Raw and I were never exclusive. In fact, a friend of mine in Peru would say there's no need. We're wired to polygamy and monogamy is learned. I've also heard that pheromones make us calm so that we simmer down when we're around someone we're attracted to, making us less likely … [Read more...] about Juicing with Greens and Cheating on Raw: Apple, lychee, kale, quince, peach, spirulina
Archives for July 2013
Green Smoothies 101: Apple, orange, kale, pineapple, soaked dates, and magical(?) spirulina
I had a chat with a green smoothie-lover from Crudessence in Montreal about variations on a green theme. I'm going to say upfront that I'm not a huge fan of green smoothies. Or, I wasn't for a long time. The idea of using a lot of high sugar fruit to mask the flavour of healthy, … [Read more...] about Green Smoothies 101: Apple, orange, kale, pineapple, soaked dates, and magical(?) spirulina
Making Friends With Salad: Du Puy lentils with red wine-maple vinaigrette, candied pecans and grilled endive
This is a salad that will make you enjoy eating: A. Lentils B. Salad Both, I believe, are important in life. Both, however, can be horrendously disappointing. I get why carnivores who only know romaine lettuce and Kraft Caesar dressing from a bottle stick to steak. I can't … [Read more...] about Making Friends With Salad: Du Puy lentils with red wine-maple vinaigrette, candied pecans and grilled endive
Garden Update: My first little tomato, and no children
I suppose I should call this a balcony update rather than a garden update, as my first tomato appeared yesterday (do you see it??!!) in one of the 5 self-watering containers on my balcony, not my community garden plot. My balcony tomato plants are energetic, to say the … [Read more...] about Garden Update: My first little tomato, and no children
Successful Strawberry Jam Canning Class
Thanks to the participants in my canning class who'd learned to make strawberry jam yesterday. It was a relaxing few hours of learning about safe canning techniques, stirring, tasting, adjusting and not dropping hot bottles of jam on the floor. Instead of doing a traditional … [Read more...] about Successful Strawberry Jam Canning Class