Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Farro and I first met while I was working at Oliveto and it was love at first bite. Initially I was attracted to its rich, nutty flavor, but our relationship quickly became serious as I began to realize that farro not only tasted good but made me feelgood as well. Since farro and I first met in a bar (and I am sure many of you know how those relationships work out), I decided it was time to do a little background check. I needed to make sure that farro was not too good to be true. (more…)
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
There’s a place down the road from my house called Christopher’s Nothing Fancy Café and while I haven’t been there yet (a tribute to the sheer number of breakfast spots in Berkeley), I can’t help but smile at the sentiment each time I drive by. (more…)
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
I haven’t found a great sushi restaurant in my new neighborhood so I have had to improvise a little when I have a sushi craving. I came across the sushi bowl concept in Super Natural Cooking by Heidi Swanson (author of 101 Cookbooks and Mighty Foods), and ever since then it has been a dish that makes its way onto my table every couple of weeks. (more…)
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
When I was growing up I wouldn’t have thought twice about a morning bagel, but in this post-Atkins, carb-phobic world I think we’re all a little squeamish about the role of grains in our diet.
One thing that cannot be denied is that grains have been a foundation of the human diet for over 10,000 years and many historians link the rise of civilization to the domestication of wild grasses into agricultural products. Basically, once grains were purposely planted into plots of land the hunter-gatherers were forced to stick around while they grew; the hunter-gatherers then became farmers and eventually towns, cities, and traffic jams developed. (more…)
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
When walking down the health and nutrition aisle in your local bookstore, you can’t help but be overwhelmed by the sheer number of books related to diet and nutrition. Considering the health crisis that we face today (a rise in diabetes among the youth and an increase in diet-related degenerative diseases among older adults), it’s no wonder that there are so many texts trying to define the way to eat. However, it is important to note that this overabundance of diverse diet information reveals two things: there is a strong market for diet-related books, and there is no single dietary answer that fits everyone’s needs.
While there may not be a dietary text that will answer all of your questions and concerns, Nina Planck’s Real Food: What to Eat and Why, does an excellent job providing solid dietary advice in a very approachable way. (more…)
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
The short winter days can be discouraging, and life can get even drearier when you arrive home from work and realize that you have no idea what to make for dinner. Whenever I am short on time or patience and I need a little warmth and comfort, I think pasta. (more…)
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
I used to love potato chips. Ripping the bag open, the crunch, the salty blast - it was the perfect snack at lunch or on lazy Sunday afternoons watching the game. Of course, as good as the chips were while I munched, I usually didn’t feel so good after a few handfuls or, in the worst-case scenario, finishing up the whole bag.
Why the post-chip hangover? Because potato chips are an empty food, filled with preservatives and additives that your body has to wrestle with in order to manage. The only thing the chip bag has going for it is convenience, and when you are talking feelgood food, that just isn’t good enough. (more…)
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