Reviewed (See Kitty Cornered in the Memoirs post.) Unreviewed Four Paws, Five Directions: A Guide to Chinese Medicine for Cats and Dogs by Cheryl Schwartz and Mark Ed. Schwartz Natural Healing for Dogs & Cats from A to Z by Cheryl Schwartz Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats by Diane Stein Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide…
Category: Nutriate Research
Food and body care research notes.
Seeds of Change
Quinoa & Brown Rice with Garlic The form factor – a microwavable pouch with a tear-off top and an accordion bottom enabling it to stand upright – was definitely convenient. Probably because a pouch contains two 1-cup servings, an eating utensil was not provided with the pouch. Following the microwave cooking instructions resulted in an…
Beanfield’s Chips
The basic Unsalted flavor of Beanfield’s Bean & Rice Chips makes a great, painless substitute for corn-based tortilla chips and a reasonably healthy snack food when the crunchy munchies hit. These baked chips are made of organic, GMO-free beans and rice with a little oil. Probably due to the rice, the texture of these chips is…
Memoirs Related to Food
Poor Man’s Feast Poor Man’s Feast by Elissa Altman couples a New York Jewess with a Connecticut Yankee WASP resulting in a tangle of prose and recipes. This memoir is much more about the development of this couple’s (lesbian) relationship than the marriage of two cuisines – in other words not a real foodie read. …
Books on Cooking
Thomas Keller Under Pressure Under Pressure : Cooking Sous Vide by Thomas Keller (of French Laundry and Ratatouille (the movie) fame) and compatriots from his restaurants’ kitchens is a glossy coffee table book with information for the kitchen… if you like to invest in the latest kitchen gadgets, cook for dozens or hundreds of gourmands…
Creative Cultures kvass
creativeculturesdrinks.com. Creative Cultures is a Santa Cruz based company producing variations of three types of kvass – a fermented beverage similar to kombucha. I sampled the three types at the Alameda Natural Grocery on 2013 November 24. The Beet Kvass had the expected somewhat sweet earthy beet flavor; I felt that it was lacking interest…
Processed Food
Pandora’s Lunchbox Pandora’s Lunchbox – How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal by Melanie Warner scrutinizes the most common forms of processed food and ingredients – including GMO derived “natural flavors” used in organic foods in the US. p. 33 sources of gelatin. aniline dye (red dye). satiety signal mechanisms – what bypasses them…
Books on Dealing With Health Conditions
Books that include diet and lifestyle changes to address specific health conditions. Broad Inflammation The Inflammation Free Diet Plan by Monica Reinagel with Consulting Editor Julius Torelli, M.D. Explanation of the Inflammation Factor (IF) system for selecting what to eat. Includes recipes and tables of IT ratings for a wide array of food items. (More…
Manju Buns
Manjū – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In Volume 51 of the Japanese manga One Piece Luffy, Chopper, and Brooks consume mass quantities of the Sabaody version of the manju bun.
gomacro Grain Bar
gomacro macrobar sunny uplift The texture of this bar was fine: a firm and somewhat chewy substrate interspersed with tender small to medium-sized bits of dried cherries and cranberries. The taste was okay: not as sweet as so many of the bars but with an odd dryness. Nutritionally I’m cool with the oats and almond…