Archive for August, 2010

The Weekly Bake: Vegan Bran Muffins

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Lately, in an effort to save money by buying fewer pre-made breakfast products like cereal, english muffins, and sliced bread, I have been baking every week.  Seriously, I have baked some type of healthy breakfast item at least once per week for the last five weeks.  You may recall the ...

Ginger Lemonade

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

A lovely few warm days here in San Francisco.  So refreshing after a chilly, foggy summer.  The 85-degree weather has me craving lemonade, so I've been making my own light, slightly gingery version.  It's super simple, sugar-free, and so hydrating: 1/2 liter of pure water 1 8-oz cup of ginger tea, strongly ...

Probiotics and Pregnancy

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

I take a variety of supplements to ensure the health of my baby, and my pregnant body.  One that I consider indispensible is my daily probiotic supplement.  In case you haven't heard about probiotics yet, they are microorganisms that are naturally present in the human gut that promote intestinal and ...

A brief season…

Friday, August 20th, 2010

...when I find myself alone much of the time.  New to a city, not part of the workforce, waiting for my baby to grow big enough to come out.  This video seems especially apropos. via SuperHero Journal, via Design Mom

Pesticide Exposure Linked to ADHD in Kids

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Yet another reason to eat organic food. And if you can't purchase certified organic, then be sure to wash your produce with all-natural castile soap (like Dr. Bronner's) and water.   At the end of the article, it states the the FDA advises against washing produce with soap, as it could ...

See this?

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

... ... ... Guess what happened to the other half. ... ... ... I'll give you a hint: ... ... ...

The State of the Food Movement

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

I have posted essays by Michael Pollan, champion of food reform, before.  Here is another, in which he discusses the state of the Food Movement:  "The Food Movement, Rising." His argument: we can't continue to ignore food as an integral part of economic and environmental sustainability, nor as the cause ...

Minimalist Cooking: free e-cookbook from Stone Soup Blog

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

I hesitate to post this.  It is not a vegan or vegetarian cookbook.  But I really admire the concept of it, and I think some of my "non" cook friends will appreciate it (you know who you are).  Stone Soup has put out a free e-cookbook of what the author ...

Healthy Junk Food?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

But how can cookie dough balls be healthy?... ...When they're made of peanut butter, hemp protein powder, and maple syrup!  These lovely little treats invented by Averie over at Love Veggies and Yoga have been the perfect little protein-packed morsels for my pregnancy sweet-tooth.  I'm not really letting myself have things ...

Today I cooked…

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

I cooked a lot. I have been experiencing occasional insomnia.  So today, I baked Blueberry Apple Spice muffins (gluten-free).  At 4:30 a.m.  Hubs awoke to a big batch of muffins sitting on the kitchen counter.  The recipe came from the Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook.  It's the Cranberry Apple Spice muffin ...