Food and Drink

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I'm currently experimenting with coconut milk yogurt.   Being a huge fan of coconut, coconut oil, coconut milk, everything coconut, I was delighted (at first) to see a coconut yogurt at Whole Foods.  Upon reading the label, however, I was dismayed to see that it contained rice starch! […]

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I'm currently experimenting with coconut milk yogurt.   Being a huge fan of coconut, coconut oil, coconut milk, everything coconut, I was delighted (at first) to see a coconut yogurt at Whole Foods.  Upon reading the label, however, I was dismayed to see that it contained rice starch! […]

In continuation with the idea to post regional suggestions, both for cooking at home, and ordering at restaurants, today's entry has a Far East Focus: Vietnamese Cuisine! Common ingredients used in traditional Vietnamese Cooking include  fish sauce, soy sauce, rice, fresh herbs (including lemon grass, mint, Vietnamese mint, long coriander and Thai basil leaves) and a […]

Sounds doubtful, I know, but I couldn't resist!  As much as I love crab meat and as much as I love Whole Foods, the other day while buying my weekly fare, I came across crab meat in a vacuum-packed container in the seafood department.  A quick review of the label revealed : crab meat! With […]