Category Archives: Basic food preparation

Indian Cooking Spices and your Health

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

Can a meal  with  no meat satisfy all  your craving  and  desires? You bet! Anyone who has ever tried  being a vegetarian, a vegan or even  just  wanted to reduce animal meats and eat a more balanced diet that included … Continue reading →

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Urban and Rural Food Deserts

Posted on October 14, 2014 by

Have you ever heard about food deserts? No I didn’t mean desserts, I meant Desert as in dry…barren, where living conditions are not favorable for either people or plants. I started working at a downtown office  little over a year … Continue reading →

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The Chemical Creep!

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

Why should we be concerned about chemical creep? The Huffington Post recently (May 2013) published an article called; Chemical Creep: How Chemicals Are Creeping into Your Food, And Your Body? This article talks mostly about BPA’s, phthalates as well as … Continue reading →

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Whats Fermentation got to do with it?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

To Ferment or not to Ferment is, I guess, the age old question! Sandor Katz from Tennessee is a fermenting master.  He holds seminars all over the country and the world. Many of his recipes seem strange to the average … Continue reading →

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