Tag Archive: food

Quenching the craving: sweet treats without the added sugar

By day four, you’re probably dreaming of chocolate bars or oatmeal raisin cookies. I know I do. I remember within a week of the first time I stopped eating added sugars, I went… Continue reading →

21 Days of No Added Sugars

I stopped eating sugar a little over a year ago, and persisted with this no-added sugars diet for some six or nine months before I was corrupted by traveling in Australia (where any… Continue reading →

In Mongolia’s cold, even fermented horse milk tastes good

Do not be fooled. Mongolia may have an average of 280 days of sun a year, but that doesn’t mean you get 280 days of warmth. It is remarkable how beautiful the day… Continue reading →

My First Meal in Mongolia

This was my first meal in Mongolia. I wasn’t really sure what it was, but this really nice Mongolian kid named Tolgi, who was studying to be an English teacher and who had… Continue reading →

Best Vegetarian Restaurants in St. Petersburg and Moscow

Natural food stores all smell the same – vaguely of herbs and essential oils, a bit of Indian spice. If you walk into one, you’ll readily identify the scent. I always had this… Continue reading →

Fremantle: My favorite things, part two

I’m staying in North Perth, but sadly all I can really tell you about the city is how to get to the Wellington Street Bus Station to catch a train to Midland or… Continue reading →

Wearing My Wine in My Smile

I would like to capture the color of the moment. The sartorial tweed, a herringbone overlay, and dash of red, or purple, or daffodil, peaking from under a short Italian pant. At dinner,… Continue reading →