It’s All About Local
“Local” Signs
These days it’s all about eating local. Many restaurants prepare and advertise “Farm to Fork” food and even grocery stores have labels on the shelves indicating that a certain […]
Persian Herb Frittata
Mixed Herb Frittata
This unusual frittata has a lot of variations depending on the tradition of the household, the season or the ingredients on hand. I’ve created 2 recipes, one cooling for […]
What is Korean Sasang Constitutional Medicine? A Comparison to Traditional Chinese Medicine
A good place for us to start our exploration into research on Korean Medicine is to look at the differences between Sasang Constitutional Medicine (SCM) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which is the most commonly practiced Oriental […]
Fennel and Leeks with Manchego Cheese
This recipe is adapted from “Get Skinny on Fabulous Food” by Suzanne Somers. The original recipe calls for Parmigiano Reggiano. Since I wanted to avoid lung-building food I thought of substituting Pecorino Romano, which is an obvious choice. But […]
Gazpacho With Cool As A Cucumber Garnish
This is a variation of the gazpacho in my cookbook “Cool Food”. It’s great for company as you can make the soup the day before and just whip up the garnish a little ahead of your guests’ arrival.
Serves 8-10
Base:
6 […]
Caldo de Pimenton (Red Pepper Soup)
This pepper soup recipe comes from Joyce Goldstein’s “The Mediterranean Kitchen”, one of my favorite cookbooks. Joyce claims that this is one of her favorite soups. So that is two fans in favor of this recipe for starters. The […]
When Did Candy Become The Latest Health Food?
I’m old enough to remember health food stores in the 1960’s. There was very little processed food in those little stores and the bins were filled with things like beans, nuts and whole grains.
Now, in […]
Gluten-free Mango Raisin Muffins
In this recipe it is important to use “sweet” rice. The rices does not actually taste sweet but contains more starch than regular rice flour, which helps these gluten free muffins to hold together. Also remember that most oats […]
Gluten-free Apple Lemon Muffins
In this recipe it is important to use “sweet” rice. The rice does not actually taste sweet but contains more starch than regular rice flour, which helps these gluten free muffins to hold together. Also most oats grown in […]
How Safe Is Your Home?
I was originally thinking of writing this as an article for the fourth leading cause of COPD and it’s associated diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. But the more I thought about it the more I realized that the […]