Soups made with cream and mushrooms are much older than the canned variety. Ancient Italian (Salsa colla) and French (Béchamel) cream sauces, and soups based on them have been made for many hundreds of years. Cream of mushroom soup is a simple type of soup where a basic roux is thinned with cream or milk […]
Banana Muffins
Banana muffins and supposed to be like banana bread, a type of cake made with mashed bananas. Banana muffins are moist, sweet, and can be described as a quick bread muffin. As a snack or with a meal, these moist muffins go over great with the kids. The muffins fill them up and get them […]
The Diet Cure
For most health books, the word cure in the title is a definite sign to steer clear. The Diet Cure: The 8-Step Program to Rebalance Your Body Chemistry and End Food Cravings, Weight Problems, and Mood-Swings–Now is a refreshing exception. Author Julia Ross has the unusual job description of “nutritional psychologist,” which means that she […]
The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Rejuvenation
First of all, I don’t consider this book to really be about fasting because it is about juice fasting. I believe that water fasting is fasting and juice fasting is a diet. Still, juice fasting has it’s merits and this is an interesting book on the subject, if not a bit outdated. The Braggs believe […]