The New York Times magazine section yesterday (10/11/2009) was devoted to my favorite topic -- food! Check out the article on Jamie Oliver who is going to try to turn the citizens of Huntington, West Virginia into a bunch of pint-sized peeps instead of the supersized civilians they currently are; Huntington has the dubious distinction of being America's most obese city.
A harder article to read -- at least for someone who really likes to eat -- is the one on the health benefits of a calorie restricted diet. In an interesting study, people are eating approximately 20% fewer calories than they need on a daily basis and they are aging more slowly!
It is an interesting and thought-provoking read.
Brown Butter Financiers
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One my favorites, of all French pastries, is the financier. Enriched with
nuts, and moistened with butter, almost every bakery you go into has them.
They c...
2 weeks ago
