Zucchini is an amazing vegetable. It lends itself to so many delicious transformations. I am sure you are knowledgeable about traditional zucchini recipes, such as adding it to pasta or filling zucchini halves with a stuffing mixture or making zucchini fries or zucchini bread. But, did you know that this vegetable can be turned into small patties … [Read more...]
Book Review: GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT by Lily Brooks-Dalton
I loved GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT by Lily Brooks-Dalton – which surprised me, since this novel was billed as a post-apocalyptic story. I have read only a handful of such stories and warmed only slightly to them (The Age of Miracles, The Dog Stars, and Station Eleven). Why did I fall for this one, then? Because, at its heart, GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT … [Read more...]
Mule Deer Shows Some Tough Love
This mother mule deer in Arizona, doting and attentive just a week before, warns her young buck away. Why? It turns out she is pregnant with a new fawn, and that she’s taught the year-old buck all she can about survival. Her hormones have kicked in, and her brain is wired for the survival of the new fawn growing inside. After the new fawn is up … [Read more...]
Back Pain? Stop Sitting Like A “C” And Find Your Sitting Tipping Point!
It’s something of a myth that our back problems are just because we sit too much. Recent research by anthropologist David Raichlen shows that hunter-gathers sit about ten hours a day (while we sit an average of 9-13 hours a day). And yet, they suffer less back issues and are more active throughout their lifespan. One of the biggest problems … [Read more...]
Trying To Eat More Healthy Foods This Winter?
If you are trying to eat more healthy foods this winter, I have a great recipe for you. Making a stuffing for beef or chicken or fish is a great dinner option because it adds interest and taste to the main dish. I like to use vegetables in my stuffing because they make for a healthier stuffing and usually taste so much better than a bread … [Read more...]
Words: Zane Grey “What Any Man Can Do…”
Author Zane Grey has a few simple, timeless suggestions for when, in the midst of our helpless frustration, we wonder what any one man or woman can do to change things or make a difference in what is happening around us... "... to bear up under loss - to fight the bitterness of defeat and the weakness of grief — to be victor over anger — … [Read more...]
Have You Discovered Rutabagas?
I have. For years I bought and cooked the same vegetables. Now that I am interested in a healthier diet, I have discovered a whole new world and I am willing to try vegetables I have never eaten before. The rutabaga is a root vegetable that is a cross between the cabbage and the turnip. I am not a fan of turnips, so at first I was reluctant to … [Read more...]
Primitive Technology — Where Tiny House Meets Survivor Man
As I am neither a millennial nor a survivalist, it might seem kind of strange that I am a fan of both the “tiny house” movement and the survival/wilderness teachings of Les Stroud and Bear Grylls. I could blame it on a childhood with too many fond memories of playing with my cousins in the tiny ice fishing house my grandfather built and the decades … [Read more...]
Tips For Grilling Your Vegetables
What could be easier than making your entire meal on the grill? Cook vegetable side dishes alongside your main course for a quick summer meal. Here are some of my favorite vegetables to put on the grill along with some quick tips for bringing out their best -- and a delicious recipe for "Grilled Eggplant Rolls." Eggplant Slice eggplant … [Read more...]
Book: THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE by Sonja Yoerg
"lush imagery … A quick, nature-soaked read." For starters – knowing that Sonja Yoerg (whom I am honored to call a friend) has hiked the same John Muir Trail as her character, Liz, I am ready to lace up my hiking boots and go along with her on her next trek (though I fear I may be too big a sissy!) That’s how vivid her descriptions are of this … [Read more...]
Pondering Possibilities: Embracing Ridiculous
If "possibilities are endless," where and how will we find them? And when should we stop looking? I wonder, because lately it feels as if too many of us stop looking for possibilities. We've settled for what is and handed over the search of what could be to the serious-minded. And we are now patiently waiting for our gifts of the future to … [Read more...]
Eat Your Veggies: Easy, Healthy Vegetable Tarts
Italian cuisine includes many different varieties of vegetables and they are cooked in every conceivable way. Tomatoes, eggplants and peppers are popular in southern Italy and cabbage, asparagus and potatoes are more popular in the north. Vegetable tarts are great to make for lunch or dinner. They are also good for entertaining, either as an … [Read more...]
Music: I LIVED by OneRepublic
I've long been a fan of I LIVED by OneRepublic. Its upbeat affirmation of life and living is guaranteed to get me up out of my chair and dancing around even on the gloomiest of days. But it wasn't until recently that I saw the video version of it featuring Bryan Warnecke and cystic fibrosis. Needless to say I was blown away. I was humbled, inspired … [Read more...]
The Little Orange Tree That Could
Like a bee, I was lured to the table by the sweet smell of orange blossoms. There it sat, a lone orange among two lemons. Not really trees. Barely even bushes. Mostly twigs, covered with fragrant white blossoms. They were the worst for their time at the garden center. Too much sun. Too little water. I briefly considered buying all three. … [Read more...]
Mediterranean-Style Eating — My Favorite
The eating habits of the Mediterranean people are based on the agricultural products of their region, which has a long growing season and a rather mild climate. The traditional diets of the Greeks, French, Italians, Spaniards and Middle Easterners reflect distinct cuisines and culinary practices, but they also have a great deal in … [Read more...]
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