This column reviews a beer based on aroma, appearance, taste and palate (mouthfeel). At the end of each review, we score the beer based on a five-star system (one star meaning you will likely regret ever drinking such a horrible concoction, five stars meaning it’s your new favorite beer, and two, three, and four stars falling somewhere in between).

Goose Island Brewery initially began as a single brewpub back in 1988. Founded by John Hall, the brewery is best known for its 312 Urban Wheat Ale and Honker’s Ale. In 2011, Goose Island announced that it would be selling its stake to the dreaded Anheuser-Busch InBev, provider of all things terrible in the beer world. Side note: I didn’t realize this last fact at the time that I was drinking Honker’s Ale, but, for what it’s worth, the anonymous mob of the internet has noted a difference in quality after…

I was craving french toast for lunch the other day so I went online in search of vegan french toast recipes. Many of the recipes required ingredients that I had never heard of or I didn’t have on hand (such as nutritional yeast and chickpea flour) but I found one that is not only easy but delicious! It only requires bananas, soy milk and some other basic ingredients that I had in my kitchen.

Below is the recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 2-3 ripe bananas
• 3/4 cup organic soy milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Gluten free bread – about 6 slices (I used Uudi’s from Trader Joe’s but any kind of thick sliced bread will do)
• Organic maple syrup
• Fresh organic berries of any kind (I prefer blueberries)

Instructions:

1. Blend together bananas, soy milk, cinnamon and vanilla in a blender or food processor.
2. Pour the mixture into a shallow container such…

I discovered this delicious salad from a sample at the downtown farmer’s market. Once I finally got around to making the recipe I had to stop myself(my husband too) from eating it right out of the bowl. The nice thing about Quinoa is that it is full of protein and like tofu it picks up the flavor of your seasonings. I sure am glad I grabbed a copy of the recipe.

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A friend of mine, R., lives in a tiny row house near Regent’s Park in the Marylebone district of London. The door is painted bright yellow and there is a veritable garden on the front pavement and across the way, lined with trees in pots, flowers and other vegetation. Once, when I visited her, she served a small loaf of rye bread which had a tight crumb and toasted up beautifully with a crusty exterior and chewy insides. It was just right, spread with thin slices of pate, or sweet butter and homemade jam. Fruitlessly, I have looked for a loaf that resembles this memory a long time ago, and had given up finding such a tasty loaf of dark bread.

Recently, my daughter, M., mentioned that she baked a spelt/rye bread from a recipe a friend gave to her awhile ago. Nigel Slater, a cookery maven from England also…

In English, this fruit will call “cucumber tree” or “tree sorrel”. And, in Java, Indonesia, we call “Belimbing Wuluh”

This fruit tastes sour, but tasty.

Sudah jarang kita jumpai pohon belimbing ini. Apalagi di kota-kota besar Indonesia. Jika ada, mungkin hanyalah buahnya saja, itupun didatangkan dari kota-kota kecil atau desa-desa sekitarnya.

But, no problem. Yang penting kita tahu kegunaan dari ciptaan Tuhan yang satu ini. Baik bunga maupun buah belimbing ini mempunyai beberapa manfaat bagi kehidupan manusia, yaitu :

• Bunga

Bunga belimbing jika dibiarkan terus bertumbuh, bunga belimbing akan menjadi buah belimbing.

Bunga belimbing yang mulai matang akan berwarna merah, sebelum menjadi buah. Bunga ini bisa kita jadikan sebagai teh bunga.

Yes, we can make tea from this flower. So tasty and good for our health.

Teh bunga yang terbuat dari bunga belimbing mempunyai kegunaan untuk relaksasi dan dipercaya bisa mengobati penyakit batuk.

Seperti bunga lainnya yang digunakan untuk…

You have probably been told to “eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables”. This may seem silly, but I could not emphasize this idea enough; every color of food offers a different nutritional benefit. On this warm summer day, I can’t wait to sit down and enjoy a nice big glass of orange juice. Let’s explore the benefits of the color orange!

Orange vegetables are full of beta-carotene, which is a precursor for vitamin A. Vitamin A has been noted for enhancing eyesight as well as reducing the chances of cancer. According to the New York Times, “Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed alpha-carotene levels in blood samples from more than 15,000 adults who participated in a follow-up study of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994. By 2006, researchers determined, 3,810 of the participants had died. Those with the highest…