Why Vegan Doctors Are Suing The Government
This interview with plant based doctor Neal Barnard
(President of the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine)
was shot at the VegSource healthy lifestyle expo:
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Friday, October 28, 2016
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit
Today's article in the New York Times
U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit
Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry...
U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit
Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry...
After reading I feel so hopeless, the poor animals!
The humans and the species that we have become.
I started questioning my food choices
because of health
reasons and very quickly realized
where our meat comes from, long story short;
I am a healthy vegan now,
easily done if you get the proper information.
70% of
the crops in the USA go to feed animals,
if we use those crops to eat the
grains directly,
we could actually feed the entire planet,
and save water and
other natural resources.
Check the painful graphic
I am glad people are getting educated and
realizing
that producing 'cheap' meat
is NOT the answer to feed the planet,
the UN has
been saying this for years
I
truly hope that people reading this article in NYT
start paying more attention
to what they eat,
the amount of suffering that implies trying
to feed a planet
on ‘cheap meat’,
tax payers shouldn’t be supporting this nor
the immense cost
of medical bills for a sick population.
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Go Vegan, is easy, delicious, and you will uplift your soul.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Native Foods Café
I am Mexican
I love salads
I love plant-based vegan food
hence
the Mexican Cobb Salad from Native Foods
Ancho BBQ Native Chicken (not real chicken) on a flavorful blend of tofu bacon, avocado, roasted corn, black beans, jicama and diced tomato. Served over a bed of romaine and topped with toasted pepitas and creamy jalapeño- cilantro dressing on the side.
Fantastic food and nobody had to die* for it
Please check out Native Foods menu
Fantastic cruelty-free food!
"Native Foods Café is the premier chef-crafted vegan restaurant. Serving delicious
There are 2 locations in San Diego
Point Loma and Clairemont Mesa
*approximately 3.7 Billion animals die for food in the USA
I love salads
I love plant-based vegan food
hence
the Mexican Cobb Salad from Native Foods
Ancho BBQ Native Chicken (not real chicken) on a flavorful blend of tofu bacon, avocado, roasted corn, black beans, jicama and diced tomato. Served over a bed of romaine and topped with toasted pepitas and creamy jalapeño- cilantro dressing on the side.
Fantastic food and nobody had to die* for it
Please check out Native Foods menu
Fantastic cruelty-free food!
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| Mexican Cobb salad from Native Foods |
"Native Foods Café is the premier chef-crafted vegan restaurant. Serving delicious
There are 2 locations in San Diego
Point Loma and Clairemont Mesa
*approximately 3.7 Billion animals die for food in the USA
Friday, May 02, 2014
Speciesism: The Movie
Don't miss this movie!
It is rather informative, and it talks about
one of the things that we do every day, our food!
It is eye-opening, provoking and
sometimes VERY FUNNY too!
It is a great exercise to stop and
reevaluate your life & society,
the daily things we take for granted as OK,
remember it was OK not long ago to own another person,
it was OK for women not to vote,
STOP for a little and try to see "from the outside"
the way you live your life everyday,
what you eat, what you wear, what you say, what you think
& then think again, watch this film,
many things won't make sense and then they will!
http://speciesismthemovie.com/
It is rather informative, and it talks about
one of the things that we do every day, our food!
It is eye-opening, provoking and
sometimes VERY FUNNY too!
It is a great exercise to stop and
reevaluate your life & society,
the daily things we take for granted as OK,
remember it was OK not long ago to own another person,
it was OK for women not to vote,
STOP for a little and try to see "from the outside"
the way you live your life everyday,
what you eat, what you wear, what you say, what you think
& then think again, watch this film,
many things won't make sense and then they will!
http://speciesismthemovie.com/
Monday, March 10, 2014
Sunday leafleting
Vegan Outreach leafleting
great day leafleting with my friend Ellen
at Balboa Park, hopefully more people will learn
the sad truth of how farm animals are treated
and will switch to less cruelty eating
a vegan diet is better for your body
spares animals lives and all the horrors they go through
and is better for the environment
please go vegan or at least reduce your consumption
of animal products, is the good thing to do!
TryVeg.Com
Mercy for Animals Vegetarian Starter Ki
Vegan Outreach Guide To Cruelty-Free Eating
great day leafleting with my friend Ellen
at Balboa Park, hopefully more people will learn
the sad truth of how farm animals are treated
and will switch to less cruelty eating
a vegan diet is better for your body
spares animals lives and all the horrors they go through
and is better for the environment
please go vegan or at least reduce your consumption
of animal products, is the good thing to do!
TryVeg.Com
Mercy for Animals Vegetarian Starter Ki
Vegan Outreach Guide To Cruelty-Free Eating
Friday, February 28, 2014
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Quick vegan lunch at work:
Quinoa with red bell peppers, onions & garlic
(I cooked it last night, 15 minutes),
salad with baby kale, chards & spinach with grape tomatoes
(all organic and from a Trader Joe's bag),
tofu (microwaved with garlic, rosemary & black pepper).
Vegan food can be easily done,
is super tasty, healthy, and so cheap!
My favorite part: NO animals were hurt,
I didn't have to use the kind of food that
has to be raised for months,
living in a tiny cage suffering, then slaughtered,
and transported in so many trucks back & forth,
the grains & veggies were cultivated, cooked and eaten,
they didn't have to circulate through a cow's or pork
body to transform into calories,
the rest of the ingredients too,
this is good for the animals! For they don't suffer
and they don't have to die!
it is good for the environment!
imagine all the water saved by using crops directly to eat
instead of feeding the grains to the animals!
and for my health! My cholesterol has dropped
dramatically and even if I eat a lot of vegan bakery items
and dark chocolate every night, I am loosing weight!
What are you waiting?
Go Vegan!
Quinoa with red bell peppers, onions & garlic
(I cooked it last night, 15 minutes),
salad with baby kale, chards & spinach with grape tomatoes
(all organic and from a Trader Joe's bag),
tofu (microwaved with garlic, rosemary & black pepper).
Vegan food can be easily done,
is super tasty, healthy, and so cheap!
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| lunch at work: quinoa, salad, tofu |
My favorite part: NO animals were hurt,
I didn't have to use the kind of food that
has to be raised for months,
living in a tiny cage suffering, then slaughtered,
and transported in so many trucks back & forth,
the grains & veggies were cultivated, cooked and eaten,
they didn't have to circulate through a cow's or pork
body to transform into calories,
the rest of the ingredients too,
this is good for the animals! For they don't suffer
and they don't have to die!
it is good for the environment!
imagine all the water saved by using crops directly to eat
instead of feeding the grains to the animals!
and for my health! My cholesterol has dropped
dramatically and even if I eat a lot of vegan bakery items
and dark chocolate every night, I am loosing weight!
What are you waiting?
Go Vegan!
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
vegan food
these are some of my simple every day vegan dishes
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| avocado sandwich with green onions, cilantro, tomatoes on sprouted bread |
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| fresh fruit and raw veggies are a great snack, easy to find organics in California |
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| vegan lemonade, with maple syrup, organic lime juice and the secret ingredient: ground fresh ginger for a spicy touch! |
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| the juicing basket! except for the avocado, I eat avocados often, California is the land of the avocados! |
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| kale, white mushrooms, walnuts and blueberries salad with homemade vinaigrette, it was fantastic! |
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| one of my favorite dishes, homemade veggie soup! |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
eating shark
eating shark
Hai gegessen
comiendo tiburón
i have never tried shark before
the other day at the Fish Market i saw it
it was local Southern California shark
either Thresher or Bonito
it was actually pretty good
not a very strong fish flavor
more on the mild side, white lean meat
and very soft, i guess is the freshness too
that made it so soft, the Fish Market has
really fresh fish to go
I cooked with a non-chef proof recipe
olive oil, chopped garlic, fresh ground white pepper
and sea salt, on a pan fried about 5 minutes on each side
it was easy, quick and tasty
for side dish, some grape tomatoes with
home-made dressing of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and rosemary
now i guess the only concern on eating shark
is that apparently has high levels of mercury
too bad 'cause i really liked it and it's very affordable
Hai gegessen
comiendo tiburón
i have never tried shark before
the other day at the Fish Market i saw it
it was local Southern California shark
either Thresher or Bonito
it was actually pretty good
not a very strong fish flavor
more on the mild side, white lean meat
and very soft, i guess is the freshness too
that made it so soft, the Fish Market has
really fresh fish to go
I cooked with a non-chef proof recipe
olive oil, chopped garlic, fresh ground white pepper
and sea salt, on a pan fried about 5 minutes on each side
it was easy, quick and tasty
for side dish, some grape tomatoes with
home-made dressing of balsamic vinegar, olive oil and rosemary
now i guess the only concern on eating shark
is that apparently has high levels of mercury
too bad 'cause i really liked it and it's very affordable
Friday, January 20, 2012
caprese flowers
these little Caprese flowers are based
on my favorite Italian salad, Insalata Caprese
i found at Henry's, i mean, Sprouts
these mozzarella balls, made by BelGioioso
a superb brand of cheese
so from the little mozzarella balls and the grape tomatoes
i got the idea of combining them on top of basil leaves
to form little flowers instead just tossing them on the salad
in my version of Caprese flowers, i added fresh-cut rosemary
to the dressing, which i made with Olive Oil,
balsamic vinegar, fresh-ground black pepper and chopped garlic
the result was delicious! the taste is a bit different
from a 'regular' Insalata Caprese, as with the flowers
you have to bite each little ball of mozzarella
and the grape tomatoes, so they feel different in your mouth
now i like my version better than the original!
give it a try!
on my favorite Italian salad, Insalata Caprese
i found at Henry's, i mean, Sprouts
these mozzarella balls, made by BelGioioso
a superb brand of cheese
so from the little mozzarella balls and the grape tomatoes
i got the idea of combining them on top of basil leaves
to form little flowers instead just tossing them on the salad
in my version of Caprese flowers, i added fresh-cut rosemary
to the dressing, which i made with Olive Oil,
balsamic vinegar, fresh-ground black pepper and chopped garlic
the result was delicious! the taste is a bit different
from a 'regular' Insalata Caprese, as with the flowers
you have to bite each little ball of mozzarella
and the grape tomatoes, so they feel different in your mouth
now i like my version better than the original!
give it a try!
Monday, September 06, 2010
pre-Labor day burgers & the fading of the Summer
i have mostly cut red meat from my diet
but when Sunday night my friend perro & his lovely wife m (m&m)
invited me to have some hamburgers, knowing perro's dedication
and detail to food, i gladly accepted...
so may the cows and pigs forgive me but i ate one of these!
delicious grilled hamburgers made of grass-fed beef
with bacon, grated Gruyere cheese, spicy guacamole,
tomatoes, and served on his own baked kaiser rolls
all made from scratch!
delicious stuff! the finished product below, before i munched it down
now the 3 day weekend is coming to an end
and that melancholy that belongs to Sunday nights
now it's here on a Monday of Labor day
i am glad to have a job, but i would love a couple of extra days off
Labor day marks the end of the Summer
although we barely had a summer here in San Diego
only a handful of days it was hot, most days were cool and some nights
were very cold, i personally prefer cool temperatures
so i was delighted, but the absence of heat made the summer fade faster
today was unusually coldish, gray, and windy, it felt
like the Autumn and having had a Holiday
i ended up thinking of Christmas!!
and to celebrate the end of my summer
which is always wasted, a lovely song
A Summer Wasting by Belle & Sebastian
from one of my most listened albums The Boy with the Arab Strap
Summer in winter,
Winter in springtime,
You heard the birds sing:
Everything will be fine.
I spent the summer wasting,
The time was passed so easily.
But if the summer's wasted
How come that I could feel so free?
I spent the summer wasting,
The sky was blue beyond compare.
A photograph of myself
Is all I have to show for
~A Summer Wasting, Belle & Sebastian
but when Sunday night my friend perro & his lovely wife m (m&m)
invited me to have some hamburgers, knowing perro's dedication
and detail to food, i gladly accepted...
so may the cows and pigs forgive me but i ate one of these!
delicious grilled hamburgers made of grass-fed beef
with bacon, grated Gruyere cheese, spicy guacamole,
tomatoes, and served on his own baked kaiser rolls
all made from scratch!
delicious stuff! the finished product below, before i munched it down
now the 3 day weekend is coming to an end
and that melancholy that belongs to Sunday nights
now it's here on a Monday of Labor day
i am glad to have a job, but i would love a couple of extra days off
Labor day marks the end of the Summer
although we barely had a summer here in San Diego
only a handful of days it was hot, most days were cool and some nights
were very cold, i personally prefer cool temperatures
so i was delighted, but the absence of heat made the summer fade faster
today was unusually coldish, gray, and windy, it felt
like the Autumn and having had a Holiday
i ended up thinking of Christmas!!
and to celebrate the end of my summer
which is always wasted, a lovely song
A Summer Wasting by Belle & Sebastian
from one of my most listened albums The Boy with the Arab Strap
Summer in winter,
Winter in springtime,
You heard the birds sing:
Everything will be fine.
I spent the summer wasting,
The time was passed so easily.
But if the summer's wasted
How come that I could feel so free?
I spent the summer wasting,
The sky was blue beyond compare.
A photograph of myself
Is all I have to show for
~A Summer Wasting, Belle & Sebastian
Sunday, August 09, 2009
quick fixes
i try to eat mostly fresh foods
something i cook or take out
but oh these modern times
many times we have to rely
in quick fixes for food
surprisingly, some of the 'healthy'
frozen food is that one for kids!
like this Elmo Whole Grain Pizza
don't taste that bad, actually it's
pretty decent, and with 19 grams
of whole grain, not so bad for a
frozen dish
as for coffee, i buy whole beans
i grind them myself every morning
yet sometimes i am in a hurry
or i crave an early evening crave
for a foamy espresso
while in Germany i discovered this
amazing instant Espresso from Nestle
i can't find it in the US! and my second
bottle is coming to a close end..
too sad
but if you live in Europe
try it! it's great
of course a 'real' espresso is the best
but this one for an instant
tastes great! but add sugar
i usually don't add sugar to my coffee
aber diese Kaffee mit Zucker ja!!
as the label reads
sehr gut!
something i cook or take out
but oh these modern times
many times we have to rely
in quick fixes for food
surprisingly, some of the 'healthy'
frozen food is that one for kids!
like this Elmo Whole Grain Pizza
don't taste that bad, actually it's
pretty decent, and with 19 grams
of whole grain, not so bad for a
frozen dish
as for coffee, i buy whole beans
i grind them myself every morning
yet sometimes i am in a hurry
or i crave an early evening crave
for a foamy espresso
while in Germany i discovered this
amazing instant Espresso from Nestle
i can't find it in the US! and my second
bottle is coming to a close end..
too sad
but if you live in Europe
try it! it's great
of course a 'real' espresso is the best
but this one for an instant
tastes great! but add sugar
i usually don't add sugar to my coffee
aber diese Kaffee mit Zucker ja!!
as the label reads
sehr gut!
Monday, December 15, 2008
simple green tea noodle soup
for cold or sunny days
this soup is very easy to make
and very healthy too
after trying some wild vegetable soup
with some green noodles
at a little Tokyo Izakaya in Los Angeles
named Haru Ulala, a couple of months later
i saw the same kind at a 99 Ranch store
and realized that the green color of the noodles
was 'cause they were Green tea flavored noodles
i didn't know how to replicate the recipe
of the original soup but i remembered
some of the ingredients, shiitake mushrooms
and green beans, and other veggies
so gave it a try since the ingredients are cheap
i thought, oh well! if i doesn't come OK i can just toss it...
i made a very small batch and
since i didn't have green beans i made my soup with only
dried shiitake mushrooms
and some small broccoli florets
at the 1st try came out OK, very similar to the soup i had
and very edible indeed, by now it has become a favorite
quick fix when craving soup
here the quick instructions:
-soak the dry mushrooms for at least 15 minutes
in lukewarm water
- cut the broccoli or any other veggies in very small sizes
(i don't cook the veggies, they just cook with the boiling water
of the soup right after serving, so they are still crunchy and crisp
but make sure to use veggies that don't require a lot of cooking time
such as potatoes, i think small carrots or green beans are good options)
-in boiling water, add the amount of noodles you will eat
and cook for 4 to 5 minutes
-in the same water you cooked the noodles, add the mushrooms
and the broccoli (or other veggies)
- serve & eat it right away! while steaming
it has a very earthy fresh healthy taste
and afterwards your belly & spirit shall be warm
this soup is very easy to make
and very healthy too
after trying some wild vegetable soup
with some green noodles
at a little Tokyo Izakaya in Los Angeles
named Haru Ulala, a couple of months later
i saw the same kind at a 99 Ranch store
and realized that the green color of the noodles
was 'cause they were Green tea flavored noodles
i didn't know how to replicate the recipe
of the original soup but i remembered
some of the ingredients, shiitake mushrooms
and green beans, and other veggies
so gave it a try since the ingredients are cheap
i thought, oh well! if i doesn't come OK i can just toss it...
i made a very small batch and
since i didn't have green beans i made my soup with only
dried shiitake mushrooms
and some small broccoli florets
at the 1st try came out OK, very similar to the soup i had
and very edible indeed, by now it has become a favorite
quick fix when craving soup
here the quick instructions:
-soak the dry mushrooms for at least 15 minutes
in lukewarm water
- cut the broccoli or any other veggies in very small sizes
(i don't cook the veggies, they just cook with the boiling water
of the soup right after serving, so they are still crunchy and crisp
but make sure to use veggies that don't require a lot of cooking time
such as potatoes, i think small carrots or green beans are good options)
-in boiling water, add the amount of noodles you will eat
and cook for 4 to 5 minutes
-in the same water you cooked the noodles, add the mushrooms
and the broccoli (or other veggies)
- serve & eat it right away! while steaming
it has a very earthy fresh healthy taste
and afterwards your belly & spirit shall be warm
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
classy dessert rescues pesky Monday
last Monday, yesterday
had all the inevitable symptoms
of a blue Monday
cumulus of neurosis and apathy
climbing up & down my spine
traces and hope and lost alternated in me
and mood swings were frequents
and switched between minutes
and sometimes seconds, intervals
and no coffee amount was enough to bring to me
the urgently required spark
the smell of carpet glue lingering in the office
from last week's repairs
soporific loads of work
regrets of a not well-enjoyed weekend
having missed a party among friends
were bringing me down...
in 4 colloquial words:
i felt like shit!
but about 1/2 working day
after lunch and the Mondays staff meeting
my pinche best friend and boss
reminded me that he had brought to the office
some left overs from his party the day before of
"molten chocolate cake with vanilla creme freaiche, and raspberry coulis"
oh so all went so much better then!!!
and i truly appreciated
el perro's dedication to deliver the dish
so properly!
he carried each ingredient in separate containers
and instructed me to warm up for 7 seconds the molten cake
in the microwave at the lunch room in the office
once the cake was warm
he dropped carefully the creme freaiche on top
and told me to place the three coulis
i must confess all lasted little after served
barely enough for the shot,
promptly i devoured it all!
the cake was soft and moist and just warm in the inside
and the creme was still cold and the raspberries crispy
all served on an office paper plate
was great! top chef delivered at my desk
i am glad my friend is into cooking so professionally!
ah! i got many great meals already, ha! but not just that
i am also glad to hear every day more people get the importance of home-made cooking
the importance of food and the role of it in our lives
on how nutrition can alter one's body chemistry for better or
worse; it seems to me that, gladly, food is recovering a new importance
on people lives, all these chef TV programs, cooking contests, etc. seem to encourage this new age where we respect fresh and interestingly cooked food instead of industrialized pre-fabricated so-called food factories have been feeding us. I just find it beautiful, all this food & cooking renaissance!
and i guess...
i just love to see people playing with their food again!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
ein Seltsamer Samstag
gestern war
yesterday was
ayer fué un día extraño con tintes de tristeza
and some words took me by surprise
[surprised more like a little perplexed me above]
& it's too sunny too hot
too dry & too dry & too dry
again here in California
since Friday night
and i can feel my head, my soul
and my heart drying out to the compass of
lost, confused Summer days dancing
around our Autumn time bringing
Santa Ana winds and fires
up & down
and like this dry land
today my heart too
got another little crack
oh well! to comfort myself
the best way i know around
cooking myself some comfort
here a Summer-type of pasta
chunky but fresh-tasting tomato sauce
the ingredients
- 1 can of peeled diced tomatoes* (14.5 oz or 411 gr)
- olive oil
- fresh basil [i got mine from my little plant outside]
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 or a 1/3 of an onion
- fresh grounded black pepper
- sea salt
- oregano
- Parmesan cheese if Parmigiano Reggiano** better,
but any kind will do
the cooking
- heat the olive oil on a medium sauce pan
- add the fined chopped garlic and onion for 3 minutes to the hot oil
- add the diced tomatoes and the basil
- season to taste with the sea salt, fresh grounded black pepper, and oregano
- cook on medium heat covered for about 20 minutes
- toss with the fresh cooked & drained pasta of your choice
top the pasta with the sauce and serve topped w/ Parmesan cheese
i didn't have Parmesan but i had this delicious
Asiago BelGioioso, dry enough to be excellent on pasta
and it has a distinctive sweet and nutty flavor
so here my comforting dinner for
an uncomfortable day
the fresh pasta accompanied of some
whole wheat french bread with softened butter
not that i need more butter looking at the size of my hips
or that the butter needs to be softened in this heat
and sadly no wine no beer
it's so dry here! drinking alcohol just adds to the dehydration
so just more mineral sparkling water for me
let's see what Sunday has reserved for me
under it's Sundayish sunny reheating sleeve...
* please notice that i don't use tomato paste or puree for this sauce, you can replace the canned tomatoes for fresh roma tomatoes for an even fresher taste!
** i had NO idea that Parmigiano Reggiano Formaggio had a consortium, that's what i call being a BIG cheese
Sunday, October 19, 2008
der Calabaza day
Kürbis Tag!
pumpkin day
día de la calabaza
as it comes the pumpkin season
decided to cook a little one
once baked, can be used for soup,
pies, bread, or...
as i ate it this morning
just warmed up sprinkled with sugar & cinammon
accompanied with a glass of cold milk
ah better than any sophisticated dessert
i will try to bake more this October
too bad i don't remember the kind of pumpkin it was
ohne Namen Kürbis!
[oder? Frage: wie man sagt auf Deutsch?
ohne Namen oder kein Name?]
nameless pumpkin
calabaza sin nombre
pumpkin day
día de la calabaza
as it comes the pumpkin season
decided to cook a little one
once baked, can be used for soup,
pies, bread, or...
as i ate it this morning
just warmed up sprinkled with sugar & cinammon
accompanied with a glass of cold milk
ah better than any sophisticated dessert
i will try to bake more this October
too bad i don't remember the kind of pumpkin it was
ohne Namen Kürbis!
[oder? Frage: wie man sagt auf Deutsch?
ohne Namen oder kein Name?]
nameless pumpkin
calabaza sin nombre
Friday, October 10, 2008
cappuccino and croissant
after eating few vegetables variety
turkey, olive oil, and brown rice
for almost a week
this morning i woke up from a wonderful dream
still the taste on my lips
of a fragrant creamy foamy strong cappuccino
and the flaky buttery texture of a fresh made
croissant
oh, i dream of drinking a cappuccino
while eating a croissant
dreams of
cappuccinos and croissants
at least an apple turnover
with a latte...
turkey, olive oil, and brown rice
for almost a week
this morning i woke up from a wonderful dream
still the taste on my lips
of a fragrant creamy foamy strong cappuccino
and the flaky buttery texture of a fresh made
croissant
oh, i dream of drinking a cappuccino
while eating a croissant
dreams of
cappuccinos and croissants
at least an apple turnover
with a latte...
Friday, May 30, 2008
a good day starts
with a good breakfast...
and since i found this Mexican gigantic
Brombeere
Blackberries
Moras negras
[look at their size compared to my hand!]
so i decided to use them in a
super-Frühstück
super-breakfast
super-desayuno
all the ingredients here are very healthy food
i linked some of their benefits
please click and read them!
every day i realize more the importance of
feeding oneself with the proper foods
the chemistry in our bodies reflects in every
aspect of our lives... i many times indulge in
not so very healthy food... but it is comforting
to notice that after eating healthier food for
as little as 1 or 2 weeks, i start feeling with
more energy, lighter, and even happier...
mmm, body chemistry!
now for that delicious healthy breakfast
ingredients
1 cup of low-fat (1%) Kefir milk
1/2 cup (or more) of delicious blackberries
1/4 cup of walnuts
1 tablespoon of Maple syrup
just cut the berries if the are too big
and mix them with the Kefir milk
chop the walnuts and sprinkle with the maple syrup
i use Grade B maple syrup, which is less processed than
grade A, but has this nutty almost "tree-like" flavor
mmm, and has to be Canadian or from Vermont
the experts in maple syrup regions
oh, mouthwatering!
and here some healthy alternatives
in case you don't find the ingredients
if you don't have Kefir milk, use low or fat-free yogurt
if you don't have berries, use any other chopped fruit
if you don't have walnuts, use any other nut
if you don't have maple syrup, use regular bee honey
and this is delicious as a dessert too!
and since i found this Mexican gigantic
Brombeere
Blackberries
Moras negras
[look at their size compared to my hand!]
so i decided to use them in a
super-Frühstück
super-breakfast
super-desayuno
all the ingredients here are very healthy food
i linked some of their benefits
please click and read them!
every day i realize more the importance of
feeding oneself with the proper foods
the chemistry in our bodies reflects in every
aspect of our lives... i many times indulge in
not so very healthy food... but it is comforting
to notice that after eating healthier food for
as little as 1 or 2 weeks, i start feeling with
more energy, lighter, and even happier...
mmm, body chemistry!
now for that delicious healthy breakfast
ingredients
1 cup of low-fat (1%) Kefir milk
1/2 cup (or more) of delicious blackberries
1/4 cup of walnuts
1 tablespoon of Maple syrup
just cut the berries if the are too big
and mix them with the Kefir milk
chop the walnuts and sprinkle with the maple syrup
i use Grade B maple syrup, which is less processed than
grade A, but has this nutty almost "tree-like" flavor
mmm, and has to be Canadian or from Vermont
the experts in maple syrup regions
oh, mouthwatering!
and here some healthy alternatives
in case you don't find the ingredients
if you don't have Kefir milk, use low or fat-free yogurt
if you don't have berries, use any other chopped fruit
if you don't have walnuts, use any other nut
if you don't have maple syrup, use regular bee honey
and this is delicious as a dessert too!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
breakfast: huevos con ajos y tomates
Reformkost Frühstück
healthy breakfast
desayuno saludable
I have been very lazy the past couple of days
just resting and hanging-out at home
but also I have been trying to cook myself
my own meals while trying to eat healthier
for me is a pleasure to cook simple meals
and i have been trying to include ingredients
that are listed on this book that my friend Tina
recently gave me: Super Foods RX
so one of the quick breakfast recipes that i developed
myself is
Ei, Tomaten und Knoblauchzehe
eggs with tomatoes and garlic
huevos con tomates y ajo
Ingredients
5 cherry tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
1 'sunny' disposition of making yourself and yummy and healthy breakfast
optional: slices of green serrano chile, for a mexican spicy twist
or some fresh basil, for a more Mediterranean flavor
it is very easy to make
just chop the tomatoes and garlic
and cook them on the olive oil
on a thick pan for about 3 minutes
add the already beaten egg and heat
until the egg is cooked
here i served with some cuban style black beans
from trader joe's
beans have tons of vitamins B and fiber
and tomatoes, garlic and olive oil are among
the healthiest foods in the world
so enjoy!
to accompany all, a good cup of black coffee
i recommend you the Trader Joe's
Bolivian Organic blend
is a caramel smooth medium but also dark blend
perfect for breakfast
i have more healthy & quick recipes coming soon
Bon appetite!
healthy breakfast
desayuno saludable
I have been very lazy the past couple of days
just resting and hanging-out at home
but also I have been trying to cook myself
my own meals while trying to eat healthier
for me is a pleasure to cook simple meals
and i have been trying to include ingredients
that are listed on this book that my friend Tina
recently gave me: Super Foods RX
so one of the quick breakfast recipes that i developed
myself is
Ei, Tomaten und Knoblauchzehe
eggs with tomatoes and garlic
huevos con tomates y ajo
Ingredients
5 cherry tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
1 'sunny' disposition of making yourself and yummy and healthy breakfast
optional: slices of green serrano chile, for a mexican spicy twist
or some fresh basil, for a more Mediterranean flavor
it is very easy to make
just chop the tomatoes and garlic
and cook them on the olive oil
on a thick pan for about 3 minutes
add the already beaten egg and heat
until the egg is cooked
here i served with some cuban style black beans
from trader joe's
beans have tons of vitamins B and fiber
and tomatoes, garlic and olive oil are among
the healthiest foods in the world
so enjoy!
to accompany all, a good cup of black coffee
i recommend you the Trader Joe's
Bolivian Organic blend
is a caramel smooth medium but also dark blend
perfect for breakfast
i have more healthy & quick recipes coming soon
Bon appetite!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
my eyebrows hurt (the sandwiches and vermouth edition)
yes!
i know it sounds idiotic
but my eyebrows hurt!
not the hair itself
but more the bones that go
right behind the line of the eyebrow
a strange pain, like a muscular pain
not itchy, the skin not sore, and not a headache
really... but
just... pain?
oh my eyebrows!
ach meine Augenbrauen!
¡ay ay mis cejas!
[this translation made me laugh
i am such an idiot translating this
but i laugh, hope you too!]
mmm? i've been working a lot with
Photoshop and dealing with a
detailed image today, and i squint my eyes
sometimes a lot...
and i read a good load of Deutsch last night
'cause i had der Kapitel 9 Test
and it's April's Fool
April! April!
[...in Deutschleid heh heh]
so anyway, this day did fool me
and end up being... the day!
the day...
of the fool-me eyebrow pain
still hurts!
and i wrote something about this day
on a piece of paper at school
a sentimental note and then i couldn't find it
some kid at school might be laughing over me now
or worse, just on the floor, so...
so i will drink a vermouth
i don't think people drink vermouth straight anymore
i drink it straight, but with ice
my mother says it's an old's people drink
but i have a vermouth once or twice a week
my favorite one is Cinzano
but this one Di Torino Rosso that i found
at Trader Joe's is pretty decent, not the best
but not like there is a lot to judge over a vermouth
or is there?
...
Il Vermouth è un vino aromatizzato vecchio di...6000 anni...
and yes... technically my mother called me old
yes, i might behave stubbornly old-er sometimes
manchmal manchmal...
a veces, a veces...
so that's why i cure myself with these
sandwiches
oh sand-wi-ches, like that, slow... and soft
thank you John!, Earl of Sandwich
for this rather international mouthwatering word
with no translation required word...
i know it sounds idiotic
but my eyebrows hurt!
not the hair itself
but more the bones that go
right behind the line of the eyebrow
a strange pain, like a muscular pain
not itchy, the skin not sore, and not a headache
really... but
just... pain?
oh my eyebrows!
ach meine Augenbrauen!
¡ay ay mis cejas!
[this translation made me laugh
i am such an idiot translating this
but i laugh, hope you too!]
mmm? i've been working a lot with
Photoshop and dealing with a
detailed image today, and i squint my eyes
sometimes a lot...
and i read a good load of Deutsch last night
'cause i had der Kapitel 9 Test
and it's April's Fool
April! April!
[...in Deutschleid heh heh]
so anyway, this day did fool me
and end up being... the day!
the day...
of the fool-me eyebrow pain
still hurts!
and i wrote something about this day
on a piece of paper at school
a sentimental note and then i couldn't find it
some kid at school might be laughing over me now
or worse, just on the floor, so...
so i will drink a vermouth
i don't think people drink vermouth straight anymore
i drink it straight, but with ice
my mother says it's an old's people drink
but i have a vermouth once or twice a week
my favorite one is Cinzano
but this one Di Torino Rosso that i found
at Trader Joe's is pretty decent, not the best
but not like there is a lot to judge over a vermouth
or is there?
...
Il Vermouth è un vino aromatizzato vecchio di...6000 anni...
and yes... technically my mother called me old
yes, i might behave stubbornly old-er sometimes
manchmal manchmal...
a veces, a veces...
so that's why i cure myself with these
sandwiches
oh sand-wi-ches, like that, slow... and soft
thank you John!, Earl of Sandwich
for this rather international mouthwatering word
with no translation required word...
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