The Reluctant Vegetarian

Recipe: Strawberry Blueberry Pie

strawbaby blueberry pie ingredients: pie crust 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt 3/4 cup vegetable shortening 6 tbs ice water filling 4 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced 2 cups blueberries 1 cup raw sugar 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tbs lemon juice directions: in large bowl mix flour and salt. with [...]

Happy Birthday Momster!

the momster’s [aka the hubster's mama] birthday was on thursday, so we had the family over for dinner. we wanted to make something special for everyone, particularly since they don’t get a home cooked vegetarian meal often. the hubster picked the menu for the evening: butternut squash risotto with fresh asparagus. said he was inspired [...]

Cellular Expansion

as my journey with food intolerances continues [yes. they are still there], i have had the opportunity to try out new treatment approaches. and sometimes, i even get to enjoy them. this has been the case with cellular expansion. i wasn’t really sure what to expect from cellular expansion. hell, i didn’t even know what [...]

Recipe: James Beardish Banana Bread

james beardish banana bread ingredients: 2 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup [or 1 stick] earth balance or spectrum vegetable shortening 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas (about 2 bananas) 1/3 cup soy milk 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar directions: [...]

Like, Whoa.

apparently, when you don’t pop in to your blog for a little while, the views skyrocket. as in to astronomical proportions. if i know that it would be that easy, i would have stayed away a long time ago. and while my blog was getting a lot of hits, i was off getting my cells [...]

Week In Review

i know it’s been a little longer than a week since i wrote. i’m not quite sure where the time goes or how i get so distracted. but, it happens. so instead of writing a hugely long post updating you on things you probably don’t really care about anyway, i thought a nice and succinct [...]