Butternut, spinach and leek soup

Dave, if you’re seeing this, guess what? It’s what you’re having for dinner. I wish I were better at taking pictures, because then maybe you’d be excited. This soup of the day owes in part to Lisa, actually, who told me recently that she tried putting spinach in smoothies and liked it. Maybe that’s a common thing, but I just had to admire the idea. I thought I threw spinach into about everything...

Whole grain millet bars

Today we had a big, tiring brick workout, and all I wanted to do afterward was take a nap. Instead, I made these experimental millet bars. Because experimenting with millet bars is fun, of course, and because that’s what you do for a friend like Jen, who buys you a beckoning coffee shop bar she knows you’ll love and writes down the listed ingredients–since you’ll without doubt be itching to try to...

This Week: Dress Better

Naturally, this post’s heading  begs to be fashion related. Anyone who knows me,  knows better, yet  probably wishes my focus would be fashion-related for a change. Last week, I got to enjoy surprise compliments on an outfit I did indeed pick out myself. Who cares that the sort-of-capri-pants were actually Chinese pajamas I got sometime in high school? My best clothes, though, are always gifts or hand-me-downs,...

Better Whey of Life Yogurt

I know, I just made a point of saying I don’t tend to review products very often, and within two weeks, I’ve found two new products I can’t resist sharing. You may have heard me whine (just a little) about the tests and trials I’ve been enduring perfecting the supposedly easy process of making yogurt. For various reasons, I’ve had several failures, along with a few successes. First they were on...

Simply Banana (or Chocolate Banana) Ice Dream

Want in on a (probably not wildly known), magical, delicious–and healthy–secret? Seriously, this is one of the purest, finest, and easiest, examples of kitchen alchemy I’ve ever had the stunning fortune to stumble upon. OK, enough already: bananas make superb ice cream. That’s all you need, plus a blender or food processor, that is. Regale your gluten, dairy, egg, and granulated sugar free friends with...