The following report is from the New York Times:
Could an empire of the kitchen quietly stop cooking with beef and leave no one the wiser?
That appears to be the feat accomplished by Epicurious, the popular online recipe bank where home cooks have gone to hone their skills for a quarter of a century. The editors there revealed to readers this week that not only were they done with new recipes containing beef, but they had been phasing them out for over a year.
We know that some people might assume that this decision signals some sort of vendetta against cows — or the people who eat them. But this decision was not made because we hate hamburgers (we don’t!).
[The shift was] solely about sustainability, about not giving airtime to one of the world’s worst climate offenders. We think of this decision as not anti-beef but rather pro-planet.Maggie Hoffman, a senior editor, and David Tamarkin, a former digital director, wrote in an article published on April 26th
The shift means no new recipes for filet or stroganoff, classic carpaccio or faithful meatloaf on the home page. No brisket, rib-eye, sirloin, flank or any of the other primal cuts on the site’s Instagram feed. Expect to substitute mushrooms into the cheesesteaks, seitan for French dip, tofu for stews and chicken for lo mein. But don’t expect any new twists on chile-braised short ribs. The future of burgers, here at least, looks like turkey, beans, Impossible and Beyond.
Existing beef recipes will remain available, including the succulent Steak Diane on Instagram, a list of 73 ways to make a steak dinner “110 Percent Beefier,” and a “steakburger” on its list of 50 most popular recipes of all time.
But the days of new beef are officially done.
The news was not received well across the wide plains and deep warrens of the internet where people share pictures of their food and judge one another’s diets. Animal lovers said the policy did not go far enough.
If you’re really concerned about animal welfare, you’d stop publishing recipes that include chicken (which imposes far more sentient suffering per pound of meat than beef does).
Twitter critic
Another retorted,
Are you insane? If you take cattle away from ranches the land will be sold and it will be developed for housing. Not pro-planet at all.
The real question should be how excluding America’s favorite food impacts Epicurious. Perhaps the reduced web traffic will save some electricity.
Sarah Little. A spokeswoman for The North American Meat Institute
Still, droves of home cooks praised the shift.
I’ve really been loving the diversity of your recipes over this past year (especially since I’ve been cooking even more at home).
A Facebook user
To truly combat deforestation, greenhouse-gas emissions, and drought, it needs to take all meat and dairy off the table, too.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said in a statement
Noticeably absent from the conversation was any bold, brazen outrage from top chefs and social-media-savvy cooks. Could America, where ranchers took “Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner” to the Supreme Court, really be over its love affair with beef?
This is a trend toward considering meat an obsolete food. Epicurious is just one website, but it’s the constant repetition.
Nina Teicholz. The executive director of The Nutrition Coalition and an advocate for diets low in carbohydrates and high in fat (Keto).
There are more than 300,000 recipes on Epicurious, many with vegetarian substitutions or meat alternatives to beef. Recipes published in place of beef-based dishes have struck a chord with readers, according to the site.
The traffic and engagement numbers on these stories don’t lie: When given an alternative to beef, American cooks get hungry.
Epicurious said
Bon Appétit, a sister brand of Epicurious at Condé Nast, did not immediately respond to questions about whether it would or had made similar changes.
Maile Carpenter, the editor in chief of the Food Network Magazine, another prominent cooking outlet, said in a statement that it had not changed its recipe development regarding beef.
“We’re all about balance,” she said, describing a planned summer issue that would feature a burger on the cover with recipes inside for veggie burgers and dishes with shrimp, fish and chicken with vegetable sides. “Our goal is to provide a range of content so readers can make their own choices.”
Epicurious said the decision to publicize its shift was connected to a recent increase in beef consumption although overall beef consumption is lower than it was 30 years ago.
The conversation about sustainable cooking clearly needs to be louder; this policy is our contribution to that conversation.
The announcement also pointed to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations that said nearly 15 percent of greenhouse gas emissions globally come from livestock. Cattle is responsible for the most emissions, the organization said, representing about 65 percent of the livestock sector’s emissions.
The average American consumes almost 215 pounds of meat — beef, pork, poultry and lamb — per year, according to 2016 data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
If everyone in the United States reduced consumption of beef, pork and poultry by a quarter and substituted plant proteins, according to a 2019 study, the country would save about 82 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, a reduction of a little more than 1 percent.
Studies have also suggested that consuming less meat may have health benefits and that the consumption of red meat and processed meats was linked to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. However, that guidance may be fading. A 2019 report suggested that the advice is not backed by good scientific evidence, with researchers saying that if there are health benefits from eating less beef and pork, they are small.
Ms. Teicholz said that beef, especially ground beef, was one of the cheapest proteins available, calorically efficient and held nutrients that could not be absorbed from meat replacements.
Epicurious said in its announcement that its “agenda” would remain the same — “to inspire home cooks to be better, smarter and happier in the kitchen” — but that it now believed in cooking with the planet in mind. “If we don’t, we’ll end up with no planet at all,” it said.
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
[1] Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; [2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; [3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. [4] For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: [5] For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.1 Timothy 4:1-5
Note the phrases throughout this report: “The future of burgers, here at least, looks like turkey, beans, Impossible and Beyond.” “This is a trend toward considering meat an obsolete food. Epicurious is just one website, but it’s the constant repetition.”
This is precisely what the King James Bible prophesied would happen, and it is further ramping up day by day. We have been repeatedly reporting on this continued trend that is only going to accelerate with each passing day. It should be noted that this announcement from Epicurious is a week after Biden made his announcement wanting to significantly cut down on American red meat consumption.
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Additionally, I’d like to point out, that the last few paragraphs in the NYT report is not fair journalism. That is pure propaganda based on no real science and is designed to push a narrative. But this is standard operating procedure for the Times. One of their premier writers posted a report as to why we all should not use critical thinking.
I suspect that many more recipe websites will start to follow suit, such as the Food Network or Yummly.
I have said numerous times, but it bears worth repeating, that, all the supposed “prophecy watcher” and “end times” networks have been completely silent on this trend. We have been reporting on it whenever we catch wind of major developments concerning this prophecy. This is why we humbly ask that you continually pray and do what you can to support The WinePress. Share our reports with friends, family, and pn social media so we can get the truth out there to those that still have ears to hear.
[17] Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. [18] For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. [19] That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. [20] Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, [21] That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?Proverbs 22:17-21
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Folks around here sure haven’t gotten the memo! I note new pastured chicken tractors & goat, pig & cow sheds going up all around us here in rural Ohio as folks realize hard times are coming. But we do hear the vegetarian nonsense from the townies and the young & immature (who we try to truly awaken with Genesis 1-3, & 9; & Hebrews 5), & of course, with my cancer & following the natural health field, the cultic all-plant & keto diet promoter wars continue & I hear it there. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————– Though the natural health folks are warring & sounding the alarm against Gates’ fake petri dish, lab grown meat, glyphosate & GMO’s. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Thank you for reminding me about 1 Timothy 4! I tend to categorize scriptures & always think of 1 Timothy 4 as the exposing Romanism passage with their monasticism and Lenten no-meat, just fish Friday’s. The times they are a-changing. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— I also think it has to do with that fallen cherub and the Beast of Revelation 13. When you read Ezekiel 1 & 10, the main face of the cherub is the calf. Also Exodus 32, Acts 14 & verse 13 in particular, and what still goes on in Hinduism etc. The Kjo’s Crossroad.to and Carl Teichrib who had the website Forcing Change, & recently wrote Game of Gods, are two sources who reported on these things being promoted in the UN international conferences & how it was affecting young people & coming into denominations & churches with the social justice stuff….for decades now. Most people just wouldn’t listen : – ( . Then there is the global corporatist angle, with Monsanto/Bayer and Gates and those folks simply wanting to control everything & everyone, cornering every market with their lab meat using genetic science like the vaccines. I often wonder if they are so foolish that they believe this stuff, or if they actually eat healthily while pushing this on the ‘masses’ and ‘laity’, & I have concerns about them using baby flesh & stem cells to produce this stuff like they do the vaccines. I think folks sort of ignored the fake meat angle thinking there was no way they’d be able to sell or get away with that….until 2020.