tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post7022573305202911698..comments2023-10-06T09:46:43.997+01:00Comments on Joanna's Food: Pythagoras' food theoremJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-27185159808240335272007-03-27T17:06:00.000+01:002007-03-27T17:06:00.000+01:00I have always thought Pythagoras was trying to mak...I have always thought Pythagoras was trying to make a point about rational thought and was quietly chuckling to himself wheneveer someone took on his religion. Kind of like an ancient (and less obvious) version of this.<BR/><BR/>http://www.venganza.org/Roshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920977409086873339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-26379353134684370382007-03-25T09:37:00.000+01:002007-03-25T09:37:00.000+01:00Anna - thank you for such kind words - I LOVE that...Anna - thank you for such kind words - I LOVE that Claudia Roden cake, and, as you say, very odd that the blood oranges don't change the colour. SO glad you're back, come and see us soon, we long to see you<BR/><BR/>Sophie - thank you. I wonder if your idea about beans comes from Pythagoras, as it's a sort of cross of both his main tenets.<BR/><BR/>Here's a new idea - Janet, who is staying with her husband Robert, suggested this morning that Pythagoras' list was all about being a good guest (as an itinerant philosopher might often find himself): wait to be offered something to eat, don't get in the way of the cook (not sitting on the quart pot), make your bed. She thinks there should be another rule: don't forget to write your thank you letter!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-53968160419331593392007-03-24T22:46:00.000+00:002007-03-24T22:46:00.000+00:00Hi Joanna, I've been enjoying all your fantastic h...Hi Joanna, <BR/><BR/>I've been enjoying all your fantastic healthy eating ideas...<BR/><BR/>I remember hearing (ages ago) that the likely reason behind the prohibition on eating beans was that some people believed that beans contained the souls of the dead. All the "unregenerate" probably didn't (or couldn't!) stick to it because beans were one of the few good protein sources for all those people who couldn't afford meat. I'm not sure if that's a comment on religion and rational thought though :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12910213.post-20033861550893325842007-03-24T15:22:00.000+00:002007-03-24T15:22:00.000+00:00Hi Joanna,I just wanted to say thank you for your ...Hi Joanna,<BR/>I just wanted to say thank you for your fabulous blogg - I just wish I had known about it sooner! I now read it almost every day and have passed it on to lots of my foodie friends too!<BR/>I have made the Claudia Rodan orange cake three times in the last month - once with blood oranges - which oddly dont alter the colour at all but it was still very yummy. <BR/>Anna McGAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809792721367965348noreply@blogger.com