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...that mimic the taste of high-cal foods but have no fat, calories or carbs. Available in 18 varieties - such as Memphis BBQ, pesto and chocolate fudge - the sprays are concoctions of natural and artificial flavors. A shot of bacon can make scrambled eggs seem like a full breakfast feast, while root-beer-float or marshmallow spray may make you crave rice cakes. Next Product: Uncorked...
...Paolini (Eragon), or Robert Jordan (the endlessly turning Wheel of Time series), or better yet to ageless grandmistress Ursula K. LeGuin (A Wizard of Earthsea). But of those who work in the grand epic-fantasy tradition, Martin is by far the best. In fact, with his newest book, A Feast for Crows (Bantam; 784 pages), currently descending on bookstores and ascending best-seller lists, this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien...
Pure idealism? Not necessarily. Local food is usually tastier. When Alice Waters, the celebrity chef, helped her daughter's Yale cafeteria switch to a seasonal, regional menu (even the chips are made from organic potatoes grown in Connecticut), students from other dining halls began forging IDs to crash the feast. When Brown introduced Rhode Island Macouns and Winesaps--replacing the Red Delicious and Granny Smiths grown for long-distance trucking--apple consumption doubled. To be sure, some colleges find it easier and cheaper to install fast-food counters. And some students would just as soon dine on Kraft cheese...
...Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus Lester Grinspoon, who specializes in the effects of psychotropic drugs, a typical sacrament ceremony entails encircling a campfire and swallowing peyote buttons.During the height of the ensuing hallucinations, generally after vomiting profusely, users perform a series of ritualistic songs and dances, culminating in a breakfast feast at sunrise.“One of the most interesting parts of the study for me, as someone who never believed in the harm of controlled hallucinogens, was that it was done at all,” said Grinspoon, who has penned several books that question the hazard of common...
...Indian and Pakistani portions of Kashmir. He proudly showed off his household, including his eldest son, Sohil, to the visiting aunt and uncle. ?They stayed for a month and a half,? he says. "We talked. We had tea. It was summer. We even cooked a wazwan (the traditional Kashmiri feast). I was almost mad with happiness...