Swiss chard, kale, onions, garlic, sweet potatoes, and wild rice
Swiss chard and kale with chopped onions and halved garlic cloves, prepared separately, roughly like this and this. I thought it was awesome. R didn't touch the greens, although he ate some garlic and...
View ArticleBlack Japonica rice “pilaf”
Black Japonica rice, cooked with just water; Finely chopped onion and garlic, briefly sautéed in olive oil; Shredded carrot and beet, and diced butternut squash mixed in and heated; Everything mixed...
View ArticleMcDonald’s claptrap
Mood: agitated but humored. Why: Hi, my name is Catherine Adams. I am Corporate Vice President for Worldwide Quality, Food Safety and Nutrition for McDonald's. You are probably wondering, what does...
View ArticleA picture is worth 200 calories
Wickwire sent me an interesting site with pictures of 200 calories worth of several foods. It mentions that the USDA says an average adult needs to consume 2000-2500 calories of food per day to...
View ArticleMedication vs. dedication
This kind of story is one reason why I am so adament about, and dedicated to, feeding my children as healthy as I possibly can, and avoiding as much as possible foods that work against the benefits of...
View ArticleInfants in vegan families should eat at least one animal product
I have to disagree with the defense lawyers quoted in this article. Defense lawyers said the first-time parents did the best they could while adhering to the lifestyle of vegans, who typically use no...
View ArticleSushi-induced stomache-ache
When preparing homemade maki-zushi for the first time ever, don't be too liberal with eating the slices that don't end up quite the way you wanted them to appear. Otherwise, you'll do what I did...
View ArticleLightly sweet raw seed butter (or, getting family to eat a lot of seeds)
This morning, I made an interesting batch of oatmeal. As is usual in recent times, I left any sort of sweetener out. The dish begged for a little bit of honey though. And of course, we wanted to get...
View ArticleMorning choconana green smoothie
Four times, in eight twirls of the Magic Bullet, for four people this morning: Add, then blend: 1/4 C rice milk 1 heaping TB fresh ground flaxseed Add, then blend: 2" diameter wad of fresh spinach...
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7 dishes in 11 hours
I made it! Yesterday, in just about 11 hours, I prepared six recipes to completion, started a seventh based on leftover ingredients, and left the kitchen cleaner than it was when I began the project....
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