"That orange juice will kill you," said a French waitress to my husband's boss years ago, when the boss was in Paris on business, eating his normal breakfast at the hotel. Later, the boss related the incident, and we all thought that was really … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Recipe: Baked Pork Chops with Spinach
September 10, 2010 by
I was inspired to make this wonderful recipe after seeing the Baked Pork Chops with Swiss Chard; however, I made a few modifications, the main ones being the type and amount of fat used. (I didn't have Swiss chard, so I used spinach, but this is … [Read more...]
Recipe: White Fish with Lime and Red Pepper Flakes
September 1, 2010 by
Turbot is a species of flatfish that has a delicate flavor. While I used turbot in this recipe, any white fish will do. For the marinating wine, I used sherry. TIP: Because cooking meat of all types at high temperatures causes carcinogens to … [Read more...]
Recipe: Baba Ghanouj
September 1, 2010 by
I had two small eggplants from my CSA, Three Rivers Community Farm, and some tahini (sesame seed paste) from the store, and I needed a recipe to use both. I found a baba ghanouj recipe, an Arab dish of eggplant (aubergine) mashed with a few other … [Read more...]
Essential Dietary Supplements
August 30, 2010 by
I made an interesting observation of my blood pressure (BP) this morning after I started taking 5 dietary supplements this week (magnesium citrate, coQ10, alpha-lipoic acid, vitamin E, and lemon-flavored cod liver oil), based on the recommendations … [Read more...]