During my recent trip to California, my husband and I met with a group of adult students who use my French site. In addition to treating us to a lovely lunch (at Nora’s Café, in Palo Alto), they had thoughtfully printed out information about some of their favorite French restaurants in San Francisco. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to visit any of them as we were leaving the next day, but I thought I’d share them here.
Food
Vegetables are brain food
A new study shows a correlation between consumption of vegetables and cognitive activity – according to the results, older people who eat lots of vegetables may have considerably less age-related mental decline than those who don’t. Interestingly, fruit consumption didn’t seem to have an effect one way or the other. But it’s still nice to see yet another argument for vegetarianism. 🙂
Source: American Academy of Neurology –
Associations of vegetable and fruit consumption with age-related cognitive change
The Best Chocolate
What is your favorite kind of chocolate? I think mine is Lindt – I’ve always been a fan of their dark chocolate truffles and chocolate-peanut butter truffles, and then this weekend I discovered their extra dark chocolate truffles, which are divine. I grew up on Fannie May chocolates, and I still think they have the best chocolate-covered almonds to be found anywhere.
Awesome recipes
I’ve been doing a lot of cooking lately, and while everything I make is good 🙂 I’ve made a few things that are truly outstanding:
Roasted red pepper dip
Garlic soup
Eggplant rollatini
Tomato cheese tart
Starbucks vs McDonald’s
Would you drink a Quarter Pounder with Cheese? If you order a venti (20-oz.) Starbucks Caffè Mocha, you might as well be sipping that 500-calorie burger through a straw….
Source: CSPI Newsroom
Good Cup, Bad Cup – Advice on How to Survive in Latte Land
Yikes. I’m glad I haven’t set foot in Starbucks (or McDonald’s, for that matter) for at least five years.
Summer drinks
Despite the “break” in the heatwave, I still feel like I’m in an oven, and I simply cannot find a refreshing enough drink. I’ve tried lemonade, ginger ale, ice tea, and all of my other cool drink recipes, but nothing seems to be working. Any suggestions?