Italian Food Recipes Biography
Source(google.com.pk)Kyle Phillips lives in Tuscany, where he has worked for many years as a food, wine and travel writer. His translation of Artusi, the classic Italian cookbook, was published as "The Art of Eating Well" by Random House in 1996. He also edits the Italian Wine Review.
Experience:
Though he has always enjoyed cooking and fine wines, Kyle's professional interest in gastronomy came through travel writing: he began stopping at wineries and restaurants wherever he happened to be -- at first, to gather more information for travelers, later to learn, and now with notebook in hand.
Education:
Education? It's on-going; Italian cooking is a vast subject, much vaster than Kyle realized when he first took interest in it, and the more he learns the more he realizes he has yet to learn.
By Kyle Phillips:
What is organic food, anyway?
Though organic food can be produced with certain synthetic ingredients, it must adhere to specific standards regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Crops are generally grown without synthetic pesticides, artificial fertilizers, irradiation (a form of radiation used to kill bacteria), or biotechnology. Animals on organic farms eat organically grown feed, aren't confined 100 percent of the time (as they sometimes are on conventional farms), and are raised without antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones.
Is organic food better for me?
Organic foods may have higher nutritional value than conventional food, according to some research. The reason: In the absence of pesticides and fertilizers, plants boost their production of the phytochemicals (vitamins and antioxidants) that strengthen their resistance to bugs and weeds. Some studies have linked pesticides in our food to everything from headaches to cancer to birth defects — but many experts maintain that the levels in conventional food are safe for most healthy adults. Even low-level pesticide exposure, however, can be significantly more toxic for fetuses and children (due to their less-developed immune systems) and for pregnant women (it puts added strain on their already taxed organs), according to a report by the National Academy of Sciences.
Pesticide contamination isn't as much of a concern in meats and dairy products (animals may consume some pesticides, depending on their diet), but many scientists are concerned about the antibiotics being given to most farm animals: Many are the same antibiotics humans rely on, and overuse of these drugs has already enabled bacteria to develop resistance to them, rendering them less effective in fighting infection, says Chuck Benbrook, Ph.D., chief scientist at the Organic Center, a nonprofit research organization.
Is buying organic better for the environment?
Organic farming reduces pollutants in groundwater and creates richer soil that aids plant growth while reducing erosion, according to the Organic Trade Association. It also decreases pesticides that can end up in your drinking glass; in some cities, pesticides in tap water have been measured at unsafe levels for weeks at a time, according to an analysis performed by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). (To find out about the safety of your tap water, visit the EWG website at ewg.org/tapwater/yourwater.) Plus, organic farming used 50 percent less energy than conventional farming methods in one 15-year study.
In my features I relate my discoveries, discussing foods, wines, and the paths I follow. You may wonder why this, a site dedicated to Italian food, delves heavily into wines. Italy produces more wine per capita than any other country in the world, and until relatively recently wine was one of the most important sources of calories for the poor. This is no longer true, but to imagine an Italian table without wine is rather like imagining the night sky without stars or moon.
You may also wonder about the travel angle. Though Italy is one country, it might better be seen as a collection of tiny states, each with its own history, culture and cuisine. One cannot hope to understand the cuisines unless one knows something of the culture and the history.
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Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
Italian Food Recipes Food Recipes for Dinner For Kds with Pictures In Urdu Desserts Pinoy In Hindi in Sinhala Language for Kids to Make in Sri Lanka
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