No, I’m not referring to the recently legalized Absinthe (yum!), and I’m not even making some eco-allusion to socially responsible beverages. Nope, I’m being quite literal here: I’m really talking about drinking. Drinking things that are green. In the past I’ve written about green smoothies, and since then my adoration has only grown. I start [...]
There’s a bit of a meme floating about the internets right now, with vegan bloggers posting mini food diaries. Anyone who’s been vegan for more than a few days has faced the question, “So what DO you eat?!” (by the way: answer). These little 3-day food diaries are a great way of de-mystifying veganism. The [...]
microalgae By now we’ve all heard of the ‘amazing omegas’, those fantastic fatty acids that have all the scientists and supplement-makers squawking. We’ve been introduced to ‘good fats’ and lectured about the naughty ones and sold on all sorts of ‘superfoods’. And if one more person tries to tell me how healthy fish is, I [...]
Last year I embarked on my very first solo canning projects, and the first recipe I made was a simple plum syrup. I have this huge and bountiful plum tree, you see, so it only made sense. But there was something ‘not quite right’ about the flavor. I couldn’t figure it out until I did [...]
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place . . . I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ~ Elliott Erwitt It’s become my favorite part of the week, this Saturday [...]
