The Pumpkin – facts, ideas, and recipes

The Pumpkin – facts, ideas, and recipes

It is that time of the year. Orange. No escaping it. Orange leaves on the trees and orange pumpkins on doorsteps, walls, shop counters, porches, and windowsills.Leaves fall to rot on the ground, and the ‘used’ pumpkins are tossed into a compost pile (if they are...

Sauerkraut – or fermented cabbage (plus a recipe)

In August 1768 Captain Cook left for an expedition on board of his ship “Endeavour” in quest of discovering just another new, rich and beautiful land, thus ascertaining himself glory and historical immortality. The expedition proved to be very successful, not only...

Plant sources of iron

World Health Organisation (WHO) states that approximately 2 billion of the World’s population (30%) have iron deficiency anaemia (1). Some these cases are due to impaired absorption, but the major part is related to malnutrition and undernutrition....
If broccoli tasted like chocolate…

If broccoli tasted like chocolate…

Would people be happier (and healthier) if we could make broccoli taste like chocolate? I have come across this question quite a few times recently.“Chocolate is nice, delicious, desirable, rewarding, etc., etc. etc”. Right?  “Broccoli (Brussels sprouts even more so)...