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Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
I think we have all heard about the so-called health benefits of red wine and I think it tends to make most of us smile a little. We smile when some folks say they smoke marijuana for their glaucoma… it’s sort of the same thing.
However, I have been taking RESVERATROL now for about a month and I am a bit surprised at how much better I feel… granted I am taking the equivalent of 4000 glasses of wine… but it seems to be more than an expected placebo effect.
Anyway, just thought I’d mention it.
Like so many, I have some ‘google alerts’ set up to send me news items for a few subjects that I have an interest… it is but one feed. I never expected to see a negative news story about certain subjects… one of them was Cal Poly. Google always appeared to show only sanitized versions of this university. You can only imagine my surprise in seeing the above article on my feed!
Oh, my blog never shows up on the Cal Poly feed… but that is another story.
Part one of a two part series on the results of a study of political discrimination at Cal Poly and 3 other CSU Campuses based on the Inbar Lammers study.
Famous Amos became popular for his fun experiments in chocolate chip cookies… Although it was quite a while ago, I seem to remember he offered a variety in his shops.
Here is a recipe that claims to be his and is quite nice… But I thought his cookies were bigger. This is much like visiting the house you grew up in and being surprised how small it was.
But it’s fun traveling down memory lane.
Famous Amos Cookie Famous Amos Cookie RecipeRecipe
Tofu is worshiped by vegetarians, vegans and others not too worried about its estrogen enhancing properties. Tofu is billed as a meat substitute when prepared properly, but I don’t think I’ll ever hear anyone from down under saying to ‘throw another on the barbee!” or a confused hunter announcing that he’s ‘gonna hunt some reclusive snipe or tofurkey!”
However, when flavored with a sweet and tangy sauce and diced into a salad … it makes a nice diversion… especially when you are on a diet… as I am now. The key to preparation is to find a very firm grade of tofu and extract part of the moisture through a low bake or pressure method ( a step-by-step process is given by clicking on a link below) and then re-immerse the tofu in your favorite marinade! Some folks like a Chinese or Thai marinade… some even use a thinned barbecue sauce. Make the sauce as you like it… this is roughly how I make it…
Here are some ideas:
I am reminded that meat would also taste rather bland ( some say like aluminum) without the process of searing ( which converts the surface to sugar) and the blood content… so tofu really needs an infusion to have wider appeal.