Updated 11-Jul-2026 Legumes are the plant and pulses are the flower (e.g., peas to a pea pod/bean). These are an ancient source of nutrition. Apparently humans ate wild legumes for tens of thousands of years and started domesticating them between 11,000 and 10,000 years ago. Many legumes were consumed in a traditional Roman diet, and ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Leading with science and medicine, there are only a certain number of supplements that are needed, many of which can be obviated by a healthy diet (one that encompasses a diversity of foods with said trace minerals and vitamins). Vitamin A According to Smil, ~250m people do not have enough vitamin A. Vitamin ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Paprika, or more accurately smoked paprika is a lovely spice which gives an earthy flavor. Nice on yogurt. Basically it consists of roasted bell peppers (aka capsicum, sweet peppers). In Thai, these are called prik waan (พริกหยวก) sweet peppers.
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Three kinds of Cacao / Cocoa Dutch processed (increases PH) cocoa Natural (bitter / alkaline) cocoa Raw (less processed, aka cacao) Two kinds of Cacao / Cocoa 10-12% butter fat 22-24% butter fat The main thing with Dutch vs. Natural is Dutch does not react with Baking Soda (so when baking, usually uses ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 3 large eggs 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp soy sauce 1 TBSP water 2 tsp canola oil Procedure Mix water, sugar, soy Add eggs Mix with chopsticks gently (to not add air) Put some of the oil in square egg pan Pour in 1/3 of mixture Roll eggs as they cook Add ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 500-600g potatoes 1/2 tsp salt thyme rosemary 1 TBSP canola oil Procedure Slice potatoes into wedges Immerse in water for 15 minutes Dry off Toss in salt, thyme, rosemary Toss in canola oil Place on parchement paper on baking pan Cook for 20 minutes at 230c Turn wedges over Cook for 20 ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 8 cups of water 4 TBSP dashi miso or 4 TBSP white miso and one packet dashi 300 g of tofu one large sheet of nori, cut into thin bits sliced bits of carrot, potato, broccoli, cabbage, whatever is on hand (pre-cooked) Procedure Heat water in pan Add vegetables as desired Add ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 1 TBSP sugar 4 TBSP rice vinegar 4 TBSP white miso 4 TBSP canola oil splash lemon juice (if desired) Procedure Whisk sugar, vinegar, and miso smooth slowly add oil, whisking all the while, for a nice emulsion
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 1 cup milk 2 TBSP vinegar 1 egg 2 TBSP melted butter 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 170 g flour 1 TBSP sugar Procedure Put vinegar in milk for 5 minutes Melt butter and beat into egg Whisk milk and egg mixtures Combine and mix dry ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 It seems to me that coffee is more or less a waste of time and money. Any given study that might show any benefit of caffeine is offset by another study which shows a detriment, or simply no effect (other than the stimulent and short-term physical addiction). This year (2025) I will turn ... Read more
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Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 125 g graham / biscuit crumbs 500 g cream cheese 2 eggs 60 g butter 5 TBSP sugar (3g for filling, 2g for topping) 60 g strawberry compote (if desired) Procedure Use mixer or hand mix graham / biscuits of choice Melt 60 g butter and combine with graham / biscuits Press ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ingredients 30 g peanut butter 30 g sliced almonds 30 g sunflower seeds 30 g pumpkin seeds 30 g dried cranberries 200 g apple sauce 250 g rolled oats cinnamon nutmeg olive oil Procedure Heat oven to 150 c parchment paper in a pan add all dry ingredients, mix add wet ingredients, mix ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Update 30-09-24 Wow, turns out everyday induction cooktops are horrible to work with carbon steel. My guess is that gas is needed, or a much improved induction. Both of which I'm not really interested in. Therefore, for the standard frying pan, a non-stick option is a better result at this timee. Stainless (or ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Yogurt (Yoghurt) is a great food. Compared with cheese and milk, it is better in terms of a healthy body. It can be used in a variety of ways for cooking, not only a standard cup of yogurt with fruit. Here are some of the ways we use yogurt: Muesli, fruit, milk and ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 With the Life Diet Plan the idea is multifold, with the goals of: Prevent disease Increase metabolism and energy Control appetite Enhance natural hormone levels Diet is one part of a two-part plan, the other being exercise. Just as the diet is specific in numerous ways, so is the exercise. This then comes ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Ketchup is a bit expensive and full of not-so-nice ingredients (or super expensive and organic). We make ours in about 10 minutes using tomato paste, water, salt, sugar, and vinegar. One can always add more ingredients (garlic, onion, etc.), but it is not necessary. Ingredients One small can tomato paste 1/2 cup water ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 Cooking chicken thighs quickly and easily is important. The main concept is to have the skin side down for the first half of cooking (starting with a cold unoiled pan, or wire cooking rack, for about 15 minutes), then turning over for the final 10 minutes, and broiling. Oven temperature should be about ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 This recipe is adapted from Robert Rodriguez's 10 Minute Cooking School Ingredients Note that in the video above he only uses half of the recipe, and the use of lard means that the butter does not need to be more. Therefore: 250g flour 40g butter 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking powder 150g ... Read more
Updated 03-Aug-2025 This recipe takes about 30 minutes, and is mainly about being organized. It is very useful to have rubber gloves to do the hand kneading of butter into flour, otherwise cleanup is a lot messier. 30 minutes 8-9 scones Ingredients 200g flour 100g butter 1 tsp baking powder 2 TBSP sugar (plus a ... Read more