Helping the world to feel better, one bite of food at a time.
Posted in Fitness, Personal Story on Jul 31st, 2012
One thing I’m realizing about weight loss is that there are no easy answers. For the first few months I saw my weight loss as a pattern (and being a programmer, I like patterns). Then last month and this month, the pattern went to hell. After my last report, I began gaining weight and not […]
Posted in Preserving, Seasonal on Jul 24th, 2012
One of my favorite summer memories growing up was going into the refrigerator outside in the cabana space by the pool and grabbing one of the pickles my grandmother made. They were in huge gallon jugs and they were just amazing. After she died, no pickle could compare. My grandmother was of the old school, […]
Posted in Low Carbohydrate, Personal Story on Jul 17th, 2012
“Reduce your diet by 500 calories a day and lose a pound a week!” I’ve been seeing headlines like that for a long time and I’m sure you have too. So why when I did exactly what was promoted did I not lose weight? Since I’ve had such great success at losing weight on a […]
Posted in Cheese, Cooking, Preserving on Jul 10th, 2012
A few weeks ago I started making cheese using the book Artisan Cheese Making at Home: Techniques & Recipes for Mastering World-Class Cheeses. The book goes from easy to hard and does suggest taking some time to work with the easy recipes before trying the harder ones. So as much as I want to make […]
Posted in food activism, Low Carbohydrate on Jul 3rd, 2012
Recently a co-worker and I were talking about food. He mentioned how much he liked soft-shelled fried crabs but couldn’t have them very often since they were so high in cholesterol. Earlier this week, a friend on a social network typed “Not to stir stuff (actual word substituted), but even skinny people can get clogged […]
