Archive for the 'Food' Category

All Bound UP…. no more!

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

This week I wanted to share with you my journey through some natural remedies, what worked and why I began searching for something in the first place. On with my story…

Ever since I was born it seems I’ve been constipated. Whoops can I blog about this??? Anyway, I used to use all the common [...]

Giant clam: first victim of mankind’s overfishing?

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

“May represent one of the earliest examples of the over-exploitation of marine organisms by humans.”

A new species of giant clam has been discovered in the Red Sea.
Fossils suggest that, about 125,000 years ago, the species Tridacna costata accounted for more than 80% of the area’s giant clams.
The species may now be critically endangered, researchers report [...]

Nanny, Nano, Boo, Boo Food?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

I’ve been finding a lot of interesting developments with regard to food lately. So thought I’d share them with you…
Nano-food, nano-tech?
Something new is being added to our table and life called Nano-foods or nano-tech products. What in heavens name is Nano-food?
The internet is buzzing with a lot of stories. Reuters (2008, July [...]

The Kimchi Struggle

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

My first encounter with “kimchi” was when my brother-in-law brought three containers of this dish from Manila ten years ago. Kimchi is actually this traditional Korean dish made of vegetables, like cabbage, that was fermented with a variety of seasoning. So the moment my brother-in-law opened the plastic containers, it nearly knocked me out [...]

Chile Relleno Super Burritos…and Speculoos

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Do you have a favorite food in your hometown that you just can’t get–or doesn’t taste the same–when you travel?
I just got back to San Francisco after 2 months traveling in Europe, mostly living in Brussels, and I indulged myself in a Mission style chile relleno super burrito. The Mission District is a mostly Mexican [...]