Good news for all of us in the southwest. Not only do spicy foods help increase your metabolism and possibly help weight loss, but they may help you live longer and avoid certain diseases! The study was done with fresh and dried chili peppers, and results were published in an article in the Harvard…
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Rice and Arsenic
One of the sites that I follow had a good article on rice and rice products (e.g. cereal, pasta, bread, and rice milk) and arsenic – which regions are the best and the worst, what health risks it poses, and how to lower the level of arsenic in the rice you buy. To read…
Butchart Gardens
We took a ferry to Vancouver Island, from Vancouver, and spent 3 days in an Airbnb apartment in Chinatown in Victoria. The first time we visited Victoria, B.C., we didn’t go to Butchart Gardens, so this time, we were really looking forward to it. We even took a boat ride in the harbor by the…
Oh Canada
Finally, we got the pictures ready. There are some in the towns and some on the train. We started our trip in Calgary, and boarded the train in Banff. The train journey ended in Vancouver. I’ll post pictures of Butchart Gardens separately. Here are some of the views on and from the train. We had…
Renovation for Stagecoach in Salado
I had heard the Stagecoach Inn had been bought and was going to be reopened with a great new menu. It’s taken me a while to find information on it. La Corsha Hospitality will be operating the new restaurant replacing Stagecoach. The principals of La Corsha operated the Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, and…