As the organic and the Eco Friendly movement expands people are also becoming conscience of the environmental impact of what they put on the outside of their bodies as well as within. Hence clothing made with Organic Fibers…
Dec 142007
Every kitchen should have a reliable and portable kitchen timer. The reason for this is that the standard built-in timer on an oven or stove either only “dings” once or by virtue of it being built-in you have to stay in the kitchen to hear the darn thing. The solution is a portable kitchen timer..
Dec 142007
My niece learned that she was intolerant to Gluten. Now this kid is a real athlete who’s being scouted by colleges..However, she was finding her ankles & face swelling up, oversleeping, and generally feeling run down. Turns out she has a reaction to Gluten. Now, she’s Gluten-Free and feeling 110%.. better than ever. But if she had this reaction could I possibly feel better without Gluten?…Well, you can intellectualize it till the cows come home but the only way to find out is to get your doctor’s OK and then dive right into it, take it for [...click to contimue reading...]
I’ve switched to Frontier Green Tea Chai…it’s simply the best Chai I’ve ever had. It’s also Low Caffeine, Certified Organic, Certified Fair Trade and Kosher..
As you are probably aware, Christmas has been hijacked by Madison Avenue. We as a society have been convinced that everything Christmas has to be this store bought affair. Maybe these are the same geniuses who got the chemicalized, colorized and preservativized “food” to be considered conventional while the real organic food made by mother nature from air, water & sunshine to be unusual and even a bit “kooky”. Well, we can start taking back our food and our holidays a little bit at a time. One such step is to make “old school” garland…Using thread, a needle, [...click to contimue reading...]
Dec 112007
As previously mentioned we all tend to stay within very narrow and familiar culinary boundaries all our lives. We really should explore more of the food choices that are out there, right at our fingertips.. So in the area of Rice..there’s more than just White & Brown.. Let’s take a quick look at Himalayan Red Rice.
This isn’t a sweet icing rather it’s one that all about rich chocolate flavor… This is good for cakes, cupcakes you name it. You can also sweeten this up a bit through the addition of some unrefined granulated sugar…However, try to go light on this because you don’t want to overshadow the chocolate which is the real star of the show.
It seems that there’s a lot of conflicting information and beliefs out there regarding knife sharpening….What’s recommended and what makes sense for the home chef? Well first the critical distinction is home chef…If you’re a professional knocking out hundreds of meals you’re at an entirely different level than the home chef. One is about production, getting food plated and to the diners with maximum speed and quality..as for the home chef..well, we don’t dawdle but also don’t mind keeping things at a pace where cooking is an enjoyable thing.
A good quality cutting board is an essential for every kitchen. And as a bonus the cutting board should also be attractive as well. That’s why I go with the bamboo boards and don’t own any of the plastic types…
Dec 082007
If you think about it Christmas is a time for many things, not the least of which is the tremendous amount of resources we consume. It’s as if this is the big hoopla capping off a year of mindless consumerism. Not that we should abolish Christmas, although every year I say I’m going to opt out and only participate in the mistletoe & “good will towards my fellow man” sort of things. But we can do Christmas more sensibly and if we really try.. use this as an opportunity to make the planet a little [...click to contimue reading...]
