Blogs the ‘General’ Category
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Here's an interesting thing: San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in April that bans calorically-sweetened sodas from all vending machines on city property. It's part of his effort to "combat obesity and improve San Franciscans' health, similar to a national effort being championed by first lady Michelle ...
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
From International Vegetarian Union
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Saturday, July 17th, 2010
You know how annoying it is, when you only need a tablespoon or two of tomato paste, but to get it you have to open up a whole can? Then maybe you put the rest of the can in the fridge, but it doesn't turn out that you're making anything ...
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
Let us turn our thoughts today to our friend, the freezer.
A long time ago my mom gave me a book called Dinner's in the Freezer. This was before we went veg. Basically it's a bunch of recipes that you can make a double (or triple) portion of, and freeze most ...
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
As I settle in to my new life in San Francisco, in my small urban apartment, I'm finding myself still thinking about Stuff and De-cluttering. Amazingly, I'm still getting rid of things -- if I can't find a home for it, it's outta here. And not amazingly, I'm still unpacking ...
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Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Check out this post on Simple Mom.
http://simplemom.net/11-tips-for-eating-healthy-on-a-budget/
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Finally, the long-awaited Candle 79 post! The trouble is, I hate downloading photos. It is such a pain. Sure there is an easier way.
Anyway, the photos are bad anyway. They in no way do justice to the deliciousness and imagina-tivity of the food. What a ...
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
Here's an idea:
Take this:
Add this:
Pair with this:
(add a dollop of sour cream or plain yogurt, and a splash of olive oil) And then you have this:
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
So, as I've mentioned, we are moving to San Francisco. Movers are coming in less than two weeks to load up all our Stuff into a truck and ship it off to California. We felt like we needed to get rid of a lot of Stuff before making this move, ...
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
I totally love this idea. I'm a huge fan of meals in general, and communal meals in particular. I don't really feel like I need Febgiving in February, since I already have a good excuse to have a party then which is MARDI GRAS*; but I think it's a great ...
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