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Studies by the World Health Organization and others have shown that the Japanese enjoy longer, healthier lives (74.5 years) than those of us elsewhere.  The U.S. placed 24th. There were a number of factors cited in the study, published in 2000, including the lower incidences of red meat consumption and tobacco use. Sea vegetables were [...]

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This is worthy of your time.  Elaine Corn writes/videos about a 2 mile stretch of road in Sacramento with an appetite provoking array of ethnic eateries.

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POPCORN SCHOOL You aughta know by now that taking shortcuts is a recipe for trouble and popcorn is no exception according to Lou Bendrick, <(read this).  I just can’t imagine buying the microwave popcorn packages myself. I get concerned about the hydrogenated part of the nutrition label.  Actually, I don’t eat popcorn for nutrition, I [...]

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The New York Times writer Seth Sherwood has written a great article about my favorite cuisine and marked Morocco as the culinary destination of the year. The foods are notable for their unique blending of friuts, nuts, and spices usually found in pastries.  The flavor levels are complex and exceptionally satisfying.  Cinnamon, ginger, mint, and [...]

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“Molecular farming in plants will become a preeminent method for the production of pharmaceutical molecules in the next 10 years.” – Fischer et. al. Transgenic Research (2000) It’s seen on ponds and lakes the world over and generally taken as a common eyesore and a nuisance for swimmers.  As a child we heard all kinds [...]

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There is a business at 179 E. Houston Street, in the Lower East Side of New York that almost makes this country fella want to move back to the city.  I miss the museums, the shops, the incredible variety of cuisines, and the culture.  Most of all, I miss the food. I’ve spent 30+ years [...]

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Paul Caron responded to my previous post asking for suggestions for post-Thanksgiving remnants.  I am mystified as to why anybody feels a need make leftovers complicated.  If you have done your Google search for “left over turkey” or derivatives thereof, you get over 1,000,000 options, all of which offer ideas on dealing with the remains [...]

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The Slow Food movement begun by Carlo Petrini is experiencing an acceleration of distaste from critics who feel  Slow Food America has become elitist in pursuing esoteric and expensive foods.  An article in the East bay Express by Alastair Bland explores the issues at “Changemakers Day”(sic),  a panel discussion segment of Slow Food Nation. The [...]

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Tara Parker-Pope writes in the NYT about a trend that seems to make a lot of sense.  Instead of obsessing over how many grams of food we eat perhaps it’s time to focus on consuming healthy foods and really enjoy what we’re eating. Rather than  passive consumption  ingesting  fuel to supply our bodies with energy, [...]

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Goodby Silverstein & Partners created an advertising campaign around these two words in 1993 for the California Milk Processor Board. Peta has added a new dimension to the phrase and solved the world economic crunch with one letter to Ben and Jerry in which they propose we use human breast milk for ice cream production. [...]

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