Ha. That title makes me think of a boxing match. It would be very hard to figure whose corner to be in. It's the battle of the two evils. It has been quite a winter here. Record-breaking snow covered my area and I caught a couple flus. The latter of the two ... MORE...
If you are going grain free in the New Year, or even if you have been for a while, you may need to take extra care to avoid allergens and chemicals in foods. This is what I have been learning, anyway. Even eating the same amount of spicy dishes that ... MORE...
I am starting to be something of a fermented foods geek, I suppose. I know this because I got really excited when I visited Eastern Market in D.C. and found buckets and buckets of fermented pickles last wekend. I guess it has been a while since I visited the market. ... MORE...
I made it through my traditional American Thanksgiving. I ate things I don't normally eat anymore: mashed potatoes, bread stuffing, carrot cake, Apartame. I originally envisioned sweet potatoes and brussel sprouts, and spiced pecans instead of dessert. But everyone in the family has their vision too, and you just have ... MORE...
Joanna's recent comments inspired me to keep reporting on my experience pursuing health. Insulin resistance and perimenopause are still challenges for me. The consequences, being uncomfortable, are very difficult to ignore, so my health is always on my mind. I am continuing to work on it but the path is by ... MORE...
Harriet, my friend and nutritional counselor, hosted a Fermentation Party yesterday. It was the best! We had all the equipment and ingredients for mustard, cortido, pickled cucumbers, and kimchee. Much of the ingredients were sourced from farms and farmers markets. The hot peppers were home-grown in the garden. For the cortido, Harriet ... MORE...
Hello friends. It's been a while since my last post. I have good news: I have returned to practicing massage therapy part-time. So I have two jobs now, and with only one day off/week, I have less time to tend to food. Thank God I went through my health and ... MORE...
For the past few months I have been seeing a nutritional counselor. Harriet is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I appreciate her comprehensive knowledge of many nutritional approaches. She has been a reliable ally and resource ... MORE...
The farm produce has arrived! Through the summer I will pick up a box of vegetables and fruit twice a month straight from the CSA. The first one included some rhubarb, a head of troutback romaine lettuce, a bag of mixed baby greens, some organic parsley, two bunches of spring onions, a bunch of ... MORE...
Do you ever get caught without enough time to get the right food ready? At those times, it always seems like everything "fast" is just wrong. The other day, I was sitting on the kitchen floor in front of the opened refrigerator door awash in tears of bitter frustration. I ... MORE...