Natural colors are usually preferred to synthetic ones. They tend to cause less irritation or allergies and in general more beneficial to your health. Surprisingly, there are a lot of wonderful, totally natural colors. However, they are not universal and cannot be used for every occasion. Their main problem is that they are sensitive to […]
Jordanian spiced chicken and rice
A recipe for truly magical spiced chicken with rice. Made in a single pot!
Unusual natural common cold remedies
Inspiring and unusual cold remedies from folk medicine
Dwarf battle bread
Dwarf bread made on Discworld – my 5 cents on how it should be made. Useful or eating as well as fighting.
Protein supplements
Do protein supplements help you increase your muscle mass or muscle strength?
Instant coffee
A home experiment describing the preparation of instant coffe in your kitchen.
The art of ripening a kaki (persimmon)
Kaki (persimmon) is a phenomenal fruit. It is extremely adstringent when unripe, but extremely sweet and pleasant when it is properly ripe. Its full sweetness is complemented with distinctive kaki notes and silky mouthfeel. Truly a taste that stays on your tastebuds for many minutes and in your head for hours. But ripening a kaki […]
Food absorption
The caloric value of food can be determined with a certain accuracy, as I have already explored. But does our body really use all the calories that we consume? For alcohol I have already answered the question but there are people claiming that we do not always get the full caloric value. That definitely needs […]