Thinking Out Loud - HVC Blog

It is cliché, "You are what you eat".

Now research is proving the cliché true.

The RNA (actually, micro RNA) from food is found in human blood.

The RNA then affects gene expression in the individuals.

"researchers at Nanjing University had been studying the miRNAs that circulate in human blood and were surprised to find that some of the miRNAs weren’t homegrown but instead came from plants. One of the most common plant miRNAs was from rice..."

And then...

"the miRNA was binding to the receptor’s messenger RNA and preventing it from being expressed, sending receptor levels down and bad-cholesterol levels up..."

Food profoundly affects health.

Full article at Discover Magazine.

No. Really. Baked. French Toast. Honey Poached. Blueberries.

• Italian Bread
• Blueberries
• Honey
• Eggs
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Cloves

(I need a gluten free version of this.)

Whole recipe over at our friends at Treehugger

What to do with a huge, monstrous zucchini?

It is question Courtney and I have been faced with many times.

How about make a Vegetable Boat out of it?

Once again our friends at Eatwhereyoulive.com come to the rescue.

You will need:

• A huge monstrous zucchini
• Ground Beef
• Onions
• Sweet Peppers
• Hot Peppers
• Tomatoes
• Salt, Pepper, Turmeric

Get the whole story here.

Going back to the excellent, excellent site Summertomato.com for this week's recipe. (It is a pretty easy one!)

You will need:

• Swiss chard, any color
• One shallot or leek
• pistachios
• mint leaves
• olive oil

It is pretty great check out the fill recipe at: summertomato.com

From Courtney's Garden.