My mom had this really old cookbook from the early 80’s. I think it was called The Harrowsmith. There was this delicious oatmeal chocolate chip recipe in there, and these cookies quickly became part of my childhood. She would make them all the time, there’d be some when I got home from school, on lazy Sundays and of course she would make a massive batch to take camping. She still makes them to this day and they have become a…
Back in college I picked up a book called The GI Diet by Rick Gallop. I was looking to lose the “freshman fifteen” and this seemed like a pretty good book. It was actually written for people who want to control their diabetes. The book talked about food and “Glycemic index” which is a number associated with the carbs in food that indicates the effect on a person’s blood sugar. In a nutshell, the book says that sticking to low…