Pros: Many excellent points; thought-provoking Cons: … Rating: 4 out of 5 Mark Bittman’s A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more is a collection…
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Review: “A Bone to Pick,” Mark Bittman
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: Cooking, environmentalism, essays, food, Health, Mark Bittman
"Beating Asthma," Stephen Apaliski, MD
Pros: Clear guidelines to help you figure out how to help yourself Cons: One or two details I was uncertain of or wanted more info on Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Review book provided courtesy of the publisher Visit the…
Cats rock when you’re sick
I spent most of last night vomiting violently and repeatedly, possibly as a reaction to an antibiotic. I was so sore by the time there was nothing left in my stomach, from all the spasming, but Cahlash pressed himself against…
"Baking with Agave Nectar," Ania Catalano
Pros: Delicious & so much healthier! Cons: Occasional mild structural problems Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Ten Speed Press. Visit Ania Catalano online. An extra entry in the Soup’s On [dead link removed] challenge. Agave…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: agave nectar, Ania Catalano, cookbooks, Cooking, diabetes, Health, organic, recipes, whole foods
"The Superfood Cookbook" (CIG) James & McIndoo
Pros: Fascinating information; wonderfully delicious recipes (easy, too!) Cons: No recipe photos Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Alpha Books. This is my seventh entry in the Soup’s On [dead link removed] reading challenge. To tell…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: cookbooks, Cooking, Health, Heidi McIndoo, nutrition, Shelly James, superfoods
"Gluten-Free Eating" (CIG) Adamson & Thompson
Pros: A wealth of useful information & encouragement; good recipes Cons: No recipe photos Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of Alpha Books. Visit Eve Adamson’s site or Tricia Thompson’s site. This is my sixth entry in the…
Posted in Cooking, Reviews Tagged with: celiac disease, cookbooks, Cooking, Eve Adamson, gluten-free, Health, idiot's guides, Tricia Thompson
Eating Healthfully
The one thing that all ‘experts’ on health and eating (whether they’re doctors, nutritionists, or just proponents of the latest fad) seem to agree on is this: colorful, non-starchy veggies are healthy. They go back and forth on everything else,…
"Food 2.0," Charlie Ayers
Pros: Delicious recipes; on the cutting edge of healthful eating Cons: You might have trouble finding some ingredients Rating: 5 out of 5 Review book courtesy of DK Publishing through the LibraryThing program for early reviewers. Visit the author’s website.…
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Errant Injuries
From 1990 to 1992, I went to MIT. From ’90-91, I shared a dorm room and slept in the top bunk. The floor was linoleum over concrete. One morning I happened to fall from the top bunk and landed on…