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Posted in Ingredients, Seasonal on Nov 29th, 2011
Green leafy vegetables return in the fall for our eating pleasure. After a summer of eggplant, summer squash and tomatoes, it’s a pleasure to have something green and leafy in my diet. And for me, one of my favorites is Kale. Most greens bolt in the heat of summer, so they are a welcome addition […]
Posted in Cooking, Gluten Free, Personal Health, Personal Story on Nov 25th, 2011
My Thanksgiving was small, just GC and myself, but oh so satisfying. I spent most of the day in the kitchen and dinner was both delicious and stress free. I think one of the reasons that I didn’t invite anyone to partake with us was that I was nervous. I did a very different menu […]
Posted in Gluten Free, Personal Health, Personal Story on Nov 22nd, 2011
So my boyfriend, the Grumpy Curmudgeon (aka GC) and I are doing a small Thanksgiving alone. He was recently diagnosed with a blood clot, which means a lot of the regular fall veggies are off his radar (he has to avoid green leafy vegetables like kale and spinach as well as cabbage, brussel sprouts and broccoli), and […]
Posted in Gluten Free, Seasonal on Nov 16th, 2011
This is the second in a series of what to do when you discover you can no longer eat gluten. For me, I think one of the most stressful holidays I have to go through food-wise is Thanksgiving. Since realizing that I can’t eat even a small amount of gluten, eating at someone’s home that doesn’t […]
Posted in Gluten Free on Nov 15th, 2011
This is the first in a series of what to do when you discover you can no longer eat gluten. There are two ways to figure out that gluten can’t be a part of your diet anymore. Either you get a diagnosis, or you try an elimination diet and discover that many of your issues […]
Posted in food activism on Nov 9th, 2011
In Washington DC, Delegate Eleanore Holmes Norton and others are attempting to live on SNAP benefits for a week. SNAP stands for “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” (also known to many as food stamps). The average monthly benefit for one person in 2011 was $133.49 per month which works out to approximately $29.66 a week (assuming […]
Posted in food activism, Ingredients on Nov 2nd, 2011
I haven’t really drunk orange juice for a number of years. Fruit juices have a lot of sugars in them, and not much else. I’d rather eat a piece of fruit rather than drink it. Still my boyfriend likes orange juice and I kept it in the house for when he was here. I would […]
