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Recipes I Try From Books:

Tofu tastes good! When you fry it, of course.

As we all know, everything is made better by frying, especially vegetables. Well, now I’ve discovered that it works on tofu, too. I just went into the kitchen hungry, and thought I’d try another Kind Diet recipe: Crispy Tofu Slices with Orange Dipping Sauce.
It’s delicious! Basically you dredge slices of marinated tofu in a [...]

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Barley eludes me

January 4, 2010 by hollie Recipes I Try From Books:

For the last couple weeks I’ve been trying to make Barley Casserole, from Alicia Silverstone’s yummy new book, The Kind Diet. I finally had to post on her website’s forums today:
I’ve tried this three times, but I can’t get past the barley. Each time the barley gets either burnt or turns to mush.
The directions say:
“Bring [...]

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Bought some hand weights tonight

November 5, 2009 by hollie Exercise and Fitness

The old hand weights were too small (1lb and 3lb, that I’d use while doing aerobics), so Greg and Beth and I picked up some new ones today. I have a set of 5lb, a set of 8lb, and a medicine ball that weighs 8lbs, that I’m already having too much fun with. Everything was [...]

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Week 3 Summary: Changing habits around food and exercise requires change around other areas of life, too

November 3, 2009 by hollie Goals Update

It’s Tuesday morning, and the start of a new week. Last week was just messy. I did accomplish my goals last week (see the Progress chart for latest notes), but barely. I was exhausted, I hardly exercised at all, my anxiety problems were acting up, and there was a lot of stress. As if to punctuate all [...]

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Staying Heart-Healthy Part 2: The Diet Wars, cont.

July 16, 2009 by hollie Omnivory Pros and Cons

The longer I write this blog and read about nutrition, the more interested I become in the idea that diet is the way that we can stay healthy into old age. The key to longevity, as far as I can tell, is to avoid heart disease in cancer. Heart disease is the leading cause of [...]

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Staying Heart-Healthy Part 1 – The Diet Wars

July 13, 2009 by hollie My experience with an elimination diet

As long-time readers of this blog know, I’m fascinated by different diets. For a long time I believed that a totally plant-based vegan diet was the way to be truly healthy and long-lived, but I struggled desperately with getting enough vegetables. Recently I’d decided to add meat back in for awhile to replace what seemed [...]

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Tossing out the scale; keeping my bike

July 2, 2009 by hollie Exercise and Fitness

This is me this morning after my half hour on the stationary bike. I’m exhausted. I’m so out of shape it’s surprising I can get up the stairs to bed.
Mmmmm, bed. The question at this point isn’t WILL I take a nap, it’s WHERE WILL I? The kids are in daycare today, which means I [...]

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The artisan bread is fantastic

June 21, 2009 by hollie Artisan Bread In Five Minutes A Day

I’ve made two loaves of the no-knead artisan bread, and I’m here to tell you, it’s freaking amazing. Go buy the book, go grab a giant bag of flour, and get right to it. You will not be sorry.
Oh, and while they say to use a pizza stone, I didn’t have one, and I’m trying [...]

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Mmmmmmm, rising bread and some iced tea steeping

June 17, 2009 by hollie Artisan Bread In Five Minutes A Day

It’s Rooibus tea from Adagio. YUM YUM YUM.

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Making some artisan bread in 5 minutes a day……

June 17, 2009 by hollie Artisan Bread In Five Minutes A Day

I belong to an amazing online group for Moms, and their collective wisdom blows me away on a regular basis, so when I heard them talking about how great this book was, I had to order it:
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
Basically, you mix up some flour, water, salt, [...]

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