This meal is perfect for a Saturday lunch or Sunday dinner. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!!
Rigatoni and Broccoli di Rabe
Ingredients:
1 pound of organic pasta- Rigatoni or substitute
1 bunch of broccoli di rabe, bottom of stems cut off
½ cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons pine nuts
3 cloves of garlic, coarsely chopped
½ cup of [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
Rigatoni and Broccoli di Rabe-A beautiful meal!
February 27, 2009
ROME BANS GELATO AFTER 1 AM
ROME BANS GELATO AFTER 1 AM
What? In an effort to keep the calm during the late night hours, the city of Rome government has banned the take-away sale of Ice Cream, Yoghurt, Croissants and other late night munchies. The hope is that partiers coming out of discos and bars will disperse quicker if they can’t [...]
February 21, 2009
MORE ACAI BERRY NONSENSE
MORE ACAI BERRY NONSENSE
I am thrilled to know that so many people come here first before even considering buying supplements over the internet. With that in mind, here are two more scam sites that should be completely avoided.
http://www.melaniesdiet.com/index.php?360-MSNBC.comSports
http://www.kelseysweightloss.com/?cid=301&gid=860&aid=366
Buying supplements over the internet is stupid. In fact, buying supplements at all is stupid. Been there, [...]
February 21, 2009
Manufactured and Synthetic Vitamins are a waste of money and effort.
Manufactured and Synthetic Vitamins are a waste of money and effort.
New York Times and International Herald Tribune reporter Tara Parker Pope details the studies that conclude that consuming vitamins in pill form is wasted effort.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/17/healthscience/17well.php
In her article VITAMINS, A FALSE HOPE? She describes how after several clinical studies, there is NO reported drop in serious [...]
February 9, 2009
IBM and United Health Group Team Up in Pilot Program
IBM and United Health Group Team Up in Pilot Program
In Sunday’s New York Times, an article by Reed Abelson, details how one insurance provider is testing a program that rewards doctors for keeping their patients healthy through traditional first-line of defense methods.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/07medhome.html?_r=1
Uh oh, Big Pharma ain’t going to like this.
It’s being tested now with [...]
February 8, 2009
SALMA HAYEK SHOWS HER TRUE COLORS
SALMA HAYEK SHOWS HER TRUE COLORS
Anytime a picture of Salma Hayek pops up, I’m taking a look. But this story really struck me for the humanity.
http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/02/06/salma-hayek-opens-up-about-weaning-valentina/
While on a UNICEF charity trip to Africa, Salma visited a clinic where one of the ill was a new mother so sick that she couldn’t breastfeed her infant. Salma, [...]
February 6, 2009
Contour Meter for Type II Diabetics in fun colors and sleek design! Are you f**kin’ kidding me?
Contour Meter for Type II Diabetics in fun colors and sleek design!
I saw a television commercial the other night for the Contour Meter from Bayer Pharmaceuticals. This is a device for diabetics to monitor their blood glucose levels.
The Contour Meter was appropriately marketed (for this crazy day and age) as:
Now in fun colors
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February 3, 2009
THE TRUTH ABOUT WII FIT AND WEIGHT LOSS
THE TRUTH ABOUT WII FIT AND WEIGHT LOSS
As I correctly predicted, WII FIT has joined Nordic Track, Bow Flew, Ab Rocker, etc in the long list of fitness gadgets and fads that do sell well, but DO NOT motivate the consumer after the sale. Here’s the data from Forbes/Yahoo
http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/the-truth-about-wii-fit-and-weight-loss/1284826
From the sellers point of view, they [...]
