They say that when you grow up you realize your parents weren’t complete idiots after all. In my case, I humbly acknowledge that my father was way cool, way back when. He was eating stuff like Kohlrabi, persimmon and lecithin before they even existed. I mention this A) to show off and B) because Kohlrabi…
Month: October 2015
All You Can Eat
All you can eat food troughs. My son didn’t understand why I was referring to them as troughs nor how everyone I mention them to knew just what I was talking about. To be honest, they didn’t bother me in the least until I was watching a documentary on food and a French Chef indicated…
Belgian Waffles
There’s something about a cheap hotel breakfast that is just right. A five star breakfast on the other hand, throws me in a tizzy. Yes I just said tizzy. Do I go the cold route or the hot one? 30 grain toast, cranberry muffins, French toast or all three? If you have the fruit and…
Tahini
Tahini or Tahina as it’s called in the Mediterranean region, from which it hails, is jammed packed with calcium, vitamins and a bunch of minerals I’d rather not pronounce. Despite the fact that it’s full of calories & unsaturated fat (the good kind), it is said to help with weight loss thanks to its high…
Power Bars to the People But Not Mommies
Man cannot live on power bars alone. Yeah? Tell that to the billion dollar industry that has given the chocolate bar the best damn facelift in history (barring Katharine Chancellor’s on-camera visit to the OR on The Young & The Restless, circa 1984). Talk about dystopia! Originally, the concept of the protein shake, the power…