Luciano Pavarotti always has been my husband’s favorite, not only for his wonderful tenor voice but for the interview in which, he was asked if he was overweight, he answered, “I like to eat.” When I tried to tell my husband he as in issue with food, he would say, “I am not overweight-it’s not [...]

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Around this time of year the question I am usually asked by people I meet in the stores or from people who send me e mails is:  What do I do with the vegetables and herbs that are coming out of my garden so profusely?  It appears that eggplant is the vegetable of choice for [...]

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In this part, I would like to discuss herbs and spices that not only taste good, but are thought to heal illnesses by those who advocate the use of folk medicine. As an example, leaves of the spearmint plant used in salads, cheese and drinks are believed by advocates of folk medicines stimulate the appetite, [...]

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We all know how  important spices have been over the centuries in improving the taste of food. Equally important, perhaps, is the role of spices and herbs in folk medicine.  Before chemicals were used in curing and healing, folk medicine was the sole source of curing people’s ills. One imagines that, by accident or by design, [...]

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