Things that make you go hmmm…Part 2
So about that calorie-cutting I mentioned. Every winter since my huge weight loss, I gain
Things that make you go hmmm…Part 1
When you're attempting to decide how much food you need to eat, but don't want
How to eat?
Sometimes I'm not sure what's worse, knowing nothing about nutrition or knowing a lot.On the
Making the cut
I've expressed my disdain for most restaurant food in the past, and mentioned that as
Just one more
To celebrate learning that I don't have tuberculosis (not like I thought I had it...another
My consolation prize
I didn't quite convey what a whiny baby I was about getting shots the other
Food and travel
Late post today. The tetanus-diptheria-pertussis booster shot I got yesterday made my left shoulder so
One diet does not fit all
Choose any ten ways of eating (let's start with vegan, vegetarian, Mediterranean, low-carb, low-fat, high-protein,
Back from the beach
I'm back! My lovely beach vacation is all but a memory, a slew of digital
Here’s your weekend reading
I've been semi-vocal about my disenchantment with most restaurant food, and my great love for
News we can use
I was so excited last week when I saw "the Ration," a food and health
The vitamins and iron kids need!
I saw this old Hostess fruit pie commercial kicking around the blogosphere and thought it
Are you balanced?
When you're striving to have a well-balanced exercise routine, you probably keep the Big Three
That’s it, I’m outta here
I absolutely can't take seeing this billboard from my dining room window anymore, so I'm
Why are you eating?
Because you're hungry, you say? Well, what kind of hunger? That's the question that Chapter
Don’t overdo healthy foods
Yes, you read that right. Don't overdo healthy foods. Let me explain: You shouldn't overdo
How I got my groove back
It's been a while since I've talked about my exercise routine. Probably because for months
School lust
I love school. I really do. Maybe not every bitty moment of it, but overall,
100% pleasure, 0% deprivation
I've long believed that it's easier to stay away from food temptations than to rely
Summer School Part 2: Mindfulness
I've finished the first book in my self-structured summer school (not to be confused with
How many veggies did YOU eat today?
Over the course of a day, a week, a month, I have three major dietary
Consider the peach
That's exactly what I was doing the other day...considering a peach. Considering, contemplating, admiring, enjoying.
Lessons in life and death
I had a very different post planned for today, but yesterday afternoon I stumbled upon
I’m such a cheater
OK, I was going to try to stick to FIVE cookbooks from my library that
Why I like to cook
In pondering my ardent support of home cooking, I started thinking about why I feel
Lean in your jeans…or your genes?
I think we all know at least one person who is skinny as a rail
Summer School: Tell your own tale
When it comes to food, health, weight and body image, many of us have quite
We interrupt the regularly scheduled program…
Happy Friday! I'm postponing writing about the latest chapter in The Slow Down Diet until
Amaranth: The grain that’s not a grain
You read that right. Amaranth isn't a grain. Like quinoa, it's a pseudograin. Or you
Porcine adventures
Well, Meatfest 2011 continues, this time with a primo-tasty recipe from Plenty. This was the
Whirling dervish
What a difference a day makes. Sunday positively felt like fall, with gray skies and
Fat: It’s a good thing (sometimes)
OK, I did a pretty interesting kitchen experiment last night for my Molecular Gastronomy class.
Summer School: French Style
Happy belated Bastile Day! We had a lovely simple repast of crudites with a dip made
Local pleasures
Farmers' market at my door.Farmers' market out-of-doors!Yesterday's highlights definitely involved local food. After a week
Love your food & let it love you back
I was doing some research for an article at work the other day and chanced
Some like it spicy
Last evening I staged my own little food revolution in my kitchen. A revolution of
Who’s the boss?
Hello again! I hope you had a nice week. I had a lovely vacation, camping
Eating: It’s all about rhythm
Well, maybe not all, but rhythm is important, as I learned in this week's chapter
If you are what you eat…
...and I like bitter leafy greens, does that mean I'm bitter?Of the five primary tastes
Accept no substitutes
So I spent the weekend pondering the pros and cons of substituting a "healthier" food
Digestion begins in the mind
This week's lesson out of The Slow Down Diet was about "The Metabolic Power of
Mad kitchen skillz
So my summer Molecular Gastronomy class started this week. Our primary "textbooks" are Harold McGee's
Ode to vegetables
How do I love vegetables? Let me count the ways...OK, no counting, but I do
The real reason we don’t eat our veggies
I wasn't intending to continue writing about affordable nutrition this week, but the subject refuses
Think quality, not quantity
This week's chapter in my "summer school" reading was about elevating the quality of your
Blue(berry) skies ahead!
I'm so excited! Whole Foods has organic blueberries on Sale FRIDAY ONLY for $1.99 a
Affordable healthy meals…in a flash!
Yesterday I talked about some of the techniques I use (or have used) to eat
10 tips for affordable nutrition
I'm fortunate in that I don't have to worry too much about my grocery budget,
Summer School: Week 1 recap
I've finished Week 1 of my Slow and Simple Summer School. This week's focus in
Less is more
Do you know what is amazing about the inside of my refrigerator? You can see
Try, try again
About a month ago, I entered a serious workout funk. I had little-to-no motivation to
Musings on meat
As always, I love it when I happen across a random selection of articles in
Clean your plate!
Just makes sure it's not a HUGE plate, and that you fill it appropriately. I
What’s in a name?
As I was lifting weights yesterday, a thought occurred to me. If obesity is considered
A picture worth 1,000 words
Oh, this is too glorious. Kitchen Gardeners International put together this little illustration. The embedded
Cooking rules!
I finally got Michael Pollen's Food Rules from the library! I own copies of The
Kitchen chemistry
I have a new obsession. Kombucha.I tried kombucha for the first time a little over
But wait, there’s more!
OK, in today's post I said that "Food should not be a primary satisfier of
Having it all…or not
I've been writing some materials at work for people who are preparing for or recovering
Out of the Comfort Zone: Tempeh
I almost titled this post "The Return of Flavor," except that doesn't fit with my
Out of the Comfort Zone: Miso
OK, it's official. I don't like miso soup. The photo above is not of miso
A Fork Full of Health
I have no doubt in my mind that a healthy diet has the power to
Out of the box, into the frying pan
Have I mentioned how much I love my weekly CSA boxes from Full Circle? Wednesday's
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Yes, I know. I need another cookbook like I need a another hole in my
Happy Friday the 13th!
Wow, Blogger has been down (i.e., in read-only mode) since just after noon PST yesterday
Now and Zen
Short post today, since I had to take a two-hour microbiology test online last night.
Crunchy nirvana
Whew! After two days of "heavier" posts, I'm feeling like writing up something a little
Not so fast…food!
Fast food. You either love it, or you love to hate it.Most fast food menu
The forest for the trees
I am well-versed in the recommendations that came down this year from the American Heart
Recipe for survival
I had a conference call yesterday from 7:30 to noon. This is not something that
I’m so excited!
Four things I'm super excited about right now:1. My weekly box from Full Circle. A
Heartbreak with curry
I was soooooo looking forward to a new episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution tonight,
Green goddess
I love leafy greens, the darker the better, but this wasn't always so. While I
178 cookbooks
Yes boys and girls, that's how many cookbooks I have. I finally counted them, out
No, no twigs and leaves here
I keep thinking about yesterday's post. I have a thread that continually runs through my
What will it take?
Two news stories today made me crazy. They shouldn't have, because neither one really surprised
A revolution burger without the revolution
I was so bummed yesterday afternoon when I saw (via Twitter) that Jamie's Food Revolution
A stew for spring
The lingering cold weather makes me crave warm, comforting foods, but the fact that it
Happy Easter…time for oatmeal!
Since Seattle got it's first taste of decent weather in MONTHS yesterday (and is supposed
Sugar: How low do I go?
A point came during my two sugar-free weeks when I had a moment of panic.
Muffin madness!
Since going sugar-free for a few weeks (and settling into a less-sugar-than-before lifestyle adjustment), I've
Christmas in April
It came! It came! Our first weekly box from Full Circle came! They deliver (quietly)
Chilly enough for chili
Do you see what I'm dealing with? Thanks to La Nina and her chilling effect
The revolution heats up
"This is war," Jamie declared as he plotted a way to get into at least
Get up, stand up!
Think hitting the gym on the way home makes up for the hours you just
Sometimes more is just more
When I was a senior in high school, I was so excited about going to
When in Seattle…
...cook with coffee!I was flipping through my really big binder of clipped and photocopied recipes
Risotto redux
I love risotto. I first learned of its existence in the little Italian restaurant in
A little nutrition humor
I stumbled across this earlier today and had to share. Very timely, in light of
Not for the faint of heart
Short post today. I've been working on an assignment for microbiology in which I have
The sugar-free diaries
So, it's been a week without sugar. And I'm still standing. Yay, me!But seriously, folks,
Spicy!
I didn't do a very good job of spring cleaning my recipe files during spring
Get ready, get set, go!
Did you know? Did you know? Tomorrow is National Start! Walking Day!I love walking. All
Sugar shock, Part 2
I used to be a big fan of Kashi products. Then it occurred to me
Sugar shock, Part 1
Having watched two online lectures in as many days about nutrition and cancer prevention, I'm
Go for granola
I never buy commercial brands of granola because they are crappy food masquerading as health food.
Synergy in cancer prevention
I've been doing some writing on lifestyle and cancer risk for work, so naturally I
Motivation, Part 2
Do you have a theme song? Why ever not?I have a new theme song. It came to
The need for speed
I'm a fast eater. Always have been, as best as I can remember. So I
Two things
I was getting my hair cut (a long overdue event) after work from a new