This was made out of melted organic dark chocolate chips (outside), and sunbutter, nutritional yeast, agave (just a smidge), and a dash of salt (inside). I refrigerated them, and should have let them warm up just a little before cutting—it would have yielded a prettier and less broken picture. But broken or not, this kicks …
Petra came over last Saturday so we could have a Writing Party (in my case it was more likely to be a Work Party—which is ok, because that’s what I needed to do). I played barista and made coffee, and we set up our laptops at the kitchen table. The problem was…I think we were …
My friend invited me to her home on Friday to celebrate Divaali, which is an Indian Festival of Lights, but since her family is small (or far away), she often lets the day pass by without making it a celebration here. Having an eight year-old son is motivation for her to keep the tradition alive, …
This week in Death and Dying Class, we’re talking about suicide and earlier this morning my class watched a really graphic video about drunk driving deaths. I found this Frontline show about assisted suicide that made me really sad and uplifted at the same time–we’ll be watching it today in class. I highly recommend watching …
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Think of a 1-10 scale, with 1 being representative of super-hungry-almost-starving, and 10 being more-than-Thanksgiving-full. On this scale, 5 would represent being pleasantly satisfied and 2 would stand for feeling hungry. Could you use this scale to help you decide when to eat and when to stop eating (and when not to eat)? I have …
Yesterday was Matthew’s 7th birthday, and I was able to go to Penn Yan and see him at my Dad’s house. It was fun—reminded me of the old days when I had a family and we did stuff like have birthday dinners (birthday boy picked pizza—I swear he could be mine, my sister always chose …
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Yesterday I hosted a Healthy Fall Recipe Contest with the employees of my favorite wellness coaching corporate client (I can call them that—they’re my only corporate client right now, and they’d probably be my favorite anyway). We had two winners: Taster’s Choice (Laura’s Spaghetti Squash with Fresh Tomatoes, Basil, and Parmesan) and Healthiest Recipe (Shirley’s Thai …
Consumptionist is too a word! When we think of the concept of consumption, there are infinite contexts that can apply—natural resources, supplies, sugar, salt, food, and more. Our culture in the US is driven supremely by consumption. I’ve been thinking about this lately for a few reasons. I am trying to eat more mindfully, and …
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This weekend, my Mom and Matthew spent the night with me while Joe was in Chicago running the marathon. It was great! We played, rode bikes, made (lots of) messes, and had a really fun time…just like we always do. I made the last of the Trader Joe’s pancake mix for breakfast on Sunday (and …
Along with my passion for ice cream, my vita-mix, and more recently, for brewing kombucha…I am equally enamored with Sun Butter. I stay away from peanut butter due to the high mold content (aflatoxins—cancer causing mold in peanuts), and Sun(flower seed) Butter is the closest-tasting nut/seed butter to peanut butter. That said, my eye is …
