Author Archives for Nika

Fishing for some clarity

  • Posted by Nika
  • April 3, 2006

One debate about the modern seafood industry focuses on heavy metals and other toxins in the fish we eat, especially large predators such as tuna. The press’s alarmist coverage suggests that we should all stop eating tuna salad sandwiches and toro sushi.
After much hue and cry, the public has been left with a murky understanding […]

Odd Fruits: Kiwano

  • Posted by Nika
  • January 7, 2006

These days big supermarket chains are selling small numbers of “odd fruits” in the produce section. Maybe the store is trying to compete with the large variety of fruits at upscale grocers or perhaps they think that these fruits are in demand by the “ethnic” shoppers in the area. Maybe they figured out that some […]

Nika

Nika writes for The Spirit World, Kids Cuisine, Sugar Savvy, Growers & Grocers, Paper Palate, and A Nice Cuppa, as well as for her two blogs Nika’s Culinaria (culinary photography and other food topics) and The Progressive HomeSchool (a blog that chronicles her family’s homeschooling adventures). She is a scientist who is taking some time off to raise and educate her three kids while also developing and expanding her food photography and food writing activities.