So - it's now been over a week since I've incorporated these tiny, nutty-flavored seeds into my daily diet. While lauded as one of the world's best "super foods" (cape not included), I cannot say that I have personally noticed any particular improvement nor any discomfort in having included them into my daily culinary routine. They are [...]
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Gemme’s famous “from seed” experiment
Well, for good or for ill, I have opened up four packets of veggie/herb seeds, and planted them in a starter situation to see what happens. I took spent newspaper rolls (biodegradable - and good for your compost bin, as well!), cut them in half and planted them firmly inside of a the bottom of [...]
Are we all just “armchair experts” on nutrition?
Ugh, nothing is worse than an armchair expert. I know, because I used to date one. But how does being an amateur nutritional expert actually hurt us in the end, you ask? Because our knowledge is only as good as the source it comes from. In an article on the Organic Gardening magazine's website, food and [...]
A foodie’s inspiration: Food, or inner drive to please?
What is your inspiration to cook? I am a self-diagnosed, obsessive-compulsive foodie. Anything food-related makes me want to drop everything and investigate. So, when I stumbled across the above linked video spot for the BBC's new show No Kitchen Required last week on happenstance, I clicked through, because the tagline "What inspires you to cook" intrigued me. [...]
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