Wow, I am awed by the response to yesterday’s post! Thank you to everyone who left such intelligent, insightful comments.
A few people made a very good point that I thought I’d address.
I used to care far more about being thin than being healthy, and I believed there was only one path to get there. [...]
Most of the time, breakfast is the largest meal I eat all day. I believe strongly in that old adage: “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper.” It works for me.
Sometimes, it shocks me that I ever considered one packet of plain instant oatmeal, cooked in water, to be an [...]
Last summer, a friend of mine hosted a spring roll making party. I seem to recall consuming more wine than focusing on rice paper wrapping, but somehow the skill stuck with me.
I later learned that the “spring” rolls we made were more appropriately titled “summer,” due to the fact that we didn’t fry them. [...]
Mexican is one of my favorite cuisines. Obviously I love flavor, and with Mexican, I get flavor and heat. Even better.
I’ve been meaning to attempt my own salsa for a while now, and I finally collected the ingredients this week. Of course, I’ve been thinking about it for so long that I had too many [...]
Obviously kabocha is the hot new thing.
I bought a three pounder earlier this week, and I have steadily been working my way through it in all sorts of fun ways. Sweet or savory, it’s made appearances at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Tonight I was down to my last couple slices.
I’ve always loved the black bean [...]