Food News: Popularity of Organically Grown Food is Exploding

Eating organic is no longer a fringe behavior. As Christina Sarich points out in Vitality newspaper’s Sept issue, 2015, consumer demand for organic food has sky rocketed with annual double digit growth. In 2012 more htan $28.4 million was spent on organic food. And this year, 2015, organic food sales will reach $35 billion, as reported by Nutrition Business Journal.  And this growth seems to be just the beginning. See my blog  this week on “Combating Breast Cancer through Nutrition.” As Cancer grows in our meat dependent society, the percentage of consumers who  recognize the value of organically  grown plant … Continue reading Food News: Popularity of Organically Grown Food is Exploding

Delicious Indian Curry With Tofu And Fava Beans

  Indian curry tofu My first Indian friend, Vivian, was my department chairman at the university. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a joyfulness about eating Indian food, especially food from southern India. His wife, Mary, was Irish and from Chicago, but Vivian’s family taught her to cook for her husband, which she did with a relish and apparent pleasure. She and Vivian enjoyed inviting me for dinner, which was no less a treat for me. I had never really known Indian food except for an Indian fast food cafe near my home that was very mediocre. … Continue reading Delicious Indian Curry With Tofu And Fava Beans