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“Meanwhile the antelope was butchered, and the flesh was found to be crawling with maggoty parasites. Cookie announced he had eaten worse, but they decided on a meal of biscuits and beans instead. Johnson recorded that "I am already thoroughly sick of beans, with six more weeks of them still before me." But it was not all bad.”

Book:Dragon Teeth

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Dragon Teeth

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Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter, and producer, known for his science fiction novels and medical thrillers. His works often explore scientific, technological, and social issues, with novels like 'Jurassic Park' and 'Westworld' being adapted into popular films. more

“The day I filled my little larder with jars of beans and seeds, sugars and flours, was one I had looked forward to all my cooking life. A little space for tins of sardines and bottles of anchovies, a dark corner for dried shiitake and porcini, and a home for tins of treacle and golden syrup. There was an entire shelf for vinegars, a tall one for bottles of rose and orange blossom water and shallow ones for slim boxes of crystallized violets and jars of candied orange and citron peel. Two pink egg cartons sat on the marble slab along with space for pots of marmalade and damson gin. Over the years the larder has changed a little, and I soon realized I needed to make space not just for dried beans (flageolet, cannellini, ful, chickpeas, chana dal, green and brown lentils-- I could go on), but also for bottled and tinned. Dried fruits now take up eight storage jars and there are at least six of rice (white and brown basmati, arborio and pudding rice, sushi rice and a Spanish rice called bomba that makes a delicious paella and produces a fine undercrust). My obsession with storage jars is a result of a personal concern over opened cellophane bags of ingredients in the cupboard, bags that fall or unfold allowing the contents to spill or spoil. You can often tell the time of year by peeping through the larder door. At Christmas I juggle jars and bottles to make space for beribboned packages of panettone and Stollen, golden tins of Lebkuchen and the muslin-wrapped Christmas pudding. In summer the marble slab is a useful space for ripening peaches and melons.”

Christmas Ingredients Shelves Rice Beans Storage Pantry Cupboard Larder

Book:A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

Source: A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

“The grains and legumes that form the foundation of the Mediterranean diet are nutrient poor themselves, and even contain antinutrents that interfere with our ability to access certain essential minerals.”

Beans Legumes Antinutrients

Book:Cambia tu dieta, cuida tu mente: Un plan para combatir la ansiedad y mejorar tu estado de ánimo y tu salud mental

Source: Cambia tu dieta, cuida tu mente: Un plan para combatir la ansiedad y mejorar tu estado de ánimo y tu salud mental

“There are two kinds of fools: one who is a fool, and one who is afraid of looking like a fool.”

Fools Feeling Foolish Looking Foolish

Author:Clifford Cohen

“Nos dijeron que el amor era una enfermedad. Nos dijeron que acabaría matándonos. Por primera vez me doy cuenta de que esto, también, podría ser una mentira.”