It has been a long time since I’ve posted a Friday round-up of links, and I decided it was time to start doing it again. I love reading other bloggers’ Internet links, and I look forward to their monthly or weekly round-ups. There are so many interesting pieces on the web.

From Jalopnik Detroit: Aaron Foley’s even-handed take on the new Whole Foods opening in Detroit.

From NPR’s the salt: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This might be an irrelevant question if Beyond Eggs catches on. “It’s made from bits of ground-up peas, sorghum and a few other ingredients…” According to Allison Aubrey, cookies made with Beyond Eggs taste exactly the same as cookies made with real eggs. Nevertheless, egg lovers—and I count myself as one of them—will have mixed feelings about this development.

On a similar note, from the Guardian: A group of MPs urge the British public to eat less meat for greater food security. As readers well know, it takes a lot of resources and energy to produce meat.

From Climate Progress: Americans throw out 40 percent of their food. This is bad for the environment and the budget. Come on! Eat those leftovers and those veggies in the back of the refrigerator.

From the Portland Press Herald: To go along with the meatless theme, here is Jeff Peterson’s recipe for lentil tacos. They sound so good that I’ll be making them next week.

From Craftivist in the Kitchen: fish chowdah for 85