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catfish sandwich

trE

cornmealed catfish–fried, golden brown.honey wheat toast,mayo, ketchup, and mustard. cut in two. classic root beer OliPop…a full belly. heavenly satisfaction.

Your Actual… No Really… It’s Already Mid-Summer Beery New Notes For A Thursday

Alan

Here was are. Even though full seven months will soon be behind us, the mid-year slide now begins. So you take the little day trips in the sun instead of those little afternoon naps that you might have had in June, back when there was plenty of time. Have you had enough ice cream yet? No, have...

a turkey isn't just for Christmas

Susan Stepney

Christmas 2025 is finally over.  We had the last portion of turkey in the freezer for dinner tonight.

Peanut Sauce

Adam Farkas

This is the easiest yet yummiest sauce I do for so many things. But goes especially well with my Crispy Baked Tofu recipe.Ingredients4 tbsp of PB2 (Powdered Peanut Butter)100 ml oat milk1 tbsp soy sauce1 tbsp sesame oil(Optional: some chili powder if you prefer it more interesting)StepsAdd the...

Your Frankly A Bit Too Humid Post-Canada Day 2026 Doldrums Edition Of The Beery News Notes

Alan

Happy day after Canada Day! I’ve been hiding in the basement near the air conditioner outlet myself. Because Wednesday days off are the worst of the days off in the schedule, aren’t they. But it’s still a day off for so many so we should not begrudge the lack of mail delivery and all that does...

Recent Things That Are Happening

aeryn

I guess this is just a little update. Re-reading and editing this has been tricky. I began with voice-to-text, and then edited. But to me it feels disjointed and a bit weird. Anyway.. Content notice: health, food, nutritionIt's a Sunday morning, and I've just had a nice latte. I'm sitting here in...

banana bumpy

Susan Stepney

While I was away in Trieste, some bananas back home went too black to eat.  Usually when this happens, my other half makes banana buns.  Given the current heat, however, this time he decided to try making banana ice cream.It came out a bit lumpy (despite having been blended for quite a while), and...

helyi, a founding story.

helyi

Morocco street food

mcld.co.uk blog

Morocco's street food gave me a lot to discover! Whether from a stall, or from someone pushing a hand-cart through the busy medina (market), I was surprised how many tasty things were commonplace there, and new to me. Here are some of my favourites: "Kalinti". It's a chickpea-flour-cake as a …

Crispy Baked Tofu

Adam Farkas

Ready in 15 minutes.Ingredients1 block of tofu2 tbsp starch2 tbsp olive oilSpices (optional, choose to your liking)StepsSlice tofu into two 1,5 cm thick piecesPress tofu with a paper towel to get some of the liquid outSlice tofu into diceAdd dry ingredients to tofu dice and mix wellFinally add...

Caesar Salad

Adam Farkas

In the summer of 2025, I got into ordering Caesar salad at restaurants whenever I saw it on the menu. In this post, I’ll list, briefly describe, and rate the ones I had. The rating is from 1-4 without 0, so there is no mid-score. Most recent on top. Enjoy!Fabrik VösendorfOrtsstraße 8/10, 2331...

The Silent Guardians: 4 Fruits That Can Transform Your Kidney Health

3amto5amclub

Our kidneys are incredible, tireless filters, quietly working behind the scenes to keep us healthy. But when they start to struggle, the signs can be subtle, often appearing only after significant function has been lost. High creatinine levels, for instance, can indicate nearly half of your kidney...

The 3 AM Solution: Feeding Your Brain for Better Sleep

3amto5amclub

Why You Aren’t Sleeping We’ve all been there: lying awake at 3 AM, mind racing, body cold, just waiting for the sun to come up. Most people think sleep is just about “turning off,” but your brain is actually incredibly active at night. If you don’t give it the right fuel before you hit the pillow,...

The “Silent Thief”: 4 Bedtime Fruits That Help Heal Your Kidneys Naturally

3amto5amclub

We often think of our health in terms of what we can feel. A sore knee tells us to slow down; a fever tells us to rest. But our kidneys are different. They are the quiet workhorses of the body, filtering our blood 24 hours a day without complaint. In fact, kidney decline is often called the...

Title: That Cup That Kept Me Going

3amto5amclub

I have lived with kidney disease for a long time. Over the years, I’ve managed my health carefully, watching what I eat and trying to stay active. But there has always been one constant in my routine: my coffee. For decades, I’ve had about three cups a day. In the past, conventional wisdom—and...

3 “Healthy” Foods That Are Actually Hurting Your Kidneys

3amto5amclub

We’ve all heard the standard health advice a million times: “Eat your whole grains,” “finish your spinach,” and “avoid white rice.” But if you are managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or just trying to protect your kidney health, that standard advice isn’t just wrong—it could be dangerous....

Carlaw doughnut shop

Kai L. Chan

The Jamaican beef patty is a Toronto staple food. I have many fond memories of how it played a big part of and enriched my life. I grew up during the ‘80s and ‘90s in Leslieville/ South Riverdale before it got gentrified. My go-to place for beef patties back then was Donut Express on the ...

2025 Guide of The Best (Mostly West) LA Burgers

Abel Lin

Eating through the 2010, 2011 7×7 Big Eat lists and almost 200 burgers later, I’ve put a lot of miles on my body through San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles. At 50 LA burgers, my burger blogger career comes to a close. Please enjoy my final tried-AND-tested favorite burgers that Los Angeles...

Dialysis Blues, Lone Christmas, and Farewell to a President

Unknown

James had dialysis two days in a row this week. Since Christmas fell on a Wednesday this year, and they obviously didn't want to take the dialysis patients away from their own celebrations, they scheduled James for Monday and Tuesday dialysis. Monday went fine. I bought last minute foods at Kroger...

PUBLISHED IN HOLLAND HERALD

Paola Westbeek

Holland Herald (November 2024)Happy Places: World’s Top PâtisseriesPRADA CAFFÈ IN HARRODSMerge high-fashion with culinary cachet and the result is the pop-up Prada Caffè at Harrods in London. Inside, everything is an ode to the renowned Italian label – from their signature mint-green colour...

Pancakes, Mysterious Happenings, and More Doctoring

Unknown

Sigh. James' restless legs have done it again. Now he's torn a hole through the dark blue sheets. So I had to go to Walmart on Monday to buy new sheets because I needed a bottom sheet, and had to change the bed again, although I just changed it yesterday. Plus Walmart's "hotel quality" sheets...

Reasons for Thanks and Reasons for Sorrow

Unknown

Tucker did have the ultrasound to make sure he had nothing nasty going on inside him on Monday. He passed with flying colors.Next day and on Wednesday James had doctors' appointments, podiatry on Tuesday and cardiologist on Wednesday.We had a dinner invitation for Thanksgiving Day, but it was...

The Dreadful Week

Unknown

There was no warning. It began fine: I had bought James a new duffle bag for our anniversary to take to dialysis (the old bag was falling apart). It has a separate compartment intended for gym shoes or a wet towel/swimsuit, and we have put his blanket in there. He doesn't really needed it, because...

Changes in Space and Findings Whilst Shopping

Unknown

James has finally seen the spinal doctor at Emory!Not that it did him much good.The appointment was wayyyyy over at the old Executive Park complex which used to be a rabbit warren of little buildings, many of them rented by CDC. I had attended meetings and classes at Executive Park; the plus of...

Infections and Outings

Unknown

This week's high even had a disappointing low. On Sunday we went to the Apple Festival and, while it was nice to walk the fairgrounds, it was very tiring and I was suffering from lack of sleep, and feeling very woozy and out of it.We made a short stop at Panorama Orchards for the necessities of...

A Week So Busy...

Unknown

...that we may have to break it into parts. Might as well get the nastiness out of the way first. Hurricane Helene was in the news a lot starting September 24. Supposedly this monster was due to gather a lot of strength and not lose it after it crossed the Florida/Georgia line. I immediately began...

Some Farewells are Harder Than Others

Unknown

Emotionally, it's been a bummer of a week. The saddest part was finding out a friend had died. I met Rose Marie Badgett on my first trip to a convention with friends rather than with my mother. There were six of us sharing a room: Rosie (from Kentucky), Alice and Maggi from Georgia, Mary from...

Breathing Rarefied Air

Unknown

As the kids today say, I "did a thing." I was deathly in fear of doing this "thing" because it involved leaving James alone for the day. Make no mistake, he is much stronger and fitter than he was when he got out of the hospital at the end of June. But he still doesn't feel stable enough on his...

And Even More Medical Stuff

Unknown

Went to Kroger this afternoon as has become my habit since James started dialysis to find the dairy cases completely rearranged and my favorite flavor of yogurt nowhere to be seen, and no more space for it on the shelf. First it's disappeared from Publix and now it's gone from Kroger. After I came...

Nut Nutritional Comparison

Svend

There are a lot of different nuts, and while they all have their benefits, their nutritional values and characteristics vary quite a lot. To make it a little easier to decide which nuts might be right for you, I’ve made this little table: Nutrition per 100g Nuts: Almonds Brazil nuts Cashews...

Make your kid like and learn about cooking with simple games

Lucian Apostol

We always hear that the technology is affecting our kids negatively. It is often recommended to limit “screen time”. This might be true, if all the time spent on phone is on youtube or tiktok videos. There are many other ways in which the smartphone, tablet or laptop can be used that will be...

PUBLISHED IN READER’S DIGEST

Paola Westbeek

My food and drinks column for the May issue of Reader’s Digest If there’s one thing I look forward to come Friday evening, it’s ringing in the weekend with a well-prepared meal and the celebratory ‘pop’ of uncorking a fine bottle of wine. Everything, from thinking about what I’m going to make, to...

250 low-alcohol beers, ranked and rated

mcld.co.uk blog

Just in time for Dry January - we made it to 250! Two hundred and fifty alcohol-free beers, from 20 different countries, ranked and rated, in our delightfully geeky spreadsheet. To celebrate it, in this thread below are some of our absolute favourites: Brulo, a Scottish brewery, makes a...

My favourite new vegetarian recipes 2023

mcld.co.uk blog

Hey you! Need lovely food? Me too! So here are our top hit new recipes we discovered in 2023. They're all vegetarian and more than half of them happen to be vegan too. Pick a recipe, try it out: Plantain and black bean burgers (PS I only used 100g flour …

Which millet do I have?

mcld.co.uk blog

In the spirit of the 2023 International Year of Millet, I went to the shop and bought some millet. But what sort of millet? The bag doesn't say at all what it is. Just "millet" (in Dutch, "gierst"). OK, we don't eat much millet in this country, but it's a …

Great food in Ljubljana

mcld.co.uk blog

I was really excited by the vegetarian food scene in Ljubljana, Slovenia - it's way more interesting than most other cities I've been so far. That's because there's lots to try, with modern vegan/vegetarian stuff going on, BUT ALSO there's lots of local flavour and regional cuisine mixed in there...

Every country has a "stupid chips meal"

mcld.co.uk blog

I'm gradually discovering that every culture has its own "stupid chips meal". (Note to Americans: he's British, he's referring to fries.) In the UK we love a chip butty (chips in bread), and we struggle to justify it. But there are many other hard-to-justify dishes hiding out there. So far …

How to cook with millet

mcld.co.uk blog

Did you know 2023 is the international year of MILLET? No??? Well don't worry, no-one seems to know about it, though it was decreed by the UN. The BBC has a nice article about traditional millet in India. But neither the UN nor the BBC seems to be willing to …

How to Get Started with Having Hot Pot at Home

Ti

PurposeThis doc serves as a shopping list for those who aren’t familiar with having hot pot at home. Tools neededA table-top electric pot (any will do - you can even do a little table top gas stove or electric burner with a regular pot). The key is to have a pot containing the soup base heated...

Buffalo Hot Chicken Wings in Buffalo, NY — Ranked and Reviewed

Earl MacDonald

Hot wings & beer. Just the mention of chicken wings evokes great memories of storytelling, laughter, reunions, fun brainstorming sessions and sports games watched. No snack better exemplifies spending time with good friends. My buddy Paul and I meet up for wings three or four times per year,...

dear 1393 (the annual report)

india flint

the glorious view over the heathlands, from Mount Chudalup one of the remarkable wildflowers in South West Western Australia to the 1393 folks who've stuck by this blog over the years. a little over ten years, as it happens. thank you for hanging in there. this calendar year has been a...

More coming soon… and OMG the food

Jane

More coming soon… and OMG the food We’re cooking up some more posts soon, so watch this space. We’d be writing more, but we can’t resist the amazing, delicious food here! Soz. More...

Muh Bread

Jablecki Notes

Quick look at the steps for baking my sourdough. My starter was homegrown from water, flour and patience. Shaped! Autolysis has been done overnight. Dough formed into a boule Final Rising While Oven Heats Bread is set near the oven as it pre-heats to 450F, 30 full minutes Quick Reshape Before...

Eating in Paris

Philipp Schmidt

Eating in Paris Also check out: Berlin / Boston / New York A few personal favorites (I’ll try to keep the list updated). Fish Lab Boissonnerie - An English titled fish restaurant in Paris. Casual, but cool crowd. Great fish (obviously) and good vibes. Seems popular with the expats, acting...

Are vegetarian diets really more harmful to the environment?

Andrew Maynard

Carnegie Mellon University had an eye-catching headline on its news feed this morning: Eat More Bacon. It was based on a new study that suggests fruit and veg have a higher environmental impact per calorie than meat. However, the analysis failst to take account of the nutritional needs in a...

Eating in NYC

Philipp Schmidt

Eating in NYC Also check out: Berlin / Boston A few personal favorites (I’ll try to keep the list updated) Rebelle - Fancy, but not schmancy, or overly expensive. Great french food by an American chef. Amazing wine list and staff who love to geek out on the funkier side of the cellar. Order...

McSpotlight

404PF

“The biggest, loudest, most red, most read Anti-McDonald’s extravaganza the world has ever seen.”