Sourdough

A memorable journey On December 18, 1980, Brian Czech got into a station wagon with his parents and siblings. At that time, traveling by plane was expensive and not practical for a big family who wanted to have a multi-city holiday on the west coast of the United States. The station wagon was a long car which had three seats in the row, three in the middle row and it had a seventh seat at the back of the car. They had enough stuff packed for the seven of them for a long, 16-days journey to…

The majority of my lifetime (which is not the long) I have been in the high normal weight to the low overweight category for most of my life for according to the BMI or Body Mass Index. It was not until recently, when I started to gain more weight because of my not playing sports and working at a pizza parlor. All the way up to about the age of 14, I was very active, played sports year round, and was one of the top students in stats for P.E. Then I suffered an eye injury which left me to quit…

misc Which of you is the pot, and which is the kettle? //He 's less of a kettle, and more of a little teapot Some character screws up, or the speaker is threatening pain to someone, etc: “I don 't know. It 's never been done before. We 're breaking entirely new ground, here. It 's rather exciting.” //e.g. You 're in for a whole new world of pain. We are like two intrepid explorers; you, the well-meaning but unintentionally racist [/repugnant] explorer, me, the friendly native guide. [leading…

Organic Acids An organic acid is an organic compound with acidic properties. The most common organic acids are the carboxylic acids, whose acidity is associated with their carboxyl group –COOH. Sulfonic acids, containing the group –SO2OH, are relatively stronger acids. Alcohols, with –OH, can act as acids but they are usually very weak. In general, organic acids are weak acids and do not dissociate completely in water, whereas the strong mineral acids do. Lower molecular mass organic acids such…

An ancient Egyptian temple at Abu Simbel had a granary that could store enough grain to feed 20,000 people for a year (Fernandez-Armesto 56-65). The ancient Egyptians, like all of the other river valley civilizations were completely dependent on agriculture for food and wealth, as Fernandez-Armesto says, “without agriculture, people could have no security of life.” Without agriculture people would not know where their next meal would come from, but with agriculture they would always know where…

Beneficial Food Recommendations: Include 4 oz of protein-rich food at least twice a day
This should be roughly the size of a deck of cards. Healthy protein-rich foods include organic, pasture-raised meats, poultry, wild-caught fish, fermented soy, eggs, dairy, nuts, seeds, legumes and beans. For added nutrients and easily absorbable protein, micro-proteins such as blue green algaes, bee pollen, brewers yeast, royal jelly, barley greens, wheatgrass juice, alfalfa juice and alfalfa greens can be…

Have you ever gone somewhere that you wish you never had to leave? Somewhere that, upon your departure, you felt a piece of your soul being left behind without you. This amazing feeling is how I felt on my bus trip to beautiful San Francisco, California. In March 2017, I got to go for a band trip with my eccentric friends, talented music students from another school, and two dedicated music teachers. This trip introduced me to a vast new array of cultures, concepts, and ways of life that I…

Soup recipes: 5 culinary creations for winter The cold clutches of winter are upon us. There's a chill in the air when we get up in the mornings, dragging ourselves from our toasty warm beds and rushing straight to the coffee machine. Our first dose of liquid warmth. With the short winter days barely allowing enough time to thaw, there's nothing better than a robust meal to warm the body from the inside out. The time has come for stews, curries and casseroles to shine. No one wants to be eating…

Panera Bread Company (2010): Still Rising Fortunes? SYNOPSIS: Panera Bread Company became an instant success when a master baker named Ronald Shaich combined different ingredients together to continue a legacy. That legacy was making Sourdough bread that was very important to the culture for over 6000 years. Ronald Shaich was the CEO and Chairman for Panera Bread Company and he cultivated the brand through “culture” and “starter.” He utilized the tradition as a base to make the…

shambling ruins on the island off San Francisco's Pier 41. Pier 41 is adjacent to the chaos of Fisherman's Wharf and the constant foot traffic that San Francisco is famous for, from souvenir shops to chowder served on the street in bowls made from sourdough bread. But being on the boat, headed for the island, the sea gulls hovering off the stern, is a much more tranquil tourist experience. Long before it was an officially…