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When homemade is better and when it is not
I want to talk about two things here: Homemade soda and a packaged mix for pancakes.
In both cases, these are better than their opposites (bottled soda and homemade pancakes).
Go figure!The soda sagaDiet soda is loaded with aspartame. And all sodas, diet and otherwise, clog our world with bottles and cans. So what is an almost [...]
Keeper Cookbooks: Classic finds and a must-have vegetarian recipe
We started this week with gorgeous coffee table cookbooks worth owning for the sheer cooking inspiration they offer.
In the last post we looked at food books, some good and some less so, that were worth only a library flip through.
And, today, we’ve got books that would be worth a place on your reference shelf. Books [...]
Library cookbooks: Save your pennies and whip out your card
There are tons and tons of cookbooks (and food books) out there.
But, alas, I only have a few shelves in my bookcase I can devote to cookbooks. Well, that, and the chair on my side of the bed, the arm on my side of the couch, my side of the coffee table, my side of, [...]
Gorgeous Cookbooks: Inspiration between the covers
The husband and I are both voracious readers, but voracious readers of different types of books. This is us going into a bookstore:
“Ya got money?”“Yeah.”“Good.”“You?”“Yeah. Get something nice. And find me afterward.”“Yeah, okay. You, too. Bye.”
And he heads over to science fiction or business or technology and I head to the good stuff: Cookbooks.
I have [...]
The wonderful world of beans, complete with a super easy vegetarian recipe
We were at Whole Foods the other day, blowing the old paycheck, when we made the mistake of going past the terribly tempting, terribly expensive olive bar.
We loaded up on olives, a terrible indulgence, and something that looked too delicious to pass up: Gigantes beans.
We totally fell in love with those beans. But we didn’t [...]
Five minute vegetarian dinner
Fast (five minutes), healthy (look at those vegetables), flexible (don’t have one vegetable, then use another), delicious (the husband asks for this at least two or three times a month), and insanely easy (perfect for after work).
And, best of all, it can be made from stuff you already have in the house.
Fast vegetarian meals – [...]
The non-recipe, recipe
You know, I get tired of following recipes all the time. I mean, until my friendly neighborhood farmer at my friendly neighborhood farmer’s market starts packaging ingredients together (a tablespoon of olive oil, a pinch of salt, 8 capers, a bunch of kale, three garlic cloves, one cup of rice, four . . . well, [...]
How to Drag Him, Kicking and Screaming, Away from Those Burgers and Toward a Nice, Juicy Tofu
My husband’s diet centered on the three food demons of fast food, processed food, and meat.
He ate at McDonald’s and other fast food joints at least three times a week. He stuffed his freezer with processed food for breakfast and lunch. And his fridge overflowed with meat. Deli meat. Chicken. Hamburger meat. And so on.
Sure, [...]
Beautifully healthy skin: Eat your way to beauty
Last week I posted a blog post I was invited to write for another blog.
It seems you guys liked it. And wanted more. So, this week, I’m going to post some more of the guest posts I have written.
Today’s post is all about how to eat your way to beauty.
So listen up . . .The [...]
New Moon Kitchen: Three strikes and you’re . . .
Last week, I wrote about a manufacturer of “totally natural” and “vegan” cookies (among other items) who was using ingredients such as refined sugar and manufactured vanillin and not putting them on their label.
Well, the you-know-what hit the fan and, as promised, I have some updates.Strike one: New Moon Kitchen hides ingredients on 50% of [...]