Posts Tagged ‘Healthy eating’

Ethereal Summer Salad

As a kid, I consumed more than my fair share of thick cucumber slices, either seasoned plainly with salt and pepper or dipped in clotted sour cream [I preferred the former]. What I enjoyed most about the humble cucumber was its dependable crunch and sturdiness: it never let me down. I also loved how cooling it felt to snack on cukes during the hot summer …

Breastcancer.org’s Tips for Getting Through the Holidays

Here we are, smack-dab in the middle of holiday season. While this time of year is generally a busy one for everyone, if you’re undergoing treatment or trying to reduce your risk of breast cancer or a recurrence, you might feel like you’re juggling more than those around you — including what you should or shouldn’t eat, how to schedule treatment around travel plans, tips …

Pink Ribbon Risotto

Besides being Vegan Mofo, October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I’ve never been a “rah-rah” joiner of causes. But since my oldest sister, Babs, and several of my good friends are breast cancer survivors, I’m sucking it up in their honor and am hopping on the “think pink” bandwagon, for at least a day.

Although I’m smitten with the earthy-sweet flavor of beets, …

Body to Pat: Pay Attention

For most of my life, I have been oblivious to myself. Sure, I was pretty confident about who I was; I knew I was smart, capable, funny, but I knew this on an intellectual level, not an emotional or, most important, a physical one. In the 15 months before I was diagnosed, I had four bladder infections. Intellectually I knew something was wrong with my …

Top 10 Ways to Use Kale!

I was not clever enough (or quick enough) to write this list myself, so I am sending you to a fellow (“sister” really) Michigan Lady Food Blogger who just wrote an article with this title for her blog called The Local Cook. Check it out – all her recipes sounds great.

In addition, I love the idea of a cooking class just on greens, what …