I randomly had spaghetti squash for dinner with pesto on it on Sunday night (because my plans changed for the weekend and I was being a hermit, so I didn’t want to leave and go to the grocery store to find something to eat). This dish was really funky looking, but quite delicious. Unfortunately, I …
Beets and Butternut! This wouldn’t have been my first thought for a dinner pairing, but I saw a recipe yesterday for a mostly raw vegan beets and butternut dish, and it was really pretty (and I suppose I also believed that it would taste good!). I intended to make it exactly as the recipe said, …
An unlikely but beautiful couple, plus pretzels that digest like vegetables Read More »
This was made out of melted organic dark chocolate chips (outside), and sunbutter, nutritional yeast, agave (just a smidge), and a dash of salt (inside). I refrigerated them, and should have let them warm up just a little before cutting—it would have yielded a prettier and less broken picture. But broken or not, this kicks …
Petra came over last Saturday so we could have a Writing Party (in my case it was more likely to be a Work Party—which is ok, because that’s what I needed to do). I played barista and made coffee, and we set up our laptops at the kitchen table. The problem was…I think we were …
My friend invited me to her home on Friday to celebrate Divaali, which is an Indian Festival of Lights, but since her family is small (or far away), she often lets the day pass by without making it a celebration here. Having an eight year-old son is motivation for her to keep the tradition alive, …
This week in Death and Dying Class, we’re talking about suicide and earlier this morning my class watched a really graphic video about drunk driving deaths. I found this Frontline show about assisted suicide that made me really sad and uplifted at the same time–we’ll be watching it today in class. I highly recommend watching …
Death Class—Reasons to be Saddened and Uplifted, Reminded to be Grateful for Moments Read More »
Think of a 1-10 scale, with 1 being representative of super-hungry-almost-starving, and 10 being more-than-Thanksgiving-full. On this scale, 5 would represent being pleasantly satisfied and 2 would stand for feeling hungry. Could you use this scale to help you decide when to eat and when to stop eating (and when not to eat)? I have …
I’m on a new quest! I’ve always thought there were ways to become healthier and happier without struggle, deprivation, and resistance…but finding those paths seems to come in small bits and get diluted by all the societal inputs we have that promote the negative practices. I do pass on the insights as I find them–I …
Sometimes I think I want something different than what I have, and then I have to remind myself that the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. As my mom would say, it’s just different grass. But sometimes different grass is better or more desirable! My mom and I used …
Happy Halloween. Hope you’re the windshield today!
