June 2010

So Easy It’s Almost Cheating Thai Curry

June 30, 2010

When I wrote this post last week, many of you asked about the panang curry I made. I figured I should teach you my secret to making really easy curries. So easy in fact, that it almost feels like I’m cheating every time I make them. (But if they weren’t so simple, curry meals just [...]

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Why Food Blog? For Community.

June 29, 2010

I just want to start by saying that I loved the discussion that came out of my last post. It’s so interesting to read the different reasons why people blog about food, and there were lots of reasons that I hadn’t thought about before. I also find it reassuring to know that so many of [...]

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How Do You Food Blog?

June 28, 2010

(Photos from a trip to Mexico and Belize in 2008, both of which were taken in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The first is of a hibiscus tea with watermelon infusion. The second is of huevos rancheros with refried beans and pico de gallo.) I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the ways different food bloggers [...]

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A Sign of Summer: Wild Strawberries

June 27, 2010

Though not always the most beautiful, farm-grown to perfection, store-bought variety, wild strawberries are a tiny burst of color and flavor. Can you see them? Look closer… Aren’t they just precious and adorable? To get a true feel for the size, I’ve paired one up with a raspberry for good measure. The raspberry wins. I [...]

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Vegetarian Peanut Noodles Make a Filling Dinner

June 26, 2010

A few weeks ago Steve and I stopped at an Asian grocery that we enjoy going to, to load up on coconut milk, curry pastes, and different kinds of noodles. Always trying to eat out of the pantry before loading it up again, I wanted to use up a package of rice noodles. I also [...]

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Keeping the Doctor Away

June 25, 2010

A yogurt a day… A smoothie a day… Home-cooked meals (this one’s a vegetable panang curry) each day… Integrative Nutrition (almost done reading this, and plan to post a review about it when I’m finished) each day… (Photo from www.amazon.com) …all kept the doctor away. The sore throat and cough are gone! I think all of your well wishes [...]

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Product Review: Fiber Bars to Make You Feel Like Gnu

June 24, 2010

I’d seen these bars for a while, but never tried one before. When Gnu Foods said they’d send me some samples, I was pleased. But I was even more pleased when the colorful box arrived. Closed… Opened…with two of each of their seven flavors inside. I couldn’t wait to get started on these. Each Gnu Bar [...]