In case you haven't heard, it's no longer the Food Pyramid, it's now My Plate (and has been for a few years now). I found myself back on that site b/c I was curious if potatoes counted as veggies (yes, in the subset of starchy veggies), and came across this two week list of recipes. Posting here to share and to remind myself next time I need food ( Read more... )

7:00pm: T$ declares he ate something weird for lunch, so his stomach isn't feeling quite right ( Read more... )

Picking up on a suggestion from tiurin, who'd be up for fasting next Thanksgiving?

Modeled after the Black Sheep Baguette, my third vegetarian meal is the Zandi Baguette. You take some favorite bread type and split in half. One side you coat liberally with basalmic vinegarette, the other with a good pesto. The fillings are fresh mozzarella, some lettuce, and avocado slices. The original used actual baguette bread (I forget ( Read more... )

Every summer I take on a few projects for work, personal enrichment, or goals I keep putting off. I guess the latter are kinda like instead of New Year's resolutions. For example, Summer 1999 (between Junior and Senior years of college) I spent in Tucson, AZ, and I resolved to (1) learn to drive, (2) play the guitar, and (3) learn Chem 101. At ( Read more... )

For a T-day alternative, consider buying an organic turkey. The Eat Well Guide will help you find organic farms and grocery stores near you where you can find one.

I made crock pot chili today, thanks again to jethereal. Crock pots are so easy to use!

( Chili )

( Even my pea soup isn't vegetarian. )

It seems Gabe's making progress on eating pellets. When I got him back from the neighbors this past weekend, he'd put on some weight (at 99g, usually 91-94g). After receiving comments to an earlier post about whether it was them giving him budgie seeds, or him eating more in the company of friends, I actually looked at what was left in his dish ( Read more... )

I got me a mini-chicken. I'm going to cook it and eat it whole. Well, maybe I'll take a few bites, but I think it'll only take me one sitting. It's bigger than Gabe. Bigger than the sun conure I played with at the pet store. Smaller than a macaw though, probably on par with an African gray. *grin* Mmm, chicklet....

Man, now I feel bad for