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Weekend Reading, 11.9.14

November 9, 2014 Nutrition and Wellness, Weekend Reading

Weekend Reading | The Full Helping

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Thank you so much for the kind words on Steven’s guest post Thursday; he and I were both really touched by all of the positive responses. I’m excited for him to be a CR guest blogger a little more often.

And now, weekend reading, starting with some delicious and seasonal vegan eats:

stuffed za'atar roasted acorn squash - dolly and oatmeal

These stuffed acorn squash with tahini sauce from Dolly and Oatmeal look almost illegally good. Perfect holiday entree, too.

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Valentina Solfrini’s vegan shell bake with mushrooms and truffles–guest posted on Elenore’s blog–is blowing my mind.

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Speaking of Ms. Earthsprout, I’m in love with her buckwheat salad with turmeric dressing and fried sage.

Lentil-Coconut Soup

The blog post introducing this green lentil soup with coconut milk and warm spices is “cold comfort.” It looks warming and comforting indeed.

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Finally, Nicholas Day shows us how to make Zuni cafe’s red wine braised lentils in his Food52 column. Nick, I’m sold.

Reads

1. I enjoyed Richard Friedman’s op-ed on ADHD in the New York Times this weekend. While I’m admittedly no expert on this topic, I thought that his placing ADHD in an evolutionary biology framework was interesting, and that his ultimate conclusions both hopeful and constructive.

2. Since we all love chatting about the microbiome here, I thought I’d flag this cool new study about bacterial “auras” from the home space. In short, a new study, published in Science this week, has demonstrated that people who co-habitate may have an abundance of shared microbes in their mucus membranes and on their bodies. According to Discover:

“The researchers found that every home has a unique bacterial fingerprint, which follows families when they move. When comparing the surfaces of the old and new homes, researchers found them almost identical in microbial makeup – suggesting that our bacteria settle down in new places before our boxes are even unpacked. What’s more, a household’s fingerprint is unique enough that the researchers could use an unidentified floor sample to predict which of the seven families it came from.

Within a household, hands were most likely to contain similar bacteria, while noses showed the most variation. Pets made a significant contribution to the house’s microbial makeup, in line with previous research that found that two strangers who own dogs share as many microbes as people cohabiting do.

Researchers also found that physical contact may influence your microbial makeup. In one home, none of the occupants were genetically related. But, the two occupants who were in a relationship shared more bacteria than the third housemate. And, parents and their children have markedly similar microbial makeups.”

Cool.

3. Also cool: Johnny Rockets is going to start offering Gardein products as non-meat options. A great sign that plant-based diets are becoming more mainstream!

4. Speaking of vegan diets entering the mainstream, 4% of the Israeli population is now vegan, making Israel the potential vegan capital of the world.

 5. It seems that the Galapagos giant tortoise is making a comeback from the brink of extinction. There are now 1,000 tortoises living on the island of Espanola, and some are breeding. One biologist has called it “one of the greatest conservation success stories.”

Seems like a nice note to end on, right? Happy Sunday, friends.

xo

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  1. Elisabeth says

    November 9, 2014 at 6:12 pm

    That’s funny about the bacteria. I have always said (around my family anyway) that everyone has their own unique smell and that families do too. People I don’t get along with literally have a smell that is repulse to me!

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  2. Emily says

    November 9, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    Interesting take on ADHD. I have always found the observations about our social environments and the uptick in ADHD diagnoses compelling too. How are we selecting for and rewarding certain types of behavior in our schools, workplaces, and via the internet–and from these environments forming our assumptions about what is normal and abnormal human activity?

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  3. sarah says

    November 9, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    I love all of these warming recipes…yay for fall and winter. I am totally eyeing that Green Lentil Soup. Peter makes an awesome Curry Coconut Soup that we need to get up on our site but I think it would be even better with lentils! Thanks for sharing:)

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  4. Masala Girl says

    November 9, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    my only problem with JR introducing gardein products, is that now (most) everyone will see vegan foods as meat substitutes, not real, whole foods- which is what they really are. it is nice that they are offering more options, though. just kind of frustrating.

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    • Gena says

      November 9, 2014 at 8:54 pm

      But all foods, vegan or not, can appear in their most unadulterated form, or in a somewhat processed form. It’s too bad that public perception of vegan food is centered on meat substitutes, but even so, I don’t think that vegans are under any particular obligation to eat 100% whole food (and I’d hesitate to make big claims about what vegan food is or isn’t — it’s so variable).

      It’s great to show off vegan foods that are whole and vegetable centric, and I’m always quick to point out (if someone isn’t very familiar with veganism) that vegan food is a lot richer than boca burgers and rice 🙂 But at the end of the day, meat substitutes serve a vital purpose in helping those who have chosen to eschew animal flesh and products an option that is reminiscent of some of the foods they remember fondly. And if that motivates folks to stay committed to a kinder, more compassionate diet, than I couldn’t be more for it. True, Johnny Rocket isn’t showing off the most creative vegan fare, but then again, the menu itself is comfort food centric, and so Gardein feels fitting.

      At the end of the day, I think what matters is that this is a step forward for animals, and a sign that vegan consumers are being heard.

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  5. Julia says

    November 10, 2014 at 7:48 am

    Hi Gena, I always look forward to your weekend reading posts! Just a note: we all may want to delve further into the story about the Galapagos turtles before celebrating it too unequivocally. Apparently large numbers of these feral goats were used and then slaughtered in the process of making the island more habitable for the turtles. I heard an excellent podcast on this topic recently (radiolab?). I will try to find it and link to it here. It’s a difficult ethical position to navigate because I, like you, want to celebrate the protection of such a beautiful species. But is it worth the cost when it involves the wholesale use and slaughter of another animal population?

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  6. Julia says

    November 10, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    http://www.radiolab.org/story/galapagos/

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  7. Lia @ Luscious Living says

    November 10, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    Yay!! My favorite! I love the weekend readings! Thanks again!

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