Osteoporosis ~ a silent thief

Before reading the information on Osteoporosis below, please take this Pre-Test : http://thinkloud65.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/osteoporosis-the-silent-thief-pre-test/ Osteoporosis literally means porous bones, or thinning of bones. Calcium is laid down in the bones for strength. However, for various reasons, calcium deposition may becomes less, leading to thinning of bones. Why a silent theif? Bones are weight bearing organs. The thinning [...]

Traditional Chinese Wedding vs Desi

Befriending a Chinese colleague closely has busted a lot of myths with which I grew, primarily them being reserved or unfriendly. Going though her wedding pictures ( which took place 27 years ago in Shanghai), I could not with hold my surprise, of the similarity between their wedding and our desi one , in terms [...]

Nihari, here and there

The story goes back to two decades ago, when as newlywed and I had just arrived in Karachi. An aunt ( Phuphi) of my husband invited us for a dinner on some ‘special’ delicacy (in her own words). There were a few other dishes, but all the focus was on the ‘special’ dish. In the [...]

“O God, to those who have hunger, give bread, and to us who have bread, give the hunger for justice.” ~ Prayer from Latin America

A PLEDGE: Let us make this Ramadan, special, by making our Iftars, simple, So that we may, share with the hungry and the poor some food and loads of love. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: “Eating alone is a disappointment. But not eating matter more, is hollow and green, has thorns like a chain of fish hooks, [...]

Coffee

On the eighth day God created coffee. Legend of coffee discovery : Kaldi, a goatherd, lived in Abyssinia around AD 850. One day he observed his goats behaving in abnormally exuberant manner, skipping, rearing on their hindlegs and bleating loudly. He noticed they were eating the bright red berries that grew on the green bushes [...]

Pornography vs. Picasso

If this Junk Food was Pornography Then this Healthy Food is Picasso. Some crackers for the 12 year old within us: #Most vegetables are something God invented to let women get even with their children. A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something [...]

OH GETTING THE MEN IN MY LIFE TO RELISH VEGGIES!

I have yet to find a yet more daunting task than to get the two men in my life and my home  to enjoy the vegetables that sit on my dining table. Right from the creases on their foreheads when the news spreads outside the kitchen that veggies are on the menu card that day, [...]