Posted in Food, Health, My World, tagged allspice, anti-inflammation, apples, cinnamon, cloves, diabetes, good health, health foods, herbs, pie, pumpkin, spices, Thanksgiving on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I read an interesting article on Health.com, “Spices, Herbs Boost Health for Diabetics,” about a research study conducted by the University of Georgia on how herbs and spices can work to help against tissue damage and inflammation. (The findings appear in a recent issue of the Journal of Medicinal Food.)
Some interesting snippets:
“In laboratory tests, [...]
Posted in My World, Organization Tips, Rants, tagged day of reckoning, freezer burn, fridge cleaning, frozen foods, leftovers, Organization Tips on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rainy days and Sundays get me down, but most especially when we have to clean out the fridge/freezer. It’s a team effort between HB (nickname for husband) and me. We’ve been postponing this volatile event until now, because HB will be hosting a small work party this week and needs room.
Most couples argue about money. [...]
Posted in Food Allergies, Health, My World, Rants, tagged anaphylaxis, antibiotics, bovine growth hormones, dairy, dairy industry, Food Allergies, lactose sensitivity, love/hate relationship with dairy, milk, propaganda on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As a mother of a child with dairy and nut allergies, nothing strikes greater fear than to be at a social setting where there is ignorance about the seriousness of food allergies. Some well-intentioned people say, “It’s ok. You just need to build up her tolerance. Give her a little to help her grow out [...]
Posted in Food, Raves, Things that Inspire Me, What I'm Reading, tagged Free Food for Millionaires, kaiseki, Min Jin Lee, Nihonryori Ryugin, sashimi, Seiji Yamamoto, sushi, Tokyo on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The other day I read a food review on Food and Wine’s website by author of Free Food for Millionaires, Min Jin Lee. I was simply blown away. Not only was the review, “Why Restaurants Revere Seiji Yamamoto,” fantastically written, but the descriptions made me want to hop on a plane to Tokyo, seat myself [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips/Notes, Food, Recipes, tagged butternet squash, dessert, fall favorites, kabocha pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin icing, pumpkin muffins, recipe, sugar pumpkin on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Princess went on a field trip with her class to a pumpkin farm, not too far from where we live. In addition to learning about how a farm is run and the produce and animals that are raised, they had a chance to pick their own pumpkin and gourd to take home.
I asked the [...]
Posted in Food, Health, My World, tagged carrageenan, food source, health food, Hostess cupcakes, Korean food, locally grown vs. imported, miyook gook, organic, seaweed, seaweed soup on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today as I was heating up my lunch, miyook gook (seaweed soup), I was thinking about where the ingredients came from. Seaweed and kelp, low-sodium soy sauce, and sesame oil from Korea, memmi sauce from Japan, green-lipped mussels from New Zealand, sea salt from France, and from the U.S., the ingredients that went into making [...]
Posted in Food, My World, Rants, Raves, tagged Assi, Costco, Dundee Market, HMart, korean grocery shopping, mega-Asian foods superstores, Whole Foods on October 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Upon the arrival of the mega-Asian foods superstores, Assi and HMart, many smaller Chicagoland Korean grocery stores have had to do a mad scramble and reorganize their business strategy. In order to compete with the lower prices of the food items that are offered at these superstores, the smaller grocery stores have shifted their focus [...]
Posted in Food, Food Allergies, Health, My World, Recipes, tagged chocolate, chocolate cake, cocoa, dairy free, dessert, Droste, dutch-processed, egg free, Green and Black's cocoa, kindergarten angst, Penzeys, recipe, Rose Levy Beranbaum, stress, The Cake Bible, vegan on October 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Princess has been going through a lot this past weekâno thanks to state laws requiring eye and dental exams by October 15. School must be stressing her out, too. I would hear her in the middle of the night yelling at someone to leave her alone. Stressful times call for chocolate, and I think [...]
Posted in Food, Health, My World, Raves, tagged diet, dining out, fiber, healthy, meat, noodles, portion control, shabu-shabu, vegetables, weight loss on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, my family and I went to a shabu-shabu restaurant to celebrate my SIL’s birthday. It was my first time, and I think it may be a new dining-out option for us. The Princess enjoyed being able to cook her own food at the table and dipping it in sauces. The adults liked it [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips/Notes, Food, My World, Recipes, tagged beef, beef short ribs, braised, kalbi jeem, kalbi jim, Korean, noon-chi, pressure cooker, recipe, root vegetables, sister-in-law, slow cooker on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is my sister-in-law’s (SIL) birthday. She’s a fantastic mother of three, an outstanding cook, and also the fastest dishwasher I know. It takes about 3-4 people to keep pace with her when it comes to drying and putting away dishes. So, when I’m doing the holiday cooking, she’s the best person to have by [...]
