Eating tasty gluten-free and vegan foods without blowing the budget
The 4th module in the eCornell Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate was the most enraging block of information for me. I’ll try to summarize without writing a rant-filled novel here. I can’t stand trickery and shenanigans from lobbying groups. All of this has to do with agricultural …
I finished up the first of 3 classes on Plant-Based Nutrition through eCornell last Saturday. There was so much information, especially in module 5 that I spent a good part of the second week on it. But today I am picking up where I left …
This module was not quite where I expected to go, but as a Sociology major, I’m glad it was covered. What the heck is a paradigm? So, a paradigm is a model or structure for approaching new information, a way of thinking, our subconscious thoughts …
I waffled back and forth about taking this class because of the usual things – I’m busy enough already, it costs money, etc. but then I read The China Study and decided to go for it. The certificate is 3 classes, 2 weeks per class, …
Have you heard that beans and rice together make a complete protein? I’ve read that it is and I’ve also read that it’s a myth. I’m fascinated by how foods work together and how even a single food has many nutrients that work together in …
Yesterday I spent FOUR HOURS cleaning the kitchen and pantry. I took a quick break for lunch and I was super-glad to have this to eat (without making another mess!) so I could get back to cleaning. I tossed an embarrassing amount of food out …
This isn’t so much a recipe as a good idea for a fast (and cheap!) meal. I went to Aldi on Monday and I found bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, among other things but this is what I used in my salad in a jar. I …
Last week I bought the mother of all kale bunches at the store. This works with either frozen kale or fresh – I try to buy it fresh, remove it from the stems, and freeze some but I had eaten it all. If you have …
China Study I’m about 50 pages out from finishing the original China Study book. I didn’t realize there was an updated version until about halfway through, but this is the book I happened to find at the library book sale for a quarter. Anyway, I’m …
I’ve been meaning to write this up because this is a key ingredient if you want to make vegan lasagna. It’s tasty and filling and all you need to go on to making lasagna is a jar of pasta sauce and some lasagna noodles. My …
