The First Day of The Rest of Your Life

A while back I read The UltraMind Solution, a book that talks about how living in the modern world is a bad thing.  There is a free Ultramind Solution Companion Guide and I have decided to give it a try.  This is a pretty serious investment in time and effort as well as money.  The Wife looked at a few of the recipes in the guide and as ask if I was really going to cook all this stuff.  That is the plan. For the next six weeks I will be eating more whole foods and not eating any wheat,…

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Prosciutto de Parma on The Cheap

There are two famous types of Italian prosciutto crudo exported abroad: prosciutto di Parma, from Parma, and prosciutto di San Daniele, from the San Daniele del Friuli area, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The prosciutto di Parma has a slightly nutty flavor from the Parmigiano Reggiano whey that is sometimes added to the pigs’ diet. The prosciutto di San Daniele, on the other hand, is darker in color and sweeter in flavour. ~wikipedia I don’t recall the first time I had prosciutto, but I do recall being very impressed with the aged ham.  It is usually slice very thin and…

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