News flash! Or, maybe not. We’ve known for years that the use of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener has led to increased obesity and heart disease across all age ranges. Now, after a controlled and randomized study, it’s more or less verified. During a three month period researchers at the University of California, Davis, concluded […]
I mentioned in my intro post that when people find out that I’m a vegetarian, the question I get the most is, “wait, well what do you eat?” These aren’t even people like my brother-in-law, who would literally die if meat was taken out of his diet, because he would be down to like, 70 […]
I’ve been reading Maki Clack since CliqueClack Food came into existence. My sushi experience is limited to trying nigiri sushi once, and it was horrifying. Raw fish is just not my friend. Yet, Debbie had me very intrigued with all of these tasty-sounding vegetarian combinations. Plus, I had never given nori a shot. Nori is […]
It’s always an adventure when Keith offers to stop by Whole Foods on the way home from work. Don’t get me wrong — I greatly appreciate the help with the grocery shopping, but somehow, things seem to get jumbled up in the translation of my grocery list into Keith-Speak. Sometimes, it will be something annoying […]
I’m a bad vegetarian. Growing up in a family where we ate out most of the time and no one really cooked has made me a mostly non-adventurous eater. Case in point: veggie chili. This is one of those dishes that’s super-easy to make and infinitely customizable. Well, I’ve got the super-easy part down, but […]
When I grew up, I was rarely allowed in the kitchen when serious meal prep was going on. I was born in an era where the husband worked outside the home and the wife was apparently married to her house as well as her husband. If that weren’t enough, my father was convinced that if […]
Is there a vegetable, or any food at all, as ubiquitous as the onion? It’s used in every kind of cuisine around the world, in a myriad of forms and shapes and colors. Most people I know don’t even question the onion’s role in food — it’s just always there. I frequently hear, “Oh, onions […]