Recently, I spent the day with my oldest son. Our visit was centered around food and discussions of creative projects, so it was a really satisfying day ( Read more... )

My work at the West Campus Learning Center at our local community college has me finishing up each day at 7 p.m. Since I usually feed our cats in the evenings, they've started congregating at the front door around then, greeting me with vociferous demands that they be fed immediately. I resist following orders, especially from the non-human members ( Read more... )

I hope all of my American friends and readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving day was great for me and my family, with a wonderful home-cooked vegetarian meal. Our home is turkey-friendly ( Read more... )

I am posting via my new Android slide phone. It's a little hard getting used to the tiny keyboard, but that's far easier than the onscreen touch pad ( Read more... )

There's a new post on Scratch Vegetarian: Feed 5 for Under 10 Deliciously from Scratch.

With all that was going on over the weekend, I managed to miss mentioning that there's a new post up on Scratch Vegetarian: Mushroom Goulash Poblano from Scratch.

Getting to eat great food is definitely one of the perks of having "Scratch" in the family.

Now that he's online, my husband is busy posting to his new blog. I got home a few minutes ago to learn that he'd posted an entry on Scratch Vegetarian about making Egg Foo Yung. Enjoy.

My husband has just started his very first blog, Scratch Vegetarian, and it's all about food. He'll be sharing recipes and tips for preparing healthy vegetarian meals on a budget. His first entry tells about how to make your own fresh ricotta cheese for a fraction of the cost of store bought ( Read more... )

Life is busy. I'm applying for jobs, juggling multiple projects (if only a few of them paid!), trying to squeeze some writing in, dealing with car repairs, and trying to keep from falling too far behind on housework. (I'm very bad at meeting that last goal. Do you think this might have anything to do with the fact that it's the last thing on my ( Read more... )

According to this NPR story, products made with peanut butter may be contaminated with salmonella, as may peanut butter sold in bulk. The peanut butter you buy at the grocery store should be safe, but avoid the cookies with the peanut butter filling.

NPR.org, January 17, 2009 · The Food and Drug Administration has extended its warning about ( Read more... )