Joan Pick lives in England, is 67 years old, a former scientist and member of Mensa, and runs wherever she needs to go. She hasn’t been in a car in years. She’s been living on raw food for ages, which I’m guessing accounts for her energy and her glow. Look at those rosy cheeks, and…
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I bought some TVP (texturized vegetable protein) at the store a month or so ago. It’s the Bob’s Red Mill brand, and I checked to make sure the package hadn’t expired (can you tell I’m going somewhere not so great with this post?). The other night I made the enchiladas in the photo, by preparing…
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I don’t care if he thinks this is a violation of his welfare, I totally have a right to put my corgi in this outfit. He has no right to complain. I put up with his barking, his poop, his surly attitude, and for god’s sake, his snoring. Fifteen blissful years I’ve lived with my…
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I’ve mentioned before that I have panic attacks and anxiety, but I haven’t talked about what that means, or what it has to do with food. I’ve struggled with anxiety issues since high school. After a car accident in 1991, I started having what, at the time, felt like the worst possible attacks of anxiety…
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So! You bought a pomegranate. You were feeling brave. Maybe you were one of those kids who ate worm cookies in school (like my husband, true story), and now you’re like, “Hell, it’s JUST A FRUIT! I can do this.” And then you get one home and you’re frozen with fear, and you have no…
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I keep reading other food blogs that have the most gorgeous photos, and I’m actually a pretty good photographer so you’d think I’d follow suit with some edible art of my own. What ends up happening is that by the time I remember to get my camera off my desk, I’ve already written most of…
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Two of my best friends, Sonja and Llyra, were in Seattle yesterday morning getting bone scans done. They were curious about the state of their bone health, and through a unique program at a local hospital, they were able to get the scan for free. What interested me about this was that Llyra is a…
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