We all have our best intentions when it comes to cooking but often reality gets in the way of our hopes and dreams. I’ve spent a lot of time talking to my friends about how to make every day cooking a reality and what it really boils down to is a lack of time. We can cook anything, really, if only we had an extra hour to devote to the task in the kitchen. Which made me think about ways to speed up the cooking, or tricks to have dinner on the table quickly. Here are the four short cuts that work for me. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “You Know Why, This Is How”
Month: January 2013
It’s a Dirty Little World out There!
“Merda dl mond fesc il cul turond” No, it’s not Italian, nor German, nor English. This is Ladin, the language that is spoken in my home town in the Dolomites where we have an old saying, “The dirt from the world makes your [butt] cheeks grow round”; not obese, but nice and healthy. Given the research coming out today, it would appear my hometown got it right: a little less cleanliness goes a long way towards making your immune system grow healthy and strong. Read on to learn more… Come and eat dirt with us! Continue reading “It’s a Dirty Little World out There!”
From Mark Bittman’s Column: Coke Blinks
I promise that we will not post every online commentary Mark Bittman publishes on the New York Times website. But today’s piece is packed with lots of great resources if you want to learn more about what sugar does to us.
Schwarzplenten… Memories of My Childhood
There are certain foods that I strongly associate with my home back in Italy. One of them is buckwheat, as it was grown on the mountainous hills of South Tyrol and is featured prominently in our traditional farmers’ cuisine. Whether in the form of breakfast cereal, “ersatz” burgers, dumplings, a cake or “riebel”, the strong, delicious taste of buckwheat speaks to me of home. If you are in for trying something new, come with me on a culinary trip to my region and give one of these recipes a try. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Schwarzplenten… Memories of My Childhood”
NPR Science Friday: The Fallacies Of Fat with Robert Lustig, MD
On Friday, Robert H. Lustig, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology at University of California, San Francisco, and Director of the Weight Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH) Program at UCSF, was featured during NPR’s Science Friday with Ira Flatow about his new book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease. Dr. Lustig had lots of interesting things to say about sugar, fat, exercise, insulin, calories, skipping meals, etc. It was a reminder for me to eat less sugar and more fiber, i.e., eat “real-food”. But listen for your self and let us know what you think.
Here the link to the podcast.
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