By Jo | Published:
January 20, 2010
How delicious are these quesadillas? Let’s listen in on a conversation Nathan and I had earlier tonight, when we’d both just gotten home and both our stomachs were growling:
“We need dinner,” I told him. “We have two options. We can have spaghetti with the veggie meatballs -”
“Did I mention those meatballs were really, really good?” [...]
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By Jo | Published:
January 2, 2010
New Year’s is rarely a big holiday for me. I never make resolutions, in part because I know I won’t keep them. You won’t see any 2009 recaps or 2010 resolutions on this blog. I hope 2010 will bring us all more happiness and less stress, which seems very promising. That’s about all I have [...]
By Jo | Published:
April 26, 2009
Brussels sprouts may not be as bad as you (and I) think – it may just be that we’re doing it wrong.
By Jo | Published:
April 5, 2009
Pancakes can easily be adapted into a healthy dinner – just keep adding to them!
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By Jo | Published:
March 23, 2009
There’s some confusion in the world about exactly what “organic” means – in fact, it means less than you think. Organic food – essentially food certified that it was made without pesticides – can still be junk food, and can still be unhealthy. Mark Bittman has a great article this week about how the “organic” [...]
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By Jo | Published:
March 1, 2009
This dinner is so simple it doesn’t even need a recipe: cook some quinoa, and mash it together with a baked sweet potato.
That’s it. Really.
I like to use about equal parts of each. Top it with your choice of cheese (goat cheese or cheddar are my favorites), or just salt and pepper for a vegan [...]
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February 20, 2009
Pasta is delightfully flexible and tasty – it’s easy to prepare an elegant dish in just a few minutes, and it goes with almost anything. This week the Washington Post had a nice article reminding us all about why we love pasta so much, and all the myriad things you can do with it. I’ve [...]