This is a major new development in the world of food and nutrition: Bean pastas. Pastas that are made entirely of beans. Perhaps its not completely new but I’ve only noticed it beginning about a month ago when representatives from one maker of bean-based pastas were at a local store giving away samples. I bought…

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I love the human body. I love all parts of it. I think they are beautiful. Eyes. Ears. Mouth. Nose. Fingers. Toes. And all other parts as well: Penis. Vagina. Scrotum. Labia. Nipples. Anus. The human body is beautiful. Humans are beautiful. Touching, feeling, exploring, and being tender with the human body is healthy and…

There are nice things I would like to write about. Information about things I would really like to share. But, after making the posts I have on alaya.net, I will not. If I were to post something about for example an amazing product I tried, who would want to read any kind of endorsement or…

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A science news article today discusses a new type of flour made from par-baking coffee beans which keeps much more of the beneficial nutritional content. The taste is reportedly pleasant and nutty. The parbaked coffee bean can’t be used to make coffee. It isn’t roasted long enough to develop flavor. Instead Perlman cryogenically mills the…

Making dinner this evening and I wanted to reheat some grains to go with my tempeh and chana daal. I looked in the fridge and saw that I had a container of millet from the other day, and what I thought was a small container of white rice. I put the “rice” in the rice…

Recently I needed to get a warm winter coat. I was in a discount fashion store and came across a rack with some amazing coats at really good prices. There were all these high-end brands and really cool designs that looked so good. I ended up getting not one but two coats. But when I…

Dancing tonight on the dance floor – the feeling is like being in heaven. I love it! I’m so glad people can just be together and experience happiness together. But there is something that also distresses me. I don’t know how to approach it. I find that some people are pushy. Some guys can be…

Haven’t had much of an appetite the past few days. Have been mostly picking at things , mostly fruits and some nuts (breakfast/lunch today was a banana, mango, and kiwi). Today went for a short run however and now in the mood for something a little more substantial. What to make? I haven’t had rice…