Recipes

Wow, there was an awful lot of disrespect happening on this week’s Below Deck Down Under, wasn’t there? And not just on board M/Y Thalassa, either. It was all the way around, really. From Chef Ryan McKeown to Magda Ziomek to random strangers with their faces blurred out. In fact, I didn’t even realize until the halfway mark that the episode had so much going on, it was supersized! It started on a positive note, though with charter number four officially in the rear view and 48 hours until the next pickup. Oh good, that’s just enough time for tensions...

Here’s why PETA is championing the word ‘vegan’ and why we all should, too In the debate over the phrases ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based’, Dawn Carr, director of vegan corporate projects at PETA, explains why ‘vegan’ comes out on top Words matter. Scanning supermarket shelves and restaurant menus, you’re sure to see the terms ‘vegan’ and ‘plant-based’, but what do they mean? Vegan food contains no animal-derived ingredients – nice and simple.   Research conducted by the Vegan Society showed that most consumers believe ‘plant-based’ means the same thing, but they may be wrong. For example, Rustlers Meatless Maverick burger is...

Let’s be realistic – in unpredictable weather, only denim will do. The key is in how your jeans fit on the waist and legMarilyn Monroe once said clothes should be tight enough to show you are a woman but loose enough to show you are a lady. I know this sounds borderline problematic in 2022 but I don’t have time get into that here – and anyway, please don’t even think about trying to cancel Marilyn, kiddos, because for those of us who remember the 20th century, that is a red line.The point is, she was right – at least...

Written by Amy Ziff QUESTIONS: From Michael, Southfield, MI: Is it possible to have microplastics in your sweat? Can a person consume too many microplastics? MOM DETECTIVE ANSWER: Thank you, Michael, for your inquiry. Plastics are relatively new to the world. These chemicals have only existed for a little over 100 years, and while they are proliferating, we are learning about how they behave in our bodies and the environment. Given that plastics are widely used across the globe—with insufficient research—we now have to deal with the mess they have created in real time. Alas, the science on plastics is playing catch-up to the...

Shrimp Ceviche is an easy-to-make Mexican ceviche recipe that makes a great appetizer. What is Ceviche? Ceviche is a Latin American recipe for raw fish (or shrimp) marinated in lime (and sometimes lemon) juice. The acid in the lime juice breaks down the proteins in the fish, causing it to become opaque and producing a firm texture. In this recipe for shrimp ceviche, the shrimp is not prepared raw as in classic ceviche recipes. Instead, the shrimp is lightly boiled and steamed before marinating it in lime juice. So if you have any reservations about eating ceviche because of the...