Self-tutoring about vegan rules: the tutor mentions the situation with honey. I was under the impression that being vegan means one doesn’t eat animal products – meat, eggs, or dairy. Apparently, there’s more to it. Honey is not aligned with …
Self-tutoring about cooking and food: the tutor looks into an age-old question. Today I was eating cornbread with molasses. The carton of molasses was the 675ml size, and was nearly empty. Eventually, no more would pour out. I also had …
Cooking: how much molasses might be left in the carton when it seems empty? Read more »
Self-tutoring about food and nutrition: the tutor mentions carrot tops. This year a few carrots have arrived in the garden. My wife likes freshly-harvested carrots, so I pulled a few from the ground and brought them in for her. What …
Self-tutoring about superfoods: the tutor compares oatmeal with quinoa. By mass, raw oats is 13 percent protein, 6 percent fat, 66 percent carbohydrate, and 10 percent fibre. Quinoa, on the other hand, is 14 percent protein, 6 percent fat, 64 …
Self-tutoring about traditional root vegetables: the tutor mentions an interesting point. As a kid, I was fed turnips, which I liked. They were yellow-orange and sweet-tasting. However, it seems they weren’t turnips, but rutabagas. I didn’t hear the word “rutabaga” …
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor mentions an interesting preference. When I was a kid, I liked ice cream. Vanilla wasn’t my favourite, but was better than nothing, for sure. When I was about eight I was served yellow ice cream. …
Self-tutoring about snack foods: the tutor mentions the Prairie Harvest mix by Joe’s Tasty Travels. A few years back we started buying pouches of snack foods by Joe’s Tasty Travels: we buy them at Walmart. There are numerous options in …
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Self-tutoring about food: the tutor wonders about a possible association between coconuts and Mexico. I always hear about coconut in connection with Hawaiin or with Thai cuisine. The other day, someone mentioned a Mexican food recipe that calls for coconuts. …
Self-tutoring about food and new realities: the tutor mentions a celebration meal. One can of Chunky soup (beef), one can of green beans, and one can of pitted black sliced olives, mixed together and brought to a simmer in the …
Self-tutoring about food: the tutor mentions how the radishes and radish greens worked out. In yesterday’s post I begin about radishes and radish greens. What did I do with them? First, I looked up whether radish greens are edible. Apparently, …