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post Banana Substitute

July 30th, 2007

Filed under: Food, Health, Childraising, Household, Consumption, Blogroll, Family, Blog — Tom @ 1:44 am

Often, if a recipe only wants an egg or two, you can omit the egg. Be sure to add a bit more liquid to it though, to keep things balanced.

Perhaps someone in your home has an allergy to eggs, in that case a full substitution will be needed.

1 egg = :

1/2 banana

or

1/4 cup applesauce

There are others i am sure, but those are the ones i know. Perhaps your dietician can recommend others. As far as i know theres no commercial soulutions available, as there is for items like milk.

post Broadening Horizons

July 20th, 2007

Theres no one place that can open your way of thinking, but i think that travel in general, especially on a world scale will definately open your mind. When you experience the life of another culture, and if you enjoy it, and embrace it, whether you choose to or not, you will grow as a person.

Europe is a wonderful place, if for no other reason than the fact you can simply board a train and make a day  out of going to another country and back home again. You can go to Germany and then train to Switzerland, or Italy, or France etc. Then go see the Alps, its all right there. Couple that with the history thats visible and palpable in Eurpoe.

Imagine further, Africa.  The culture there is still primarily intact. The  vegetation unchanged. The animals more exotic and beatiful than that of any other place.  The people  are far kinder than the media would have you believe.

Some people make pilgrimages to the places they have roots, Ireland, England, Scotland, Norway, china etc. I think these are deep and meanful trips to many, much akin to a spiritual pilgrimage

post Extra Virgin Olive Oil

June 30th, 2007

Filed under: Food, Reference, Consumption, Methods, Blogroll, Blog — Tom @ 6:35 am

Up until recently I would make jokes regarding “extra virgin olive oil” . Yeah, insert numerous jokes here.

Out of curiosity i looked it up. I thought i owuld hare what i learned.

Extra Virgin olive oil is the oil that comes from the original pressing of the olives. As a result, it is nearly perfect, next ot no impurities, nearly zero processing. No other methods were used to obtain the oil, no heat, etc, just pressing.

Odd, yet fascinating

post 10 Must See Places

June 15th, 2007

Dubai - Dubai has some of the most awesome hotels and beautiful beaches the world knows it should not be missed if you are intending to travel and see the world.

Seattle should be added to any travelers itinerary it has excellent sites such as Mount Rainier the Cascade Mountains it boasts pikes market and Pioneer Square also ofnote would be the space needle the Olympic Mountains.If your animal person you might enjoy seeing Whales outside of Seattle in the Pacific ocean.

America’s largest city is New York City located in the state of New York on the eastern seaboard has one of the tallest buildings in the world known as the Empire State building. the Yankees play in Yankee Stadium. A highly regarded natural history Museum is in New York City, as well along the world-famous Broadway for the art lover.

Brazil is one of the first of the exotic locations one should consider in South America. Brazil has carnival which is a very akin to our Mardi Gras in last 10 days just prior to Lenten season. Of course Brazil has rain forests and the Amazon River. Amazon has some of the greatest waterfalls on that continent and Brazil has   roughly 6000 miles of beaches.

The country of Egypt brags one of the 10 natural wonders of the world with the pyrimids and also has the Valley of the Kings one the largest deserts in the world Cairo is a cultural melting pot of that portion of Africa and the Nile River is one of the largest in the world is definatly  a sight to behold.

France has the Alps but also famous for their wines. they boast the Cathedral of Notre Dame which stands for Our Lady in Latin as the Moulin Rouge, the Eiffel Tower  . if you go to France don’t miss the arc de triumph. the food is is highly regarded  European cuisine. is also the French Riviera and of course Normandy beach which is famous in World War II invasion.

Definitely be sure to see Greece . visit all the Greek Isles a ticket tour the Acropolis go see the theater of Dionysus, visit the Parthenon, the Agoura in the national archealogical museum. get some pictures of the great architecture

Don’t miss Japan with Mount Fuji in Tokyo when you stop at Tokyo be sure to see the Imperial Palace along with the Castle visit. Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan has some the greatest scenerey in the world especially during the Cherry Blossom Festival along with a wide array of Buddhist and Shinto temples.

Of course the Bahamas for the beaches the beaches and the beaches.

I’d have to conclude list by saying the visit all the Canadian countryside due to the wide array of flora and fauna in all the wild animals. Truly a sight for a metropolis raised person like myself.

post Must See Items in NYC

June 8th, 2007

1. The Blue Man Group for sure! They are over at the Astor Place theater. Even if you are a dance music fan, you will LOVE this show! A trio a blue guys who dont speak, catching objects in their mouth and playing the strangest instruments, they really get the crowd involved! Great time! Very fun.

2. Avenue Q. Check them out over at the Golden Theater. Quite a bit different from the Blue Man Group. Its alot like broadway, but with muppets singing satyrical songs.

3. Whitney Museum,
Rudolph Stingels’ work is currently being displayed, and should not be missed

4. Pace/MacGill Gallery is currently exhibiting some world renowned  photographs  from many famous collections/

5.Chelsea Market: A fantastic place to catch an inexpensive breakfast or lunch, it boasts some fabulous bakeries to boot!

**JoJo is definately my fave eatery in the whole city. It’s not as stylish as some other places, but they are awesome. The food and service are top of the line, every time. It’s a  converted townhome over on the Upper East Side.

post World Hunger

May 16th, 2007

the world produces more than enough food to sustain itself. In fact large quantities are wasted each year. The quantity of food isnt what makes world hunger, its world economy that does. People in other nations cant afford it, and a failed harvest is terrible because import costs are prohibitive.

But, you may wonder, the food will rot in our warehouses, why not just GIVE it to them. Simple. It would destroy the economy of an already struggling nation. In a nation where food is a great concern , the economies revolve around it, and their people will likely work in a food related industry. Farmers are very populous in a country like that. Others would work in a packaging or processing plant, etc.

Now take that same economic model, and add free food to it. Why would you buy food, if you could get free food? People wouldnt, and as a consequence, noone would farm, noone would be hired to package. Business would be bankrupted. Noone with jobs, and the government would have no tax money, degradation and war would soon follow.

Giving food to a third world nation would actually make them poorer…

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