Red onions are especially divine. I hold a slice up to the sunlight pouring in through the kitchen window, and it glows like a fine piece of antique glass. Cool watery-white with layers delicately edged with imperial purple . . . strong, humble, peaceful . . . with that fiery nub of spring green in [...]
I have been told that no woman can possibly be entertaining to others if she can’t entertain herself, all by herself. Does the prospect of an evening alone give you the blurs? Can you look forward to a week end without any invitations or engagements without any premonition of boredom? If you can then you [...]
Laughter burns calories; anxiety just burns. TODAY’S PREPARATION SUMMER OFFICIALLY BEGINS! It’s Memorial Day weekend, and time to get out the summer whites! I have a sleeveless white dress that I love, so I am hoping for enough heat to warrant wearing it to a weekend barbecue. Not tempted to jump the season by wearing [...]
I’ve managed to lose twelve pounds without ever feeling hungry and with bread and desserts still on the plate! That alone is worth the effort. ~Shelly Tucker www.This Eclectic Life.com TODAY’S LIST My blogfriend is battling her cholesterol level one meal at a time. Sensible story-teller that she is, Shelly is taking care of herself [...]
That’s the best omelet I’ve ever had. ~Anthony F (1962 – ) TODAY’S PREPARATION This preparation is something I’ve made for a long time, and is a very filling dinner. Let’s call it Omelet Anthony because well, I’ve never had to name it before. Its a couple of preparations already given, wrapped up in a [...]
Rules, like eggs, are meant to be broken. TODAY’S PREPARATION Sorry for the late post; internet service down again. Sigh. I’m not giving you the preparation for the involved, multi-prep omelet as promised yesterday. Not because I’m not good on my word, because I don’t want to needlessly overwhelm those who are new at this [...]
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. ~Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) TODAY’S PREPARATION NEVER, NEVER EVER run out of onions. Well, first never run out of toilet paper. But after that, never run out of onions. A [...]
Much of this research had been accomplished by cardiologists appalled by the apparent “epidemic”of coronary heart disease among American that followed World War II. They could not help but be impressed by the contrasting absence of this disease among populations consuming largely plant-based diets. ~Marion Nestle Food Politics (2002) Meatless Monday is gaining traction, as [...]
Our dead brothers still live for us and bid us think of life, not death; of life to which in their youth they lent the passion and glory of Spring. As I listen, the great chorus of life and joy begins again, and amid the awful orchestra of seen and unseen powers and destinies of [...]
It’s important to remember that feminism is no longer a group of organizations or leaders. It’s the expectations that parents have for their daughters, and their sons, too. It’s the way we talk about and treat one another. It’s who makes the money and who makes the compromises and who makes the dinner. It’s a [...]