Here we are, facing down another new year, 2008. I’m excited by the possibilities of the coming year. I’ve never been a big fan of New Year’s Resolutions. The thought that I should wait until some arbitrary date to decide to make changes always escaped me. When I decide to make [...]
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Last time we took a walk through Mexican history, discussing the evolution of the national cuisine. I think there were some interesting things learned there. Today, we’ll look to that other favorite of US citizens, Italian cuisine. In my area, Italian restaurants are easily as ubiquitous [...]
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Tonight’s dinner was boiled beef tongue. Here is a quick step-by-step to making a delicious beef tongue.
First, you thaw the beef tongue, put it in a big pot, and cover it with water. Next, add an onion, a stalk of celery, and herbs of your choosing. The first time I made this [...]
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I think most of us are convinced that long-chain omega-3s (EPA and DHA) like those from fish and grass-fed meats are good for us. This is an interesting short piece on how they do their work: UCLA researchers find anti-Alzheimer’s mechanism in omega-3 fatty acids
Reporting in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, [...]
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I won’t be on here tomorrow, so I’m jumping the gun. Merry Christmas or whatever your holiday of choice is. Enjoy!
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A friend requested that I put up more recipes, so I thought last night’s dinner would be perfect. It was quick, delicious, and best of all, very healthful. Clean-up was quick and easy, using only a cast-iron skillet (how I love that thing!) and a steamer…ok, and two plates and two forks, but [...]
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Fit A Lot Of Food In A Small Container.
Since reading The Body Ecology Diet, I’ve been trying to get some fermented foods into my diet. Properly fermented foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, and kefir are rich sources of the probiotics that keep your digestion and immune system purring along. Of course you can find [...]
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Here’s an unintentionally humorous article from WebMD: Foods With Something Extra - Functional, enriched, and fortified foods offer health bonuses. I had my first good laugh (groan might be more appropriate) with the opening paragraph. It didn’t get better as the article continued.
Fooling Mother Nature can sometimes be a good thing. In the [...]
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The researchers at Tufts University have revised their recommendations for the elderly.
Tufts University researchers have updated their Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults to correspond with the new USDA food pyramid, now known as MyPyramid.
Uh oh…another diet following the Food Guide Pyramid. Let’s take a look!
Whole, enriched, and fortified grains and cereals such as [...]
Have you been taking your fish and cod liver oil? You should, as this study shows that omega-3s protect against Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disease marked by the death of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.
Parkinson’s disease is caused by the progressive death of the neurons responsible for producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter closely linked with [...]
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