Pictorial Warning Labels: Parents Buy Less Sugar
You’d think picture warning labels about the dangers of sugary beverages would be aimed at kids. But a new study reveals that they work best when aimed at parents – who often make food and beverage choices on behalf of their children. One way or the other, it proves that pictures speak louder than words…Read More →
Breakfast Tunisian Style: Mix up a batch of Bsissa!
Not long ago I posted a how-to on making instant oatmeal a viable substitute for the real, stirred-for-half-an-hour deal. Today, I’m going to introduce you to an African breakfast porridge that’s been nothing less than a best-kept secret for millennia. Breakfast like a Tunisian!Read More →
Special Edition: Groundhog Day – No Recipes Allowed!
It’s Ground Hog Day again. And that means the media will be churning with reports on whether one or another of the celebrity marmot prognosticators we know of saw their shadows this morning. It appears the jury, on whether we’ll have an early spring this year or a longer winter, is hung…Read More →
Expedition To Turkmenistan III: Sweets And Beverages
Turkmenistan is, in many respects, representative of all the ‘stans’ in Western Central Asia. All high-desert locales with limited agricultural potential and relatively small populations. But as we’ve seen, that hasn’t stopped them from developing an intriguing national cookbook…Read More →
Expedition To Turkmenistan II: Breads and Baked Goods
Yesterday, we saw how Turkmen cooks put a few basic ingredients to best use in a whole slew of dishes – some borrowed, but all with a distinctive Turkmen stamp. Today, we’ll look at their breads and baked goods, which show influences from across Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent…Read More →
Expedition To Turkmenistan I: Outpost On The Silk Road
When you first look at Turkmenistan on the map, you see a lot of empty space: no towns, no roads, no evidence of agriculture. But when you look closer, you find a nation of 6 million located in a few key cities – and a capital totally composed of administrative and ceremonial buildings…Read More →