Neuroscience
- Reasons To Do Your Maths Homework
People who are good with numbers make better decision-makers. That’s according to Ellen Peters and colleagues at Decision Research who found the less numerate among 100 students were more likely to be influenced by so-called ‘framing effects’. For...
- "hard-to-cook"
In a recent publication, Medeiros Coelho and colleagues (2007) reported that altered levels of phytate contribute to the "hard-to-cook" phenomenon that can occur after storage of common beans at extreme temperature conditions. Why do they become "hard-to-cook"?...
- Fresh Cooked Edamame
As I was perusing the gorgeous displays at the Durham Farmer's Market today, I lingered at Piedmont Biofarm ... and discovered some fresh edamame. I've made it before, but this time I decided to research recipes to see if I could recreate the...
- Cheerful Winter Soup: Tom Yum!
I made a delicious Thai recipe from EatingWell in Season: The Farmers' Market Cookbook tonight: Tom Yum Soup. I'd never had it in a restaurant, but it looked tasty: shrimp, pineapples, red peppers, and tomatoes ... (I omitted the mushrooms). I...
- Mama Leah's Chicken Soup
"When a man eats a chicken, one of them is sick," says Tevye in _Fiddler on the Roof_. We recently had the need AND a stewing hen for soup, thanks to a cold and a stewing hen from Little Tree Farm. Our favorite chicken soup recipe is from Mama Leah's...
Neuroscience
Christmas Soup
This recipe for Pasta e Fagioli (Pasta and Bean Soup) from ChefMD looks like Christmas! The look is entirely coincidental, but I'm glad for a holiday-looking soup all the same.
Yesterday, I listened to a People's Pharmacy® interview with ChefMD, aka Dr. John La Puma called Healthy Holiday Feasts. I'd heard them talk to him before, but this time I was inspired to check out the recipes on ChefMD.com. Many look quite tasty!
Substitutions
This recipe calls for fennel, which wasn't available at the store yesterday, so I substituted an onion instead. I used Bionaturae's whole wheat macaroni, as that was the smallest pasta I had. On the show, Dr. La Puma talked about using "reduced sodium spicy vegetable juice" which I also didn't have; I used a double can of fire-roasted tomatoes with their juice. I also didn't have peas, so I used string beans.
Tomatoes + string beans + navy beans = Christmas soup!
Musical Accompaniment
Pink Martini's Joy to The World.
Substitutions
This recipe calls for fennel, which wasn't available at the store yesterday, so I substituted an onion instead. I used Bionaturae's whole wheat macaroni, as that was the smallest pasta I had. On the show, Dr. La Puma talked about using "reduced sodium spicy vegetable juice" which I also didn't have; I used a double can of fire-roasted tomatoes with their juice. I also didn't have peas, so I used string beans.
Tomatoes + string beans + navy beans = Christmas soup!
Musical Accompaniment
Pink Martini's Joy to The World.
- Reasons To Do Your Maths Homework
People who are good with numbers make better decision-makers. That’s according to Ellen Peters and colleagues at Decision Research who found the less numerate among 100 students were more likely to be influenced by so-called ‘framing effects’. For...
- "hard-to-cook"
In a recent publication, Medeiros Coelho and colleagues (2007) reported that altered levels of phytate contribute to the "hard-to-cook" phenomenon that can occur after storage of common beans at extreme temperature conditions. Why do they become "hard-to-cook"?...
- Fresh Cooked Edamame
As I was perusing the gorgeous displays at the Durham Farmer's Market today, I lingered at Piedmont Biofarm ... and discovered some fresh edamame. I've made it before, but this time I decided to research recipes to see if I could recreate the...
- Cheerful Winter Soup: Tom Yum!
I made a delicious Thai recipe from EatingWell in Season: The Farmers' Market Cookbook tonight: Tom Yum Soup. I'd never had it in a restaurant, but it looked tasty: shrimp, pineapples, red peppers, and tomatoes ... (I omitted the mushrooms). I...
- Mama Leah's Chicken Soup
"When a man eats a chicken, one of them is sick," says Tevye in _Fiddler on the Roof_. We recently had the need AND a stewing hen for soup, thanks to a cold and a stewing hen from Little Tree Farm. Our favorite chicken soup recipe is from Mama Leah's...