For several years, I’ve heard from my in-laws about a cherished recipe their mom used to make. Like many people, they weren’t very well-off growing up, so she had to learn to scrimp and save and let nothing go to waste. Her family lived in the country, so having a large garden helped keep the cost of groceries down. But when the gardening season came to an end, oftentimes she found she was inundated with a potentially useless vegetable – [...]
I’ve tried low carb; everything from South Beach to hard core Atkins. For me it worked out pretty well, but it wasn’t a sustainable diet. I don’t mean ‘sustainable’ in the tree-hugger sense, I mean it wasn’t a diet I could sustain. No fruits or breads whatsoever? Yeah… I don’t think so. Low carb diets rely on depriving your body of sugars – all sugars, and even the stuff your body turns into sugars. This puts your body into ketosis, [...]
This is a relatively fast and easy ice cream recipe, although if you use the advanced vegan cream substitute option you’ll really be bumping up against the 5 minute mark. If you hurry. I’m not sold on veganism, but that’s an opinion. My mom is lactose intolerant and for her, cream-free ice cream recipes give her an option to enjoy summer treats with the rest of us. Variety is the spice. This particular recipe is extremely modular; there are several [...]
“Don’t be obsessed by the mirror. It only reflects what you want to see.” ~ Franca Sozzani 189 lbs. In this 100 day starvation project I’ve pointed out a few things that bear repeating. There is no magic bullet. Diet isn’t something that can be reduced to a catch phrase or simple answer, it’s a complex thing. And extremes of anything are usually the wrong answer. Moderation is the key. An extreme desire to control caloric intake can lead to [...]
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