysis of the article author's kitchen setup.

Action item: buy smaller dinner plates.

yum, flowers

More and more groceries are selling edible flowers among the fresh herbs. They look pretty on cakes. Here is Joe's birthday cake, decorated with edible flowers. It's a sponge cake with lemon filling & glaze. Mmm.