Sipping chocolate & chocolate chili ~ Cocoa Bella
Last night we actually watched the Oscars. The whole thing. Until midnight. That was mostly because my husband knew he had a snow day in the bag for today, and I needed something for my eyeballs to do while I packed up the house. (Yes, we are moving this coming weekend to a different house … Continue reading
Why Food Has Been Gross for 3 Months
It’s been a rough three months. Or should I say 12 weeks? First there was the this-isn’t-so-bad stage. Then there was the I-can’t-get-out-of-bed stage. Quickly followed by the chocolate-milk-and-cereal stage (though not together). Then there were salt and vinegar chips (I’m still in that one) and the enduring chicken-is-gross period. (Unless it’s chicken salad or … Continue reading
Olympic Pot Roast — because this winter may never end
The winter Olympics are in full swing, which means there is no time to cook. No point in trying, really. We’ve got the whole shebang — figure skating, cross-country skiing (my new favorite), snowboarding, you name it — filling up our DVR, waiting for us every night. Although I can fast forward through commercials, I tend … Continue reading
Because bad days are made better by turning them into funny stories
So funny story. Who knew that these ridiculous-looking pudgy ski gloves I’ve been wearing everywhere to brave the ongoing D.C.-freeze can also inadvertently lock my car with the keys in it? Who knew? On the way to teach one of my exercise classes this morning, I swung by the church parking lot where I pick … Continue reading
Raw milk: the ongoing story
I’m not sure what first got me into the idea of writing about raw milk and its devoted followers. The beverage, legal in some states, not so much in others, seemed to be the centerpiece of so many debates about our food system: Whole fats or low fat? Should government be able to tell people … Continue reading
Eat This List: 5 things to cook up in a deep freeze
Originally posted on Eatocracy:
This is the seventeenth installment of “Eat This List” — a regularly recurring list of things chefs, farmers, writers and other food experts think you ought to know about. Pictured above: supermarket shelves plundered in anticipation of a blizzard in January, 2011. Weather outside? Frightful. Inside? As delightful as you care…
Green-ish smoothies & powerhouse turmeric
I’ve been doing a lot of blending lately. It’s the time of year to take healthy things and make them palatable enough that maybe, just maybe, you’ll keep eating them past January 31st. And if the breakfast smoothie weren’t the best idea ever invented in that category, then I don’t know what is (wait, are … Continue reading
Crosscountry Christmas (& a book worth reading)
After driving from Virginia to Kansas (a mere 20-hour, two-day excursion) to drop off the dog at “grandmas,” then flying to El Paso, Texas, for my brother-in-law’s wedding, then back to Kansas, then driving back to…. well you get the point. ‘Twas a lovely wedding though… And a lovely Christmas! We’re back in Virginia … Continue reading
The Christmas countdown: food gifts worth giving
Christmas came early in my kitchen this year. You see, it was Cyber Monday and there’s this feeling that the deals will just pass you by — and I just caved. I let my husband let me buy what I’ve wanted all year: a Vitamix. Oh man is it great. I read a bunch of reviews … Continue reading
Rebuilding the Foodshed, Soil & Human Health — VA Farm-to-Table Conference
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. That’s right, it’s food-and-farms conference season. It’s that time of year when production in the field slows and farmers huddle inside event centers to discuss best practices and plot their course for the coming years. Did I mention that local farming conferences have some great local food? … Continue reading
