I’ve had this postcard for ages;Â since the mid 1990′s, if I recall correctly. That’s back when you could still be considered geeky for knowing how to “log on to the internet”. Back when I built hand-coded websites for people on my Tangerine iMac, websites which frequently contained, among other charms, this fantastic thing called a…
Category Archives: Recipes
Saturday Kale and Date Smoothie
Addendum: within a couple hours of drinking this healthy green smoothie down, I was feeling cold, jittery, and I had a headache. This is consistent with my experience of eating too much sugar at one sitting, and is the reason I stopped drinking green smoothies over a year ago. I have mixed feelings. Perhaps it…
The joys of juice for breakfast
This is what I juiced for breakfast this morning: an entire head of romaine, a lemon, two small apples, four stalks of celery, and a chunk of ginger. I’ve been having this (or a slight variation) most mornings since I got my juicer, and I’ve noticed a few things changing. My taste for vegetables has…
Sunday Night Soup (with bonus dorkumentary)
I made SOUP! Finally. How many times have I talked about making soup, and yet NO SOUP? I asked recently about recipes for savory bean soups, and among the comments was a recipe from someone identified only as Unwisely. There was also some recipes posted from friends I know in real life, but whose soup do…
Best lentil chili ever
(note: Robin said it was okay to post this! Yay!) A few days ago I made this recipe from the book, Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are. The author, Robin Robertson, has a website called Global Vegan Kitchen, and a blog;…
How I Make Croutons
I can’t stand store-bought croutons. They taste too salty and they go stale too quickly. I like to make my own, and here’s how I do it. Hollie’s Fabulously Easy Croutons You’ll need: A baguette (white or whole grain) Some oil of your choice (I love sesame or olive) Some garlic salt That’s it. That’s…
What’s the scoop on posting recipes?
I know there are at least two librarians who read this blog, and I really need some help here. What’s the deal with re-posting recipes on my blog, from other sources? I want to post about some lentil chili I made, and I’d love to post the recipe, but it’s from a book. The obvious…
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