Category: Cooking
One Simple Thing: Homemade Mayonnaise in Less Than Two Minutes
Following on last week’s mustard revelation, one of the best things I started to do this year was to make my own mayonnaise. We don’t use a lot of it, mostly tuna sandwiches, sandwich spread, and cold salads, but one look at the ingredients panel of most mayonnaise containers makes me shudder. And to add insult […]
One Simple Thing: Examine the Next Thing You Trash
The thought of replacing everything we discard with something that’s reusable, renewable, or refuse-able is a noble goal. And the thought of taking it all on is absolutely overwhelming, even to me. Sure, I can spend hours sourcing cheese not sold in plastic, finding someone who recycles #7 plastics (think strawberries in a clamshell), and choosing […]
Garlic Harvest: A National Holiday…or Just Mine…
I have often been pegged as a geeky gardener type. Although I HAVE been seen pulling weeds in the moonlight in my pajamas, and my fingernails never quite come clean from April to November, I have to confess that I am really too lazy to be one of those über-gardeners who never set foot in the produce section. […]
Friday Freedonist: Come on a Small Pleasures Safari
I choose to make my life fun. That’s why I have so many games weaving through it. You can make a game out of almost anything, and flip something boring into something that makes you giggle. There’s the What Can I Make Out of X, Y, and Z for Dinner? game, the How Can I […]
Recipe: Black Bean Chili with Alaskan Smoked Porter
Well, yesterday I worked myself into a serious jones for chili while writing about Alaskan Brewing Company. Enjoy this standard recipe from our house for a smoky-spicy vegetarian-or-not chili. (Can be doubled, and you’ll thank yourself if you freeze a batch for later) 2 T olive oil 1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped 1 […]
Edibly and Me: Nifty App for Discovering the Junk in Your Grocery List
I am not much of a gearhead, but I stumbled over the Edibly app last night and thought it was fun to play with, and a pretty useful toy. It’s a work in progress, I believe, but holds great potential for reminding some folks — especially those who live by their smartphone — what to […]
Looking Forward to 2014: Five Things to Do Differently Next Year (to have more fun, live even better, and do more good)
I don’t generally make New Years resolutions, and fear not, I am not going to start today. But the end of the year usually finds me gnawing on a straw in a coffee shop somewhere, staring off into space and mulling over what I may want to change up in the coming year. (Yep, it’s […]
The Hedonist Hill O’Beans: Why and How to Cook Yourself a Big Ol’ Pot of Beans
During the Whole Foods Food Stamp Challenge month, Mr. GH and I were able to eat very, very well on the maximum monthly SNAP allocation of $367/month, even while shopping exclusively at Whole Foods Market. There is almost no chance we could’ve pulled this off without beans. Many people see beans as really pedestrian fare, […]
Whole Foods Market Food Stamp Challenge: Did We Succeed? Or Didn’t We?
So there I was, standing at the Whole Foods checkout counter with my third and last batch of groceries for our month’s Food Stamp Challenge. Here’s how the month had gone: Monthly SNAP Benefits: $367.00 Shopping trip #1 8/31/13: $177.00- Shopping trip #2 9/11/13: $ 92.49- Shopping trip #3 9/22/13: BUDGET: $97.51 In the store, […]
Whole Foods Market Food Stamp Challenge: Post Mortem
The day after my Whole Foods Market Food Stamp Challenge ended, I found myself standing at the counter at my favorite coffee joint, The Bean Cycle in Fort Collins, waiting for my 2% latte with an extra shot of espresso. I noticed on the counter a stack of chocolate bars – not just any good […]
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