Tag Archives: food
Review: Better Batter GF Flour Mix
I just ate a fluffy Italian bread roll with real butter and grape jam that was so good, I might have had a little tear. It was crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. There are no eggs … Continue reading
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The Difference Between Dependence and Compulsion (and why it’s important)
Addiction is a layman’s term. Often it’s used to describe substance dependence. It’s also sometimes used when referring to compulsive behaviors such as gambling, shopping or sex. The DSM-IV, the book of diagnostic criteria for all manner of disorders, uses … Continue reading
Spinach Shirred Eggs
Another egg recipe. I do believe this exhausts all the fancy ways I know to cook eggs. This being the fanciest. Shirred eggs is a fancy-pants way of saying baked eggs in cream. These are rich and delicious and way … Continue reading
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Review and Give Away: Crunchmaster Gluten-Free Crackers
Warning: This review is going to read like someone paid me to write it. Because I’m reviewing a product that was already one of my favorites before I was sent some to review for you. Since I’m in love, I … Continue reading
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A New Food Revolution
There are two ideas that are kind of coalescing into a cohesive whole for me lately. They are: 1. I can trust myself to eat what I want, when I want, until I’m full. 2. Number 1 is a completely … Continue reading
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A Culture of Rules
(Warning: This post addresses ideas about dieting and food rules.) I picked up a skinny little book at a thrift store when I was in Las Vegas called Wake Up! You’re Probably Never Going to Look Like That … How … Continue reading
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Green Chile Tacos
A few weeks ago I was supposed to go out of town for four days for work. When that happens, which it does every couple of months, Ruby goes to visit Kevin’s parents. She is their only grandchild, and they … Continue reading
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Great Depression Recipe: Poor Man’s Meal
I love this video. Go on, watch it. I’ll wait. Back? Okay, good. How fabulous was that? I love Clara. And I wanted to try one of her recipes. Nick helped me pick one, and Poor Man’s Meal it was. … Continue reading
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Seasonal Cooking: Carrot Marmalade
(Don’t forget to enter my little giveaway here.) Carrot Marmalade is an old-fashioned recipe. I found it in my 1973 copy of Putting Food By. I’d never heard of such a thing. After I made it, and I offered Kevin … Continue reading
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