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No plastic bags or containers in this fridge
I’ve been on a mission to get plastic out of my kitchen. I found great farmer’s market bags for shopping and produce bags for fruits and vegetables so that plastic is gone. But I still need a place to store leftovers.
Now, considering so many of us are trying to live the green life, you would [...]
Everything you’ve always wanted to know about olive oil including a delicious olive oil cake recipe
Whether you are an almost vegetarian or just someone trying to eat right, odds are, you are putting more and more olive oil in your diet.
Which is great. But which also begs the question, which olive oil should I get?
Well, I have a few tips to help you buy your olive oil. And, even better, [...]
Yet another recall – but this one is directed right at vegetarians
Do you drink soymilk? Then there is a recall you should know about.Got milk?WhiteWave Foods, the company who makes Silk soymilk, is voluntarily recalling the 11-ounce plastic single serve bottles of Silk Soymilk Chocolate Flavor because it may contain milk protein. Which, of course, is a problem for vegetarians who are trying to avoid dairy [...]
Hansen’s Natural taking the high fructose corn syrup out of one drink but leaving it in another
A short while ago I wrote about the US Food and Drug Administration comment that “Products containing high fructose corn syrup cannot be considered ‘natural’ and should not be labeled as such.”
This prompted an email from an enterprising PR person, telling me that Hansen’s Natural recently decided to stop putting high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) [...]
Foodie inflated credentials and the consequences of such
Remember the big fuss a while back because Robert Irvine, host of Food Network’s Dinner: Impossible, inflated his credentials on his resume?
A problem related to Colette Rossant who also has inflated credentials. Only, in her case, the inflated credentials are not on her resume. In her case, the inflated credentials are on her book which [...]
Organic spices in pre-measured packets and a vegetarian recipe
The more vegetarian meals I prepare, the more I rely on herbs and spices to make the food extra tasty.
Because I don’t care how healthy it is. If it doesn’t taste good, no one is going to eat it. And that’s the road to fast food. A road I don’t want my family to [...]
How to eat your way to smart
Did you know that what you eat can help how you think?
For example, eating spinach keeps you focused. And eating green beans loads you with energy.
Pretty good, eh? Well that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Why kidney beans are the key to stamina. And walnuts help you think clearly. And sunflower seeds . . [...]
Are you "vegetarian-inclined"?
Over at Slashfood there is an interesting debate going on right now about the term “vegetarian-inclined.”
One person says “It’s just dumb.” Another person says “Vegetarian-inclined means what exactly?” And yet another person says “It’s pretty simple and obvious to me …”
Ah, but the fun does not stop there.Another blog, the Accidental Hedonist, says “Being vegetarian-inclined [...]
Ron Howard’s vegetarian recipe for tofu marinara
Oscar-winner Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and so on) can cook up more than movies (oh, so corny!). This man can cook dinner, too.
And we’ve got the vegetarian tofu recipe to prove it.Ron Howard’s vegetarian recipe for Tofu Marinara2 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic1 small onion, chopped½ pound firm tofu, sliced into 4 [...]
The almost vegetarian sure-fire fix for damaged hair
There is nothing, nothing I haven’t done to my hair over the years.
I once practically shaved it all off (mummy had a truly classic reaction; even better than after my fifth piercing). I’ve slathered it in henna (I always swore that even if the place was on fire, I was not going outside with that [...]