Deprivation vs. Choice

March 4, 2010

A couple of days ago, I posed the question “Is there a particular food you would hate to give up? What is it and why?” . I also recieved this question on my ask me anything page, “You’ve probably mentioned this on your blog and I missed it, but why did you decide to go [...]

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Barney Oat Bran

March 3, 2010

Oh yes I did.
Remember that purple sweet potato I baked over the weekend? Well today, part of it landed in my oat bran. See how pretty?

Not only was it a gorgeous shade of Barney Purple, it was really tasty, too. The purple sweet potato is not as sweet as a regular sweet potato though it did have [...]

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Trying Again

March 2, 2010

So, if you have followed my blog for a while, you know that I have had some ups and downs with coconut oil. The first time I tried it, it made me violently ill. Then I discovered that you can’t go hog wild on it because it can make you ill if you eat too [...]

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Stuffed Peppers, Round I

March 1, 2010

Tonight I decided to try my hand at making stuffed peppers again. I’ve haven’t made them in a really long time but always ooohhhh and aaaahhhh when I see pictures or read recipes for them.

I knew I wanted to incorporate some of the black beans and brown rice I prepared during my batch cooking session [...]

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Weekend Batch Cooking

March 1, 2010

Over the weekend, Kerstin asked about my batch cooking so I decided to share with you all what I do on the weekends. I prepare almost every morsel that crosses my lips these days and with my schedule there is no way I could do it without doing a little advance prep work. Each weekend, [...]

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Extra, Tasty, Crispy

February 28, 2010

Happy Sunday Evening, dear readers. I hope you all have had a nice weekend. I have been busy for most of mine but am feeling good none the less. The weekend actually got away from me a little and by the time dinner time rolled around, I was pretty tired. I had already planned to [...]

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Tips for Going Green

February 28, 2010

A few days ago, Caitlin wrote a post about going green and since I think of myself as fairly eco-friendly, I thought it would be fun to post a few tips for you. For the dear husband and I, being green is an ever evolving process and we are always looking for more ways to be compassionate towards Mother [...]

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Lentil and Cabbage Soup Recipe

February 27, 2010

A couple of weeks ago, Andrea from Off her Cork said on twitter that she was going to make lentil and cabbage soup but that she didn’t have a recipe. When I went down to NC for my mom’s birthday , I bought a couple heads of local, organic cabbage while I was there and I knew [...]

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