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Friends and Soup

Friends and Soup

Anybody who comes over to my house will likely get fed if they stay long enough. I am not a chef, but no one goes hungry here. One of my very favorite things to do when I was younger, with both a dude I was 

Shake Out

Shake Out

“It will all shake out” she said, with a straight face. This woman doesn’t know me well – she’s a friend of a friend, and she’s an MS RDN and has gobs of information/advice I currently want. I stalked the RD because I needed some 

Can A Salad Really Last?

Can A Salad Really Last?

I don’t mean spoilage. I mean, once the 2:30pm slump hits, is that salad still with you? or are you digging around in your drawer at work/cupboards at home for something to eat? I’ve run out of desk nuts before, and it’s a desperate situation 

Gordy-How? or, the “A” game

Gordy-How? or, the “A” game

L to R, clockwise: turban squash, hubbard squash, and the unknown. Inside of the unknown, inside of turban, inside of hubbard, and mashed up for dinner (It’s a hockey joke, people. Gourd-y + How?) but seriously, what am I doing with this mystery squash? After 

Rambu-what?!

Rambu-what?!

Behold my Friday night entertainment – the Rambutan. Walmart sold it in the fruit section, but I had good reason to question. It looks like an alien egg? They sat in my fridge all weekend, and Sunday I went after them with a knife, determined 

Seitan Chorizo

Seitan Chorizo

We had seitan/soy chorizo the other night for taco salad. I saw this and was so curious I couldn’t resist. It passed the house Carnivore’s inspection, and he said he’d *willingly* eat it again. I wouldn’t microwave it though – it turned out kind of 

Can We Wait Until I Match?

Can We Wait Until I Match?

I’m working on a paper for my senior class about our plans and goals after graduation. I have abstract goals, like sleeping, playing my guitar, going on vacations, learning Spanish – but the only real goal right now is an internship. Finishing the degree too, 

When did Vegetarian diets become popular?

When did Vegetarian diets become popular?

https://foodandnutrition.org/from-the-magazine/the-history-of-vegetarian-diets-explore-the-progression-of-plant-based-eating/ Hubs and I were discussing this over dinner last night. Humans have the teeth of omnivores and early man was forced to hunt and forage (nomads) before agriculture got popular…… so, it stands to reason a plant-based diet is a relatively recent development as 

The BeanBlog Beginnings.

The BeanBlog Beginnings.

This is very exciting. Add “creating a blog” and “setting up a website” to the very long list of new and self-taught technology skills I’ve had to learn in the last few years. This may prove a bit more entertaining with a significant (enjoyable) difference