Yesterday was the last day of the 28 Day Real Food Challenge, and I’m sad to see it draw to a close. I want to send a huge thanks to Jenny at Nourished Kitchen for putting on this challenge. I have learned so much, and have many thoughts about the broader implications of this kind [...]
This week was definitely easier. Things that were totally new concepts are now becoming habits and I am starting to think about food differently. However, I found myself really craving fast food. I didn’t give in, but it was odd because I don’t normally find fast food terribly appealing. At one point I wandered into [...]
Week 2 of the Real Food Challenge was way easier than Week 1. Much less bitterness. Many more pancakes. Correlation? Yes. Causal relationship? Also maybe yes.
Day 8 – Fats for High Heat
If we are what we eat, I am becoming a sourdough pancake. Cold, hot, plain, sweet, savory – good no matter how you eat [...]
The first week of the Nourished Kitchen 28 Day Real Food Challenge is complete and I survived! (Mostly due to rampant cheating.) Good times.
Day 1- Throw Out Processed Food
Looked in the cupboards, threw a tantrum, decided I was going to be a massive cheater and not throw anything away. Decided to grow up and at [...]
February 1st marks the end of January’s One Small Change and the beginning of what is shaping up to be an interesting and adventurous month.
Dishwasher Free Zone
In January, I abandoned my dishwasher and started washing all of my dishes by hand. First, I should mention that dishwashers are not evil. In many cases, using a [...]
The title of this post is a shout out to a blog that I loved – Shouldn’t But Do (and its companion, Should But Don’t). Sadly, both blogs appear to have been abandoned by their creators. If you’re out there, Andrea and Jeff, come back. We miss you and all the things you shouldn’t but [...]
Last night I found myself looking at my dinner and feeling pretty good about my choices. Healthy, homemade, frugal and tasty. Not to mention that it’s actual food. When you live by yourself it can be awfully easy to fall into a diet of beverages and snacks. I’m trying to be good about cooking for [...]
My sourdough culture is dead. Again.
I don’t know why I can’t seem to get this thing to live. I am alive. My pets are alive. Even my incredibly finicky bonsai tree is alive (and blooming!). But this little colony of yeast and lactobacillus just isn’t happy with me.
I try to do the right thing. I [...]
Like so many other people, I have been wasting too much time on a Facebook game called Farmville. While I have not yet reached the point of awakening in the middle of the night to harvest my virtual crops (sleep is sacred in this house), there are some mornings where the well-being of my fake [...]
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