One of the reasons Michael Pollan (Author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food, Food Rules) has been so successful is that he doesn’t hesitate to tell people what to eat. In fact, his philosophy of eating has become so popular that he published a book consisting entirely of his ‘food rules,’ a simplistic […]
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Morning Routines
People always seem to say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And I would have to agree. If I skip breakfast or eat something too sweet or not sustaining enough, I find that my day usually remains somewhat off-kilter. For me, it’s essential to eat something well-balanced, substantial and healthy in […]
Weekend Recap
This weekend has been a fun-filled weekend made complete by a visit from my dear friend Theresa and her new boyfriend, Matt. Theresa lives in Spokane now, but was my first friend when we both moved to Seattle and worked at a coffee shop in the Pike Place Market. We’ve gone through a lot together–moves […]
Summer Vegetable Wrap with Basil Dipping Sauce
When I was in Baltimore, my mom and sister ordered this veggie wrap for lunch at a restaurant and it came with the most wonderful basil sauce. The sauce/dressing is like a light, refreshing pesto with a slight tang. When I got home, I tinkered around in the kitchen trying to replicate the basil sauce. I […]
White House Healthy Lunchtime Challenge
For all of you 8-12 year olds out there—Or parents of 8-12 year olds… Here is a great challenge! As part of Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign to end child obesity, this challenge asks kids between the ages of 8 and 12 to come up with creative, healthy lunchtime options that follow the USDA’s MyPlate nutritional guidelines. It […]
Keeping a Sunny Disposition
I haven’t talked about it much here on the blog, but starting in March I began researching for my dissertation on dairy farming. Most of my time for the past few months has been spent trying to make contacts for fieldwork, doing online research, reading, making to-do lists, trying to organize my thoughts on post-its and a […]
Pittsburgh Agent Orange Event with Rocky Bleier & Dick Hughes
Remember in October when I was in New York and told you about Dick Hughes, the Shoeshine Boys Project and the ongoing problem of Agent Orange in Vietnam? And then I shared with you the news of the website launch and youtube video asking Dow Chemical to Sue Dick Hughes. Well, here is a […]
Vegan Enchiladas
I know, I know. A whole week after posting the corn tortilla recipe, here’s the enchilada one. Better late than never, I suppose. I got preoccupied at the end of last week by Timothy Pachirat’s (author of Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight) visit to Seattle. He did three events while […]
Guest Post: “Egg” Salad Sandwich
Today we have a guest post from my friend Karen for her awesome vegan ‘egg’ salad sandwich. She made this delightful lunch last week for our weekly date. She has written a lovely preface for the recipe. Thanks, Karen! Katie and I have been getting together weekly, which has been a wonderful treat for me. She’s […]
Baltimore- Visionary arts, tasty food and a little inspiration
Happy Friday! Last Friday at this time, my mother and I were on our way down to Baltimore from Pittsburgh to visit my sister and her girlfriend. I had never been to Baltimore before and it was so exciting to see where my sister’s living and bop around the city a little bit. We arrived […]
