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POPSWe are all multiple personalities: or, Why "I" don't know what's good for "me" More: Such contradictions arise all the time. If you ask people which makes them happier, work or vacation, they will remind you that they work for money and spend the money on vacations. But if you give them a beeper that goes off at random times, and ask them to record their activity and mood each time they hear a beep, you’ll likely find that they are happier at work. Work is often engaging and social; vacations are often boring and stressful. Similarly, if you ask people about their greatest happiness in life, more than a third mention their children or grandchildren, but when they use a diary to record their happiness, it turns out that taking care of the kids is a downer—parenting ranks just a bit higher than housework, and falls below sex, socializing with friends, watching TV, praying, eating, and cooking.
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POPSGarlic can help prevent colds, evidence indicates More: While many people opt for garlic supplements, others prefer to increase the garlic in their diets. Many home chefs mistakenly cook garlic immediately after crushing or chopping it, says Dr. David W. Kraus, associate professor of environmental science and biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. To maximize the health benefits, you should crush the garlic at room temperature and allow it to sit for about 15 minutes. That triggers an enzyme reaction that boosts the healthy compounds in garlic.
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POPSHappy (belated) 95th birthday to Jack LaLanne! More: The seeming futility of shaping up the world does not daunt him. "I never think about that," LaLanne says. "I think about things that I can improve." One thing he can always improve is himself. LaLanne works out two hours a day, mostly swimming and lifting weights… "I work at living," he says, leaning close and squeezing an arm. "Most people work at dying. Dying's easy." One of LaLanne's most effective sales devices has been his amazing feats of strength. When Arnold Schwarzenegger came to America in 1968 and became an instant sensation on the Southern California muscle scene, LaLanne challenged the kid to a duel at Muscle Beach. The Austrian Oak was 21; the Oakland Oak was 54. "I beat him in chin-ups and push-ups," LaLanne says. "He said, 'That Jack LaLanne's an animal! I was sore for four days. I couldn't lift my arms!' " At age 70, handcuffed, LaLanne towed 70 loaded boats 1.5 miles in Long Beach Harbor.
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POPSCooking for one - new cookbooks published I made the "steamed egg in a bed of greens" last night using chard from the farmers' market. Quite tasty, although it would have been better with a piece of toast on the side for textural contrast.
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POPSrecipe: Clean-out-the-fridge frittata More: This particular frittata got wrapped up and taken to Seward Park for a dinner picnic, which is almost as good an idea as Clean Out the Fridge Frittata. Imagine a dinner party where you invite all the interesting people you don’t see nearly enough, but with the added benefit of not having to clean your house. It’s genius, I tell you. Throw in some blankets, some grapes, salad, bread, cheese, a bottle of wine, and cookies or cupcakes (or in our case, both!) and you have the makings of a very fine evening indeed. IMG_1674 As an extra bonus, when at last it gets dark and you have to pull yourself away from the park and your friends, you’ll have a much cleaner fridge to come home to. I'm my world, that's never a bad thing.
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POPSrecipe: Zucchini "noodles" with pesto Made this last night. Fairly tasty, although my tastebuds wanted a bit more punch. Not sure what – olives wouldn't be quite right. Definitely want to try the ponzu-sesame oil-chili sauce version.
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POPSrecipe: pluot-amaretti trifle Mmm... love pluots. From the comments: When fresh fruit choices are more limited in the winter, I make orange/chocolate trifle with devil's food cake, cointreau, marmalade, orange slices and chocolate custard, and topped with cocoa whipped cream...always a big hit!
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POPSCooking for others is love Conclusion: I smiled, sat and sipped my soup, while watching everyone else eat. When I looked up, Bill was sitting across from me on a floor pillow. He hadn’t touched his soup, even though he hadn’t eaten all day. He was just gazing around, smiling goofily. “Now I understand,” he whispered, “Why you barely eat anything when you cook for people. You don’t need to.” I grinned and rose, heading back to the kitchen after finishing my last swallow of my meager bowl of soup. When Bill followed me, I nodded. “My food is their delight, not the food I cook.” As he sipped his soup, I turned back to the stove. “Let’s get back to work,” I said. “Spring rolls can’t roll and fry themselves, you know.”
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POPSrestaurant: Pho Ga Hai Phong, Oakland
New restaurant in our neighborhood. Tasty food. More: Since age 9, Mommy had to cook all the meals for her entire family of eight, because her parents were out working hard to catch fish on their boat all day. She learned to make soup broth and other simple meals by wandering around and watching the neighbors cook. When she was 13 years old, she learned to make pho and honed her Vietnamese culinary skills…Mommy often worked in various restaurants…as a dishwasher or assistant in the kitchen, where she observed the chefs preparing exquisite dishes…It was Mommy’s dream to be the head chef of a restaurant where she could determine the menu items and share her home-style cooking and serve her family's favorite dishes, such as Pho Ga, Bun Rieu (vermicelli noodles with shrimp, crab, and egg soup), clam chowder, BBQ short ribs, and New York steak with everyone. This is why the Pho Ga Hai Phong menu offers 3 distinct cuisines: Vietnamese, Chinese, and American.
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POPS10 recipes for deviled eggs "Deviled". The word looks weird. ("Did you remove the vile?" "Yes, I de-viled it.") But "devilled" does too. ("Will you deville tomorrow? No, I deville-ed today.") :lol:
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POPSFree stuff in the SF Bay Area: Johnny Funcheap's favorite things to do From the SF Bay Guardian's annual Free Issue. More: get sweaty by donning your blades or old-school roller skates and join the Midnight Rollers' weekly Friday Night Skate. A large group of skaters embark from the Ferry Plaza on a 10-mile dance party/skate tour of the city, which includes plenty of stops for ice cream, Frisbee-throwing, and a chance for slowpokes to catch up… Macy's Union Square puts on free monthly cooking demonstrations in the Cellar, where top local chefs reveal their secrets for dishing up creative yet healthy meals. Not only do you get to learn skills like how to barbecue like a grill master, expertly pair chocolate and wine, or make a brunch worth waking up early for, you also get to sample the yummy delights the experts have cooked up. It's like watching your favorite cooking show on the Food Network, but getting to magically reach inside the TV to grab a taste.
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POPSGrybai – spicy Lithuanian "mushroom" cookies The bottom part of the clip (from shespillsthebeans.com) has a recipe. These sound tasty and amusing. Looks like we'll be baking cookies come the holidays. Oh, who am I kidding? I'll be baking cookies and {{Spiritualmonkey}} will be telling me how wonderful I am for doing so. While still failing to wash the dishes. ;-)
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