Ok, I'll admit it: I DO like kale, I'm not just being trendy or whatever. I'm not lying through my teeth. I like it, I do! I might not be the best test case, though, because as a toddler in northern CA, my parents fed me tofu and avocados. The compelling questions is whether people who... Continue Reading →
How NOT to read a scientific report
This gem of a headline turned up in my social media feeds today: Clinical trial reaffirms diet beverages play positive role in weight loss! OOOOK. GREAT example of a sensationalist headline telling people what they want to hear. Don’t get me wrong— I am not suggesting that the science wasn’t done properly. I’m talking about the way the... Continue Reading →
“Be yourself”— meaning what, exactly?
When I was visiting my parents recently, I came across some old photos and papers from elementary school. The girl with the troll-doll earrings? Yep, that was me. And if you looked at me today, with my pink hair streak and my butterfly skirt, you’d know it. How did I do that? I don’t think of... Continue Reading →
How do you fit it all in?
So this week is a busy week for me. I’m just getting settled in my new job, so I have some ongoing things like getting the right keys to my office, getting my different computer accounts actually working, figuring out who to ask about. . . well, anything. I’m also technically “off” from that job... Continue Reading →
On routines, cooking, and being ready.
“Mise en place forces cooks to account for every minute of their time and every moment,” as chef Dwayne Lipuma is quoted in a recent NPR article.First, what the enfer is mise en place? It’s french for “put in place”, and it’s a term used in cooking for the setup of ingredients and tools gathered... Continue Reading →
What’s for dinner?
Food Blog Roundup! There is no health topic more confounding and controversial than nutrition. People care, and they care a lot, but finding sensible and trustworthy information is a full-time job. Searching “diet” in books on amazon returns almost 100,000 hits. Doctors have their name on every kind of eating plan you can think of, from... Continue Reading →
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