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Inspiration

I’m not one to buy too many cookbooks but I love cooking magazines. My favourite at the moment is Fine Cooking for the variety of recipes, the emphasis on seasonal ingredients, and its pedagogical flair. Many recipes are actually built around teaching a particular technique or the principles behind a traditional dish. The article on [...]

Diet, nutritionism, and health

I believe we are what we eat but for the longest time the whole notion of counting calories, talking about carbs, fats, proteins and nutrients seemed a bit odd to me. I tried supplements and stopped because I don’t care what anybody says – I don’t think my urine should be bright orange/yellow/green. So here [...]

Food Matters

I wrote about Mark Bittman before but it was only today that I finally got his newly released book, Food Matters: a Guide to Conscious Eating. Much like Michael Pollan, to whom he often refers in the book, Mark Bittman calls us to be more conscientious of our eating habits and adopt what he calls [...]

Organic fruits & vegetables

When it comes to pesticides, not all fruits and vegetables are created equal. Apparently, if you make sure the following 12 fruits & veggies are organic, you can cut down your exposure to the nasty stuff by 90%:

Fruits

Peaches and nectarines
Strawberries and cherries
Apples and pears
Imported grapes

Veggies

Spinach and lettuce
Potatoes and celery
Sweet bell peppers