I’m happy to say that I’m back with some great links this weekend. I hope you are having an enjoyable Saturday! It is bright and sunny here, but the temps are creeping up ever so slightly, not letting us forget that a hot summer is right around the corner!
On this last weekend in August, I find that my thoughts of food are looking forward to the autumn ahead (in the northern hemisphere anyway). I’m having visions of apples, pumpkins, hot cider and, as premature as this may be, I’ve even bookmarked a few cookie recipes I’ve come across for my holiday baking!
So are you finding yourself hanging on to the final days and foods of summer or are you ready to open your arms to cool-weather comfort food?
On to some of my favorite reads this week…
My Feasts had a post for the Indian dish Matar Paneer – a recipe including grilled cheese, peas and wonderfully spiced tomato sauce. The grilled chunks of cheese reminded me of the kind they grill here in Brazil at the churrascos. With all those flavorful spices I really want to give this one a try.
Vegetarian Perspective offered up a great Pineapple Salsa recipe to extend the flavors of summer a little bit longer. I’ve had mango and peach salsas but I’m not sure I’ve experimented with pineapple. Sounds great!
The American Council on Exercise published an editorial in response to a recent Time article which proposed by exercise won’t make a person thin. They, of course, make great, scientifically accurate points. Keep exercising!
The American Heart Association (AHA) is recommending a crack down on sugar consumption. Previously there have not be any specific recommendations on intake, but now the AHA is speaking out to say that women should limit intake to 100 calories or 6 teaspoons and men 150 calories are 9 teaspoons. Some research suggests we consume an average of 22 teaspoons a day! I’m now wondering how HFCS fits in the picture though. I haven’t done an extensive amount of sifting through the recommendation and related articles yet.
In other, maybe controversial, news, I found the article Is Whole Foods Losing Its Sustainable Luster? to be really interesting. The food store has been in the news a lot lately. I really don’t have an opinion to state one way or another at this point because I don’t feel I’m as fully informed. I just thought I’d share the article for those who may be interested.
Have a great weekend!
Photo of the Cathedral in Maringa from my apartment window one day this week.
16 comments:
The posts sound very interesting, but I was enjoying the view from your apartment.
I will be checking some of those articles - I've been loving "This is what makes you fat" blog that I believe you had on a previous "links"...thanks!
good links as ever lori
I have embraced fall already - if only in my mind! It's still humid and hot here. Have a great weekend!
Interesting links this week--thanks for posting them!
Hey hey! I am SO looking forward to apples and pumpkin too :) But not chilly weather! I want to keep the heat. Great salsa recipe. That Time article irritated me a bit....like we need an excuse not to exercise haha
I could spend an entire week eating palak paneer!!!
great links all of them... you can see this for matar paneer n more...
http://banaraskakhana.blogspot.com/2009/08/curries-and-spices.html
Thanks for the links! Always love your links!
Thanks for those lovely links!
OysterCulture - It is a beautiful one. I try to enjoy for at least a bit every day. :)
Emily - It's so crazy, I just have to look from time to time. :)
Chow and Chatter - Thanks!
Reeni - Oh, me too. I love the fall season so much!
Deb - Glad you liked them!
Erica - Yeah, I know, those articles are never good for those of us working in exercise trying to convince people that it is very important (because it is!). Just gives people an excuse for their I don't want/like to exercise fire. :)
Usman - I can't wait to give it a try myself!
sangeeta - Thanks so much for the link!
Meg and Sophie - You're welcome!
Thanks for the links :-)
It's turning cooler now (a little too early, if you ask me) and it has me thinking a lot about soup lately! 8-)
Thanks for the links, especially the ones regarding exercise and sugar intake. The latter is particularly bad news to me - I don't have to measure to know that I far exceed the AHA's recommendation now!
Thanks for these great links! That's awesome about the sugar crack-down, and I think that that's an excellent point about Whole Foods. I love the exercise rebuttal to the Times article, too.
cool links this week! Hope you're having an excellent day!
Glad you liked the links!
TN - I think most of us are in the same boat regarding the sugar. Even when you try to eat healthy sugar is still everywhere!
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