VeggieDag Thursday: Quick Links for July 2013

VeggieDag is an occasional Thursday post on an animal-free diet and its issues.

Quick links for July 2013:

• "Understanding Your Taste Buds": Supertasters and the science of taste. Via Kojo Nnamdi Show.
  
  
• This is your brain on kale: arguments for kale as a 'superfood.' Via Drew Ramsey, M.D., co-author of 50 Shades of Kale (at Huffington Post).
  
  
• Quinoa —a low-calorie, gluten-free, high-protein grain— "should be taking over the world." This is why it isn’t: agribusiness, escalating demand, and native agriculture. Via Washington Post.
  
  
• Pop rocks, lavender, and cheese! The 2013 U.S. Cheesemonger Invitational. Via Specialty Food.
  
  
• What's really in a hot dog? Via Notions Capital.
  
  
• Study of Seventh-day Adventists links vegetarian diets with longevity. Via JAMA Internal Medicine.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• RECIPES
  • How to make the perfect tabbouleh? It's all about (flat-leaf) parsley, says The Guardian.
    
  • "How to make the perfect cucumber sandwich." Via The Guardian.
    
  • "How to make perfect watercress soup." Via The Guardian. [In summer, serve it chilled!]
    
  • A simple summer meal: Gazpacho and kitchen-grilled corn. Via YFGF.
    
  • Recipe for a Classic Caesar Salad, but vegan, with avocados and chickpeas. Via Isa Chandra at Post Punk Kitchen.
    
  • How to make sorbet without an ice cream machine. Via Busy In Brooklyn.
    

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