LATEST FOOD NEWS

CAULIFLOWLER
Fried, pickled, raw -- or as a super-delicious sauce for chicken wings, or your main entree -- roasted Cauliflower Tandoori with cilantro/onion chutney that you eat with your fork and steak knife.

Someone gave us three large containers of homemade Cauliflower soup for Xmas. My husband had potful of my Hungarian stuffed cabbage to devour, a recipe I learned from watching my mother. I ended up enjoying every last drop of the soup while John feasted on my cabbage rolls.

SUGAR WAR 
"The Case Against Sugar" best seller published six months ago, with numbers and thorough research, shows us that the  sugar industry's been covering up its role in  heart disease, Alzheimer's, and cancers. Although US consumption of sugar has decreased, manufacturers are making up for it by adding the "bad for you" saturated fats the FDA removed in 2015.

Since we stopped using sugar, use Sweet & Lo, or Splenda rather than sugar. I know the no-no's about artificial sweeteners. Based on my own observations, I ignore them.

KETOGENIC DIET
This low-carb, high-fat diet, based on a diet that reduced epiletic fits -- wow -- more than 20 studies show it  can help you lose weight and prevent diabetes, cancer, epilepsy and Alzheimer's. Weight loss seekers are loving this diet -- eating bacon burgers, and other high fat foods, starving the body of glucose apparently turns you into a fat burning machine.

The Ketogenic diet reminds me of the Atkins diet, which worked at first, but was difficult to maintain. Dr. Atkins had a doctorly crush on me in my dancer days. I wasn't overweight but thought the diet would give me more energy. He taught me to make a cottage cheese pie with heavy cream, and cinnamon -- something delicious I could snack on all day without feeling tired.

EDIBLE CHARCOAL
The charcoal that's in water purifiers, is now in food. You now can order charcoal burger buns, lattes, even charcoal ice cream. Can you picture yourself licking a black ice cream cone, or eating a hamburger on that black bun?

Doctors say charcoal absorbs just about anything bad that you eat -- including medications and nutrients, but yay, you can gobble a forbidden fantastic dessert, without gaining those pounds.

Hmmm....

Here's some new new snacks to try.  (click link -- you'll see each one in glorious detail.

I must say I'd probably enjoy the Bantam Bagels.

Bet my husband would love the Texas Tamales, or the
Peanut Butter Banana Bites.

Which of these snacks would you love to taste right now?

I'm longing for spring weather, and a double dip cone of black ice cream with sprinkles.