Posted by Sheryl Kirby in blog-a-log, news and media, on the web on August 3, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Hot enough for ya?
Although I don't think she intended to write a post about perfect summer food when she wrote about various rolled items such as salad rolls or sushi, Brilynn of Jumbo Empanadas has hit upon exactly what I've been eating lately. Cold stuff, full of fresh veggies.
If oysters are more your thing, Catherine of Sugar and Ink reviews Consider the Oyster by Patrick McMurray from Starfish, with everything you need to know about the tasty bi-valve.
At I Can't Believe I'm Back in Toronto, k-chan documents the World's Longest Brunch, one of the last meals at Mildred Pierce.
Dieters be warned, Tracy at Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen has the low-down on an internet diet scam (what? someone is trying to scam people on the internets? I can't believe it!) called KimKins. Turns out Kimkins is just a whole bunch of low-carb diets mashed into one and grew from a thread on a low-carb message board to a $60 paid membership site. Tracy offers up some tips on how to look for diet scams online - valuable information regardless of the business.
And finally at Blog From Our Kitchen they're all about the spices. After trying harissa (a Moroccan spice blend)moves on to ras el hanout spice mix and Indian chilis.
Thank you for linking to our Morrocan endeavors. But please note that harissa is a condiment made from a mixture of spices including chillies, garlic and olive oil. It would probably be great with chickpea soup though!
-Elizabeth
Whoops, ejm, you're right. I was thinking of Harira, the Moroccan soup.
A good site that is uncovering the scam of Kimkins is:
http://kimkinsexposed.wordpress.com/
Thanks for the shout-out! Given the recent heat wave, I've been on a solid fish/shellfish and fruit/veg kick (what's on my plate as well as reading material!)
The whole Kimkins scam is causing an uproar in the online world of low-carb dieting. Not only is there evidence of consumer fraud but also evidence of the promotion of anorexia, with teens being targeted by the the "creator" of the Kimkins diet, a woman named Heidi Diaz a.k.a. Kimmer a.k.a. Kim Drake a.k.a. etc. etc. etc.
The Kimkins.com website has reportedly raked in well over a million dollars from women and girls desperate to lose weight.
Please consider adding your voice to the online petition being sent to the Federal Trade Commission, Better Business Bureau and other consumer-protection agencies requesting that Kimkins.com be shut down and its owner Heidi Diaz held accountable for fraud, practicing medicine without a license, and causing harm by promoting an anorexia-style diet.
http://www.petitiononline.com/kimkins/petition.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?kimkins
To read some of the personal accounts of women and young ladies who are speaking out about this diet, and to discuss this situation with others, please read:
http://kimkinssurvivors.wordpress.com/
http://kimkinsexposed.wordpress.com/
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=343421&page=1
Sincerely,
Mimi
loopy_literatum@yahoo.com
Thank you for informing those surfing the internet in 2008, that the answers they are looking for are not going to be found at Kimkins.com Any diet that requires one to use very low calories and low fat as the method of weight control is not a safe nor effective way to lose weight.
Wishing you the best in the New Year of 2008!
HoneyBee
For those who were members of Kimkins they can join the lawsuit at no charge and don't have to appear in court!
Kimkins Lawsuit