Apple cranberry croustade and chemical milk

Potato oat flatbread with bean sprout and pickled apple salad

Food Diary (July 07, 2011)

Breakfast: Rolled oats with sunflower seeds

Lunch: Potato oat flatbread with bean sprout and pickled apple salad

Dinner: Pasta with cauliflower, grilled sausages

Baking/sweets: Potato Oat Flatbread, coconut oil shortbread cookies

I had potato oat flatbread again and this time I shallow fried it. Shallow frying was quicker while baking takes longer but uses less oil. I liked both equally, if I have time I will definitely bake it. The positive thing about using oats is that even if the flatbread is not cooked thoroughly it still tastes delicious. When using flour, the flatbread has to be cooked thoroughly otherwise there will be the unpleasant raw flour taste.

I am not sure if bean sprout and pickled apples is a great combination but the salad was refreshing and nutritious. And I happily finished everything. I pickled unripe apples so it was bit sour.

And the coconut oil shortbread cookies were great. The cookies were made with coconut oil instead of butter. Perhaps I can call these tropical shortbread instead of Scottish shortbread.  

Today's Favourite Photo

Source: Technicolor Kitchen

Apple cranberry croustade with cornmeal crust

Today’s Favourite Blog

Source: Huffington Post

A glass of milk can contain traces of 20 painkillers, antibiotics and growth hormones, according to a study from the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The results were based on 20 types of cow's, goat's and sheep's milk purchased in Spain and Morocco. The highest quantity of medicine was found in cow's milk. Although the doses of the drugs were too small to have any affects on milk drinkers, the existence of so many different additional ‘ingredients’ raises questions about the milk production chain and process. 

I recall reading long time ago that milk is one of the items that has the highest amount of additional ‘ingredients’. So in terms of choosing organic and inorganic items, perhaps milk should be one of the items on top of the list. This is my view and certainly not an expert opinion.

I also read that the price of antibiotics for human use was increasing because of increasing demand from the livestock industry. Just a thought, in case humans don't have access to antibiotics, perhaps they can drink milk instead!