Namaste. Enjoy Some Tasty Indian Dal.
This recipe is not only quick (once you get the hang of it) and low-cost (yes!), it's easy to make a LOT, so think about dal for your next gathering. In addition to being super-tasty, this dal is loaded with healthy spices including the powerful anti-fungal and anti-bacterial agent turmeric, the anti-cancer properties of hot chilies, the beneficial gastrointestinal effects of ginger, the many health properties of garlic, and the antioxidant coriander plus way more we're told by ...
Should Aliens Keep Humans in Crates for Their Juicy Meat?
There is sooo much talk these days about aliens, it's clearly time to go beyond the standard they-are-taking-over the-planet meme (or have already taken it over, depending on who you ask).Let's get to the nitty-gritty details, like what aliens eat. All species eat, right? If they do, we can only hope it's not us, but it certainly could be. Imagine human gestation crates, just like the ones pregnant pork pigs (who are kept pregnant/caged their entire lives - fun, we're sure) "live" ...
Radioactive Tuna on Rye? They Say It’s Safe…
Not that the contamination of the seas is any real news to people (think Garbage Island, aka Pacific Trash Vortex), but we have reached a new "milestone" of sorts with today's news that radioactive tuna is now swimming in California waters. Kind of puts a damper on sushi, not to mention the classic tuna on rye."There's no real cause for concern," say the authorities. Um, thanks but no thanks. Not that the scientists are insincere and even they are noting that the second genera...
Sam Harris — Meat and Ethical Eating
Sam Harris, described as a neuroscientist, author and "public intellectual" (what's that?), is well-known for his views on religion (in a nutshell, he thinks it's bunk) and the need for more reason in our society.What you may not know, however, is that this uber-rationalist (he heads up Project Reason, dedicated to scientific and secular knowledge) gets it when it comes to meat. As he says, he cannot defend the ethics of eating animals (even if he eats them). Animals suffer and we are ...
Herb-Infused Water – Fresh and Easy
Can't justify $2 for herbal-infused H2O? Make your own! It's almost embarrassing it's so easy.Choose your favorite herbs, place in room temperature water. Let sit at least a few hours, chill and drink.Here are some delicious and refreshing examples: Mint and Lemon BalmLavenderBasil and Borage Thyme and Lemon
Get Down! (On the Floor Once A Day)
We usually go on and on about food and eating - that's our core mission. This article is not about eating but about the body that eats. A well-functioning body is healthier, digests food better and supports clear thinking. How do we make it happen? Connect with the ground every day.It doesn't take long and it certainly doesn't take any special equipment. Just like down on the floor (or earth) beneath your feet. Or at least sit down. Remember when this was second nature? ...
What’s Your Problem? Facing your Food Demons.
Confronting our problem foods - How to wake up and embrace the foods that haunt usWe all have them - those foods that are our personal "problems." Maybe we can't help ourselves from wolfing down a few slices of cake or a muffin every morning or a plate of fries or bag of chips. How do we know a food is a problem? Because we say it is! We know when our pants are so tight that we have that nasty red line when we disrobe at night and know that last weekend's fry and ...
Rhubarb Agave Compote
Rhubarb is awesome. Once planted, all you need for years is to harvest fresh in Spring (now) and some sweetener. We harvested ours (at the store) and cooked it with some agave syrup and some sugar.Keep it tart. Puckery. Ingredients:RhubarbAgave Nectar (Can use maple syrup or sugar)How to do it:To prepare, chop the stalks in 1-2 pieces (do NOT eat the leaves - poisonous and probably yucky tasting too), add sweetener and cook on medium heat. ...
Occupy Spring 2012
The increased toxicity of our world demands we wake up. Half a century ago, 1962, Rachel Carson spoke out, detailing chemical company disinformation and demonstrating that uncontrolled and unexamined pesticide use was harming (and killing) animals, birds, and humans. Carson’s Silent Spring referenced a spring season in which no bird songs could be heard, because they had all vanished.Ah, the good old days.Today, fifty years fast forward, it’s ramped up, extreme. Pesticides ...
