Dan and I picked up a good pressure cooker a few months ago and are starting to get a hold on cooking from dried beans. A lot more hummus, more lentils, beans and chickpeas.  And even more to come ( Read more... )

This was the first weekend in some time that neither Dan nor myself had to work outside of the apartment.  I should do a bit of reading tomorrow, but if it doesn't get done Monday will just be busier ( Read more... )

At last night's Slow Food Huntington meeting, I met a member of Food Not Bombs and was immediately impressed by what the group is doing. Giving away vegan/ vegetarian food in the Huntington, Hempstead and Farmingville communities.

I will be going down next Tuesday to help out the Huntington group.

This is there current wishlist. If anyone ( Read more... )

I ate not one, but two cupcakes last night.  I regretted it immediately.  Too many calories at night and it becomes impossible for my mind to quiet down.  Plus, I was over by 400 calories yesterday.

I don't even like chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing.

Off to work!

Information provided by Center for Science in the Public Interest regarding a petition to remove soda and junk food from the public schools.

http://takeaction.cspinet.org/campaign/schoolfoodspetition?rk=57NDRjM1EsaUE

Danielle, I was wrong about the dates:

Fifth Annual Long Island
Garlic Festival

Saturday Sept 27 &
Sunday Sept 28, 2008

Garlic Lovers Unite for Celebration of

Food, Farming, and Fun

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the ( Read more... )

As
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If  you don't like me, please do not have me on your friends list. It confuses me.

Animal Rescue

Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple... Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals.

It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their ( Read more... )

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=358582&pn=1

If I had known about such things before, I think I wouldn't have minded living alone.  My only question is whether they make cat-sized ones.