Newsletter archives - Part 14
Nut and Seed Milks
Whole-Grain, Nut, and Seed Milks as an Alternative to Dairy Silica is a trace mineral that helps maintain the health of bones, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels, skin, and hair. Silica is also thought to arrest the signs of aging, since it promotes tissue strength, elasticity, and firmness. It is even believed to penetrate tissues to…
Tempting Sugar-Free Desserts
Plum Applesauce (A Dessert) 2 lb. gala or golden delicious apples, quartered, seeded and left unpeeled 2 lb. red or black plums, quartered and pitted 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup maple syrup Cook all ingredients in a heavy pot, covered, over low heat, stirring occasionally until fruit is very tender and falling apart1-1-1/4 hours. Force…
Healthy Halloween
Halloween is often the last fun fling of fall. It is a festive, creative time for young and olda time for family and friends to join together perhaps in visiting an apple orchard or pumpkin patch in the weeks leading up to the night when witches and goblins of all ages get to parade about….
Chanukah and Christmas
Home for the Holidays With the holidays go rich memoriesfor the good times shared together and for the traditional family dishes prepared and expected year after year. In our own family, a feast would not be complete without rich appetizer platters of sushi, jumbo shrimp, and cheeses, followed by the long-standing traditional favorites of turkey,…
December 2009: Stress, Sleep, and the Cortisol Connection
Cortisol is a vital hormone that helps us deal with stress. Cortisol makes us active and mentally alert and, since it enters the brain to deliver glucose for energy, it also works to aid learning and memory. In times of stress, cortisol teams with adrenaline to balance our energy: It replenishes the bodys energy stores…
October 2009: Red Meat and the Environment
For years I have wheeled my shopping cart along the meat counter and felt good about selecting grass-fed beef and bison for its lower fat content, its rich supply of beta-carotene and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), its vitamin E and A, and its ideal one-to-one ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 essential fatty acids.link. In September,…
September 2009: Reading Labels of Perishables
September can feel like a hectic, scattered transition month. We say goodbye to leisure and try to harness our energy to return to the groove of work and school.a task all the more difficult this year with the late placement of the Labor Day holiday. But September also marks a time of new beginnings and…
July/August 2009: Fermenting
Summer Culture and the Summer Kitchen Traditionally at this time of the year, our forebears gladly left behind the warm hearth of the keeping room and moved to the summer kitchen. The summer kitchen was an addition added to the back of the house for hot-weather meal preparation and dining. Facing north,link this segment was…
June 2009: Natural Sweeteners
Natural Sweeteners as Substitutes for Sugar Refined white sugar is a highly concentrated chemical. It is 99 percent pure sucrose, stripped of its natural nutrients. Sugar depletes our body of vital nutrients because just for its metabolism, we must tap into our stores of vitamins and minerals. Because our body is programmed to expect foods…
May 2009: Sugar Cravings
Kicking the Sugar Habit Change ultimately, at least, brings with it a renewed sense of hope. Fortunately, at least one viable way we can change and exert control is to spend more time in the kitchen preparing wholesome meals that can nourish both our body and our creative spirit. We can make shopping and cooking…