A Foodie By Nature

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 10:56:26 GMT

Been a long time since I last posted - got a new computer and I'm trying to get everything installed on it - not an easy task!

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:47:14 GMT

From China's Provinces, a Crafty Germ Spreads. Hints about the origin of SARS provide lessons in how a disease that has spread worldwide could have been stopped. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. [New York Times: Health]

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:43:07 GMT

Hormone Studies: What Went Wrong?. How could two large high-quality studies come to diametrically different conclusions about menopause, hormone therapy and heart disease? By Gina Kolata. [New York Times: Health]

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:36:44 GMT

For $2, a Bottle of Wine and Change. Move over Mondavi. Make way for Two-Buck Chuck, at $1.99 a bottle the hottest thing in the wine market since, well, since nothing. By Frank J. Prial. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:35:46 GMT

Something to Read Before Your Next Meal. For anyone who has ever wondered why scientists and the public are so often at loggerheads over issues of food safety, the new book "Safe Food" provides something of an answer. By Marian Burros. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 13:32:13 GMT

Moving Beyond the Pinto: Cool Beans for Spring. Plump, glistening and showing off its curves, the 21st-century bean is pumped up and ready for action. By Kay Rentschler. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 12:39:56 GMT

Feast At The World’s Table™. Pacific Foods International has released its innovative product line, “The World’s Table™”, redefining ethnic favorites with tantalizing natural flavors perfect for today’s lifestyles. Low fat, low cholesterol and low calorie! [PRWEB Apr 27, 2003] [PR Web]

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 12:38:09 GMT

Virus targets mosquitoes. News24 - Fight virus with virus, the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS) says, in announcing that its scientists have devised a high-tech way to target mosquitoes that carry the deadly West Nile virus.

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 12:35:19 GMT

CIA had idea of contagion, and of governments' reactions. Boston Globe - The Central Intelligence Agency predicted more than three years ago that increased international air travel, trade, and tourism would dramatically increase the spread of infectious diseases ...

Sun, 27 Apr 2003 11:35:49 GMT

'Irish coffee' injection prevents stroke damage. New Scientist - A caffeine and alcohol cocktail similar to an Irish coffee could prevent severe brain damage in stroke victims, new research has revealed.

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 17:00:29 GMT

Summers of Tapioca and Bliss. No one is neutral about tapioca pudding, the "teddy bear of desserts." By Marian Burros. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:58:03 GMT

Steamy Fish, Cool Greens. This fish-preparation technique has so many benefits that it should make a convert of anyone who still believes that fish is tricky to cook. By Mark Bittman. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:56:44 GMT

A Little Plantain at the Passover Table. All over Miami, Jews from Latin America show the influence of their upbringing at the Seder table. By Joan Nathan. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:55:17 GMT

Online, Clam-Diggers Optional. Clams and oysters are readily available on the Internet, so it is easy to be fussy though, admittedly, it costs more. By Marian Burros. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:54:22 GMT

How to Boil an Egg: So Simple, but Not Easy. Cooking hard-boiled, a staple at the Passover table, can be almost as bewildering as nailing down their symbolism. By Julia Moskin. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:51:32 GMT

California Sues Restaurants Over Seafood [News Is Free: Health]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 13:28:06 GMT

Want to live to age 90? Watch your weight at 21 [Reuters Health eLine]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 13:25:11 GMT

Finding Gold in the Jumble of Dreams. A hundred years after Freud, scientists are still unsure what dreams are about. A psychiatrist learns they often replay the dominant sensations of patients' lives. By Anna Fels, M.d.. [New York Times: Health]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 13:14:00 GMT

This Store Sells Rice Pudding. Nothing Else.. What should be the perfect palliative for a city on edge has become, for one restaurateur, an obsession. By Fred A. Bernstein. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 13:05:07 GMT

I love turnips! There's nothing better than a beef stew (or vegetable stew) with turnips, rutabagas, carrots, onions and potatoes! Can you tell I'm originally from Wisconsin??!!

Clearing a Turnip Fog. Turnips are among the first crops of the season, and the memory of a spring-chicken dinner long ago inspires me to pair the two. By Mark Bittman. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 13:01:24 GMT

Recipe: Roast Chicken With Turnips. ROAST CHICKEN WITH TURNIPS. [New York Times: Dining and Wine]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:56:19 GMT

Eating raw broccoli may combat cancer [New Scientist]

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:36:53 GMT

Cranberry JuiceA Cocktail for the Heart. Science News - Chemist Joe Vinson has a passion for foods and the potentially beneficial antioxidants they bring to the dinner table.

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 12:29:59 GMT

Trilobite bites Roomba's style.

The Roomba isn't the only robot that can vacuum your floors any more. Electrolux's new Trilobite robotic vacuum cleaner accomplishes the same task and even looks almost exactly like iRobot's Roomba, except it comes in red, rather than black.
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[Gizmodo]

Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:13:05 GMT

Trial Under Way in Case of Vegetarians' Sick Child. A State Supreme Court trial is unfolding in a Queens courtroom in the case of a couple charged with endangering their child's life through a strict vegan diet. By Corey Kilgannon. [New York Times: Health]