I have made this 5-hour bolognese sauce many times. It’s perfect for cold evenings or for dinner companions who have a robust appetite.The reason I’m posting this online is my dinner guests always ask for the recipe and I’m tired of printing it out. Now, I can just point them to this article. 5-HOUR BOLOGNESE [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food’
Lower your cholesterol by 23% in 12 days: the truth about food (BBC series)
Posted: 9 January 2008 in Food and WineTags: food, nutrition
Last night I watched the first episode of a fascinating BBC series called The Truth About Food, on what food really does to our bodies. What does an “evolution diet” do to your cholesterol and sodium levels? They took several volunteers (many of whom were overweight and suffering from high cholesterol levels), placed them in [...]
When you're angry, you can't chop or do anything else for that matter
Posted: 11 November 2007 in Food and Wine, Solitude, Silence, Serenity, StillnessTags: anger, food
The other night I was chopping vegetables for a minestrone (from Alice Waters wonderful new book called The Art of Simple Food). I was angry about something — I can’t remember what — but three times the knife landed on my left hand thumbnail, causing little cuts. I am fortunate I did not actually cut [...]
Why are hotels filled with unhealthy processed food?
Posted: 22 October 2007 in Food and Wine, TravelTags: food, hotels, Travel
One of the hazards of traveling (aside from nasty terrorists who have certain ideas about when you should meet your Maker) is the near impossibility of finding organic fruit and vegetables, healthy meals and drinks in hotels. Right now I am staying at the Santa Clara Marriott for my Muniwireless conference (Oct 21-23, 2007). It’s [...]
