Tag: vegetables
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licton springs p-patch
What’s a happy veggie without a vegetable garden? I’m a city dweller, and I’ve never owned a plot of land but have always been a part of community gardens. In the Pacific Northwest, community gardens are called p-patches. I was lucky to be part of the beautiful Licton Springs P-Patch on the North Seattle College…
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Substantial Salad: It’s a crowd pleaser!
I’ve been neglecting the farmer’s market lately…March just came and went without any trips to the market at all! When April arrived, I got my act together (the thought of morrels had me going to the market at 7 am!) This is one of my favorite times of the year for fresh veggies: beets, potatoes,…
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Forks Over Knives Documentary
A friend recently recommended this documentary, Forks Over Knives. [I’d heard of the Fork It diet, which basically means eating only with a fork and therefore eliminating finger foods, most meat products and a lot of dairy items. It seems to be a clever way to remind yourself to make healthy choices.] This documentary is a…
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Japanese Style Salad Dressing
This salad dressing makes me want to lick my plate clean! The recipe is exactly like the hibachi restaurant style dressing. I have made a double batch of this every week for the past month, and we love it just much now. I’m a fan of making homemade salad dressing (never understood why the row…
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Whole Foods Superfood Salad
Ingredients: Kale, chopped Napa cabbage, shredded Carrots, shredded Grape tomatoes, sliced in half Sunflower seeds Blueberries Cashews, chopped Red onion, sliced (& optional: not if I’m making it for lunch at work!) Dressing 1/4 C Apple cider vinegar 1/2 C Olive oil 1 cup Acai berry juice Cayenne Salt Pepper Garlic, optional I picked up…
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Twenty Minute Meal
Friday night is our night to go out to dinner. Saturday night is a toss up, but with Filip in medical school now, we are more likely to eat at home. This could mean that I would be happy to spend an hour in the kitchen…or it could mean that I want to relax and…
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Japanese Sea Vegetables
Somehow, I’m on a major seaweed salad kick…I could seriously eat this stuff everyday. I stumbled across this yummy salad at my favorite sushi restaurant, as my choices have become limited by my veggie diet (although I still love going out for sushi!) Now I can’t get enough of this fresh, salty, chewy, cold vegetable. I highly…
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10 Simple Ways to Support Sustainable Living (in the Ozarks.)
Save money and save the environment! List courtesy of Drury University. 1) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! 2) Support Organic Farming 3) Think Globally, Shop Locally 4) Shop and Support Fair Trade 5) Join an Organization 6) Invest in Alternative Energy 7) Join an Online Action Network 8 ) Buy Used Books 9) Limit Your Use of…
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Eat Your Spring Veggies!
Some of my favorites: Green onions Asparagus Peas Lettuce Radish Carrots Lettuce There’s a reason that watermelon is the perfect picnic food and pumpkin pie goes with Thanksgiving. These traditions have been passed down to us from our relatives that ate seasonally. Our grandparents didn’t eat fresh tomatoes year round or find peaches at the grocery store in…
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The Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 vegetables.
I wanted to share this list from Mama Jean’s website. Not saying we can avoid the dirty dozen, but I will definitely be looking for the organic version! Mama Jean’s says “see below the Environmental Working Group’s list of produce that contains high pesticide residues, and also their list of the clean 15 produce items.”…