cultivating me

me being me and making my way through life one day, one book, and one recipe at a time

{eating my veggies} day 1

101 Simple Salads, #2

directions form the article:
2. Mix wedges of tomatoes and peaches, add slivers of red onion, a few red-pepper flakes and cilantro. Dress with olive oil and lime or lemon juice. Astonishing.
oh my this salad is good!  i admit i was a bit skeptical by the pairing of tomatoes with peaches but decided [...]

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Sat, August 1 2009 » from the kitchen, healthy me » 2 Comments

30 days of {eating my veggies}

every once in a while i like to waste my time discovering new things by clicking through links on other blogs or on twitter.  i find all sorts of information this way and an occasional blog to add to my reader.  for instance, i recently fell in love with this site.
the other day i was [...]

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Sat, August 1 2009 » from the kitchen, healthy me » 3 Comments

good bite cooking videos!

can you hear the angels singing?!? i’m not one who normally shares videos i find on the net but this is just too good to keep to myself. it’s part of a new cooking site that not only shares new recipe ideas but it has videos that show you how to make them. [...]

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Mon, June 29 2009 » from the kitchen » No Comments

a new approach to eating (and a recipe)

Recently I read the book “Food Matters”.  In it, Mark Bittman argues that for a healthier world and healthier self, we should all eat less meat.  His premise is that the meat packing industry is one of the largest contributors to global warming and that with all the hormones, antibiotics and poor living conditions in [...]

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Tue, March 10 2009 » from the kitchen, healthy me » 1 Comment

multi-grain waffles

This morning the kids and I made breakfast together.  We had a lot of fun together and it was a good reminder for all of us to keep trying to find ways to spend this kind of time togeher.  We are all so busy these days and it seems as if our time to just [...]

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Sun, February 1 2009 » family life, from the kitchen, healthy me » 4 Comments