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POPSEverything You Need to Know About Plastic
Deplasticizing Your Food Chemicals are most likely to migrate from plastic into food when exposed to high heat, harsh soaps, and fat. These precautionary measures can help you play it safe. AVOID MICROWAVING IN PLASTIC. Heat speeds the release of chemicals into food. “People are being sold microwave-safe plastic, when in fact we’re not being told what’s in there and the rate at which these chemicals leach out,” says researcher Frederick vom Saal. Avoid this uncertainty by using ceramic or glass instead. EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVES. “I have one word for you: glass,” says Terry Hassold, a professor of genetics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, who has studied the health effects of bisphenol-A (BPA) on mice. You can also store your food in ceramic containers, waxed- and brown paper bags, and metal canisters made for hot and cold food. USE PAPER–NOT CLING-WRAP. Many studies indicate that most of the cling wrap used by delis and grocery stores contains high levels o
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POPSMost Dangerous Bridges In The World: Rope Hanging Bridges. ome of the world’s most dangerous bridges that are meant only for walking. These are the so-called rope hanging bridges. You can find a wide variety of these bridges in countries like India, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand, Pakistan, Nepal, as well as in the interiors of some other countries. A bridge can prove to be dangerous for a variety of reasons; either because it’s very old, narrow, too high up above the land, over a quick river or if the wooden “floor” goes missing. What makes them dangerous is the fact that in spite of the condition of the bridge, they have to be used; as many a time, these pathways are the main or even the only way for the local inhabitants of a small village to reach a bigger city. Among all the bridges, the most popular among tourists are the hanging bridges. Let’s take a look at some of them.
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POPSspice-centric recipes from The Spice House There are at least this many again at the original page — way too many to clip. From their main recipe page , they have listings of Recipes by Course / Main Dish (Appetizer, Beverage, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Condiment, Cookie, Dessert, Kitchen Craft, Main Dish, Pasta, Salad, Sandwich, Sauce, Side Dish, Snack, Soup, Spice Blend, Vegetable), Recipes by Cuisine (African, American, Asian, Australian, BBQ, Cajun / Creole, Caribbbean, Chinese, Eastern European, English, French, German, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Scandinavian, South American, Spanish, Thai, Thanksgiving Recipes, Vietnamese), and Recipes by Ingredient (Bean, Beef, Cheese, Chocolate, Dairy, Egg, Fish, Fruit, Game, Grain, Herb, Lamb, Mushroom, Nut, Pasta, Pork, Potato, Poultry, Rice, Shellfish, Spice, Turkey, Vegetable). Yum!
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