Thinking About Food Differently
I finished my master’s thesis and snuck into graduation because they wouldn’t let me officially attend. It was supposed to be a happy day, but I was just numb. A week afterward, Christmas – which was somber and lonely due to the family conflicts. When …
How many Saturdays does it take to finish a project? Not a yard project, or a house project, or an art project or a kitchen project. I mean a life project. Multiple Saturdays, many Saturdays over years. Throw in some Sundays too. During a study …
I had some plans, you know? I had it all figured out. I would slam through my internship, pound through two additional semesters of masters classes, take this blasted test and be an RD dammit! Of course, in the wise words of Pema Chodron, things …
I started at the hospital in my clinical rotation in the middle of September and I was excited. That feeling of levity – like I finally landed where I belonged – came crashing down fast and left me reeling. A punishing sleep-travel-study-sleep schedule sucked my …
I had a huge garden this year, and I was very proud of it. I took the time to plan out and strategize where to plant things (companion planting), started seed indoors and got it all placed at good times. Then, eventually, nature reminds you …
Allergies were a beast this year – had us all psyched out. Hiding and working at home became popular, then normal. So did wearing a mask – started as a nuisance and is now a fashion (political?) statement. Hand sanitizer is the new perfume. I …
On March 23 I got kicked out of my job. Not fired, just told to stay home. The entire state got told to stay home. We try to not glue ourselves to the 24/7 bad news cycle, but it’s difficult to not be paranoid when …
This was a fun event. I drove to the culinary campus right after work to catch Courtney Afton, who was teaching this wonderful seminar to our dietetics association. I’ve seen her teach this before – I met her through a mutual friend two years ago, …
Hubs has been busy welding up some strange grilling devices. He’s been pretty bored since I started hammering on classwork, so he got a nice welder and put in some solid hours on YouTube, learning how to make different grilling devices that don’t require half …
Poblanos are a happy medium – not too hot for Hubs, but gives a nice little tingle in salsa and chilli, which is the star of the show tonight (and this weekend, leftovers!) I’m taking the night off homework to make it – I’m about …