I don't eat meat and haven't since I was sick in April of 2010 (link to my LJ on it). A few days ago I read an article on an allergy spread by ticks in South America and that the Lone Star tick, whose habitat just happens to include the District has been spreading it, too. (Couldn't find the original article; this one is from NPR a couple of ( Read more... )

There was an article recently in the food section of The Washington Post that maintained marinating only needs to take about five minutes. Apparently, whatever changes are going to occur happen very quickly. It's good to know. It's also good to know that unless you're using papaya juice, which has enzymes that dissolve proteins, it doesn't hurt ( Read more... )