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Cindy Fuller
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Aug 02
Okra on the Menu
Okra gets a bad rap. It’s usually cooked beyond dead, and the result is a mucilaginous mess. When I lived in Texas and North Carolina, I developed a taste for okra in its many forms: Fried, pickled, in gumbos, and stir-fried. The latter is what I did for dinner tonight, as a Cajun dish called …
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Aug 01
Yakima Apricots
Not only does the Yakima area grow good peaches, its apricots are awesome. Alas, the season is coming to an end. I bought a bunch of them today at the fruit stand for our regular potluck with friends. I poached them in sweet white wine, and received rave reviews. This is what I did: Open …
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Aug 01
The Annual Question
It has been the hottest June and July on record in western Washington, and among the driest. Yet the same annual lament arises from gardeners from Longview to Lynden: “When are my *^#$ing tomatoes going to ripen?!?” When we lived in Seattle, only a patch of the front yard got much direct sunlight. Most of …
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Jul 30
Applying the Ideal Gas-Bag Law
Friends, the first Republican debate/rugby scrum is next week. This is a perfect opportunity to test the Ideal Gas-Bag Law in action. In case you’ve forgotten, here’s the equation: PV = NRT. P stands for pressure, to increase puny poll numbers or get attention. V stands for venue. N stands for number of cameras and …
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Jul 29
The Ideal Gas-Bag Law
Some of you may remember the Ideal Gas Law equation from your days in general chemistry. Then again, maybe you slept through that class. I’ll refresh your memory: PV = NRT. Research at the Edible Thoughts Laboratory has developed a parallel equation, The Ideal Gas-Bag Law. This explains the state of a gas-bag at any …
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Jul 26
The Kirkland Classic Car Show
Today’s trip was to this car show. Julian was a motor head in his youth; my brother was a connoisseur of American muscle cars. Kirkland is the town next door, but has a much different feel than Bothell. I don’t understand how the town can support all of the beauty salons, gyms, and plastic surgeons …
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Jul 25
An Aside on Adherence
In my previous post I used the term adherence for sticking to a diet. Why not compliance, you ask? Adherence is a more positive term than compliance, as shown by these examples of two typical seven-year-olds: Compliance: Mom asked me to try the broccoli. I choked one piece down and gave the rest to the …
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Jul 25
Diets to Live By
Every so often I’m asked by people who know my nutrition background, “What diet should I be on?” Some are fishing for validation of how they’re currently eating; others want to pick a fight about the virtues of gluten-free, Paleo or Atkins diets. Then there are folks who’ve been told they have to clean up …
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Jul 25
Disclosure Time
Edible Thoughts is not a money-making proposition for me, as you can tell from the lack of ads on the site. From time to time, I may mention and provide links to businesses, products, or books in my posts. I am not being paid for such placements. You can be assured that AAA-Aardvark Self Storage …
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Jul 18
An American’s Take on the French Paradox
We ate and drank very well while we were in France. Yet neither of us gained any weight while we were on the trip. How’d we manage that? We did do a lot of walking around Paris and southern France, sure. However, I think a bigger reason was the concept of assez (enough); in other …
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