Food is fuel. Intellectually, I know this. And of course, logically, the healthier I eat the more efficiently my body will operate. Sometimes I forget this. Thursday was one of those days. Because the boy wanted pasta for dinner, I made a batch and reheated a couple of frozen meatballs for him. I went meatless…
Tag Archive: food
The Power of Food
On three separate occasions this past week, I’ve had the same conversation. “I checked out your blog,” they all said. “I love the recipes!” This always blows me away. I started posting the recipes just because I have a personal tendency to print out a new one, modify it in some way, and then proceed…
Kid Nutrition
I met a fellow mom for coffee and told the story of taking my 3-year-old to Whole Foods — a place he now reveres as a produce mecca — and how I spent $3.84 on what I went to get and nearly $20 on fruit for him. “You’re so lucky,” she said. “Mine won’t eat…
Random Recipe #14: Kinda Sorta Mexican
I know that there is real Mexican food, and then there are meals that incorporate Mexican flavors. This set of recipes qualifies for the latter. They’re all good, hearty meals for chilly days. Chicken Tortilla Soup This recipe scales beautifully, and can be made to feed a family on just one night, or packed to…
Do I Buy Organic?
The question isn’t really whether I spend my money on organic products. The question is whether I buy into the organic theme. And lately, I’m just not sure. I’m an avid farmer’s market shopper, but as I make my buying decisions — $1 more per basket for organic vs. conventional strawberries, $1.50 more per pound…
Random Recipe #1: Couscous
I’m adding a new feature called the Random Recipe. I have a terrible habit of cooking new things, then forgetting the details when I try to replicate them six months down the line. Of course, I could just document them in Word, but then I wouldn’t have any hope of getting feedback from the rest…
Learning to Cook Real Foods
Over the past decade of marriage, our eating habits have increasingly tended towards whole foods. It wasn’t a conscious decision, but as time has gone on, we’ve become less reliant on the packaged foods found in the middle of the supermarket, and more on the “perimeter” foods: produce, meats and dairy. This has led to…
Genius for Cereal Lovers
Trader Joe’s, a store that I love deeply, has a new product: Whole Grain Chocolatey Filled Cereal Bites. Imagine: cereal pillows stuffed with something that tastes suspiciously like Nutella. I’m eating this right now, and it’s decadent beyond all belief. What a completely wacky concept for a cereal. It reminds me of crepes in Paris,…