Archive for the 'Food' Category

OpenCola

Makes for an interesting weekend project: How to make homemade OpenCola: Ingredients All ingredients listed are in metric units. Flavoring 3.50 ml orange oil 1.00 ml lemon oil 1.00 ml nutmeg oil 1.25 ml cassia oil 0.25 ml coriander oil 0.25 ml neroli oil 2.75 ml lime oil 0.25 ml lavender oil 10.0 g gum […]

The 2007 diet winners and what really works

Chosen by Consumer Reports “The Volumetrics Eating Plan” by Barbara Rolls came in first followed by the Weight Watchers. if you’re looking to shed pounds, there’s some solid science on which to base your choice of a diet plan or book, or create a do-it-yourself approach. The basic formula for losing weight has not changed: […]

Sugar, Sugar, Sugar!

Many staple foods have as much as twice the amount of sugar in them compared to 30 years ago. Among those foods are breakfast cereals, wholemeal bread and soups. Experts warn that the trend is likely to get worse as sugar prices drop. (dailymail.co.uk reports) “increased sugar in our diets will lead to higher levels […]

My sweet lord

A planned Holy Week exhibition of a nude, anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of Jesus Christ was canceled Friday amid complaints from Catholics, including Cardinal Edward Egan. The “My Sweet Lord” display was shut down by the hotel that houses the Lab Gallery in Manhattan, said Matt Semler, the gallery’s creative director. Semler said he resigned […]