Falling Off the Wagon

It’s not how many times you fall off the wagon, but how many times you get back on.

Wagons & Food

Diets. Forbidden foods. That extra cookie. Daily exercise. Weekly exercise. EXERCISE. Chocolate. Ice cream.  Read More

Cheesy Baked Quinoa

I love quinoa.

There, I’ve said it. Back in St. Louis my friends called me the Quinoa Queen because I introduced EVERYBODY to my favorite little seed. Yes, quinoa is a seed. It looks like a grain and acts like a grain, but is actually the seed of a grass like plant from South America. Read More

More Humorous Nutrition Headlines

More headlines about nutrition that make me think, “Seriously?”

• Standard American Diet needs boost to offset poor nutritional habits – They don’t call it SAD for nothing. I’d much rather see an article talking about CHANGING the SAD diet, as opposed to supplementing to offset bad choices. More and more bandaids will not eliminate the problem.
• Want to lose weight? Trade sugary drinks for water – I’m amused that some organization FUNDED this research! One nice thing that came out of the research was showing an increased benefit for water even over diet drinks. Yes, drinking something with no calories, and no weird additives, is better for you than something with lots of sugar and/or chemicals added.

For the first part in this series, go here.

For the Love of Food

I love food.

And today is the day about love, right? I’ve always loved food, but my food didn’t always love me. Read More

Garden Update, or, I need a bigger tomato basket

As crazy as my tomato garden got, I LOVE it. This first season of container tomato gardening was QUITE a learning experience. My first harvest is done, and the second round of fruits is coming in now on both the Cherokee purple and yellow pear tomatoes. And my pepper plants are FINALLY blooming!

Here’s a visual record of the last month or two….

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