There’s also the puzzling fact that I have no memory of my first orgasm even though I’m certain that it was with a boyfriend (pretty sure I know which one), and resulted from him giving me oral sex. I’m also certain that I didn’t dissociate in the moment, but my former sexual...
Registered dietitian Lori Chong explained that gluten grains also happen to contain large quantities of starches and sugars that can be easily fermented by intestinal bacteria and are a known agitator of IBS. There’s still much debate, according to a 2019 study in Nutrients, about whether it ...
Where information appears to be lacking is in relation to packaged and convenience foods, as well as cooking ingredients (for those of us living in Japan and cooking for ourselves). While there is quite a lot of general information around about the presence of animal products in almost everyth...
Fruit is tricky because of the fructose. I need to limit some fruits and avoid others. There are none that are 100% ‘safe’ for me. I can have ½ cup servings of citrus, most berries, banana, grapes, kiwi, pineapple, cantaloupe, honeydew, rhubarb. And because my other problem foods...
There are options made specifically with olive oil or avocado oil to suit a range of preferences. Ghee is less of an all-rounder, and I typically reserve it for specialty cuisines and specific uses like Indian desserts, curries, and brushing on naan, roti, and chapati. So, which is ...
please choose a day this week and get in there for lunch. They purposely go light on the spice on the buffet so you can customize it to your taste. At Taj, we were presented with naan straight from their clay oven, succulent chicken skewers, momo (steamed chicken dumplings), and vegetab...
There is once when I am running out of Chinese fermented soya beans or tau cheo in my kitchen, it suddenly cropped out from my mind to substitute these tau cheo with miso paste.. Yes, the taste blends very well with what I am cooking. In fact, I found that it is an extremely good...
-Naan- As the saying goes, “One can go without eating meat for three days, but can’t live one day without naan.” Naan is a traditional food with a history of over 2,000 years in Xinjiang. People usually cook it in a clay oven (泥炉). The shape of the food is round. People...
TVP is high in protein: ¼ cup (24g) contains 12g of protein with zero grams of fat. Half of its weight is protein. The rest is mostly dietary fiber (4g) and carbohydrates (3g). No surprise there, seeing how it is manufactured. Is TVP gluten-free? As a textured protein can be ...
Quinoa was one of the first gluten-free ingredients that I tried and I was instantly smitten. I loved the texture, the flavor, the nutritional profile, and how quick it was to cook. It instantly became a staple in my gluten-free diet. And yet, there weren't many recipes out there usi...