Browsing Tag: Food

Here is one topic that is always a hot button subject for many Sikhs. Typically most Sikhs refrain from eating meat, however there are many mixed opinions and practices. In this video Guruka Singh answers a SikhNet user's question about this topic and hopefully gives you some new things to think about.

Reheating dinner is a way of life. Whether it's Friday night and you need to clean out your fridge, or you want to turn your leftovers from last night into a whole new meal, and yes, our microwaves are our handy kitchen companions.

This evolution of culture defines director Grace Lee's "Off the Menu: Asian America," which premieres nationally on PBS on Dec. 8, tells the stories of Asian-American communities through food, including cuisines whose traditions are still relatively unknown to many.

While most of us spend our time contemplating which cookies are best- choco chip or butter cookies in the supermarket, Deepak Ashwani a young guy from Kapurthala in Punjab is busy with cookies of all together different type- Fuel Cookies.

Unsurprisingly, given his background of legal and human rights advocacy, Sandhu observes, “Being able to have the basic necessities of life – that’s a human right.”

In a landmark decision that is sure to delight environmentalists and pilgrims alike, SGPC has decided to grow natural organic vegetables and grains at its Sattlani Sahib farms near Amritsar.

AMRITSAR & BEYOND: From temples so gold they'll make your eyes water, to food you'll be longing for days after it hits your lips, Punjab is India at its colorful, lively best. That's good news for intrepid travelers. Just reading this list takes you there.

These were the same dishes that Bharawan, a casual restaurant known as a dhaba, first served when it opened in 1912 as a covered tent restaurant, and they are what keep the crowds coming back more than a hundred years later.

They say the meals have been a lifeline for homeless people and overseas students swamped in debt.

Artificial colors are among the most questionable food additives there are, yet despite their potential health risks they’re added to countless food products...

Latin America has blazed the way in the adoption of laws that promote and protect the right to food, a UN expert has said.

The leaders of the G8 must acknowledge the vital financial and symbolic role that tax justice has to play in tackling hunger

In her new film, Meera Dewan celebrates the langar , one of the finest traditions of selfless community giving.

Scientists warn that this genetic manipulation poses health risks, as the manipulated RNA gets into our digestive systems and bloodstreams. The biotech industry claims otherwise.

The scientific evidence piling up against Roundup, the best-selling weed killer for home and farm use, is starting to sound a bit sci-fi.

Eat no wheat. That is the core, draconian commandment of a gluten-free diet, a prohibition that excises wide swaths of American cuisine — cupcakes, pizza, bread and macaroni and cheese, to name a few things.

Small but simple actions by consumers and food retailers could dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted across the world each year, according to an unprecedented global campaign launched on Tuesday.

Food prices will more than double and the number of malnourished children spiral if climate change is not checked and developing countries are not helped to adapt their farming, food and water experts warned on Tuesday at the UN climate talks in Doha.

The planet must not be allowed to warm beyond 2 degrees Celsius, according to the official targets at the Climate Change Conference in Doha. But a new study shows the goal is far from realistic. Current human activity is set to increase the temperature by some 5 degrees, and the consequences will be dire, scientists warn.

Three days of torrential downpours and strong winds brought by Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of Haiti's fragile agriculture and have put a million and a half Haitians at risk for hunger, the United Nations' humanitarian-aid coordination office said over the weekend.

These central Sikh values and traditions have culminated into establishing the Guru Nanak Food Pantry which is run by local volunteers with the purpose of serving anyone in need.

Have you heard people say they just can't lose weight even when they nearly starve themselves? Ever felt that way yourself?

Three Americans are planning to bring a slice of California to Bangalore. Well, not quite a slice.

Achieving food security, the report argues, is a complex challenge involving a host of factors. Two of the most critical have been identified as water and energy, both essential components to produce food.

But now there is a new prescription for combating obesity, one that goes beyond ubiquitous diet and exercise regimens: mindfulness, the moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings.

Previous research has suggested that beneficial effects of spices and their bioactive ingredient, capsaicin, include anti-obesity, antioxidant, anti-inflammation and anticancer properties.

Searing heat in the U.S. Midwest is expected to see global food prices snap three months of declines in July, the UN said on Thursday, as some international grain prices surged to highs last seen during the 2007-08 food crisis.

The fact that what we eat is one of the factors that can result in a higher occurrence of cancer is well known. About 40% of all forms of cancer can be prevented by eating a well balanced diet, maintaining a normal body weight and engaging in a moderate amount of exercise.

If you are what you eat, then what does it mean that the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year? Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer. Some physicians go so far as to call sugar a toxin.

They often are forbidden from opening savings accounts, borrowing money, or even selling crops at market. And what is the basis for these self-defeating practices? It is the simple fact that these farmers happen to be women.