Category Archives: food

This Week in Tea

Well into the fourth week of ’09 and the tea hits just keep on coming! First of all, the Year Without Coffee is progressing brilliantly. My affection for tea, which was more a hope than a certainty a few weeks … Continue reading

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This Week in Tea

This Week, I did not drink any coffee. But, I did drink lotsa tea! So far, The Year Without Coffee is on track. In fact, to my shock, I really haven’t missed coffee at all. Mainly, that comfort is thanks … Continue reading

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I’m In Love

Our granola recipe was inspired by Amy Carol of Angry Chicken fame. This is our modified recipe based on her granola recipe. 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup seeds, nuts, or other add-ins. (I use 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, 1/2 … Continue reading

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You’ve got to Vibrate On

Eating: fair-trade organic milk chocolate (I love you green & black!) Whum, straight into the 8th day frizzle-frazzle. Ima tired. So durn tired, but I will write. What should I write about? Wade sez I should write about the ‘rhythm … Continue reading

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getting dirrrty with it

So allo, you. Long time no see, eh? Tis been a bit busier than usual round these parts. Mommy’s been working on this and that, cooking up a lil bit of gardening with a dash of exercise and a heaping … Continue reading

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Why soda pop is so good for you:

I know none of you actually drink soda. But … just for good measure, here is a gut-wrenching close-up look at what sippin’ that can o’ Coke gets you: In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your … Continue reading

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Agua

I’ve lived nearly all my life living in the Bay Area, a region with a climate ideally suited for humans. The past five years I have been living in San Francisco, basically the coolest and among the wettest parts of … Continue reading

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That’s Odd, or, The Gross-ery Store

- In an odd twist of fate, I ended up inside a Safeway the other day. Not a big deal, you say? For me, it was. Looking back, it has likely been close to a year since I’ve set foot … Continue reading

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When vegetables attack

Ever been injured by a raw veggie? I have. I attempted to open a package of zucchini, a plastic plate shrunk wrapped with celophane: I stabbed through a tense area of the plastic wrap with my index finger, and then, … Continue reading

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Seattle

I have arrived in Seattle on a glorious, sunny, crisp day. The flight was a little too early in the morning to be pleasant, and then it was delayed for about 40 minutes. The airport was a fucking zoo, man. … Continue reading

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Cough cough snore

Talk about bad timing. So, just as I embarked upon my bodily cleanse, I was overtaken by a foul virus. In addition, at the very same moment, I had begun a new dietary supplement – ‘Ultimate Meal‘. Actually it is … Continue reading

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How do you fuck up chicken noodle soup?

Ok so I am doing this ‘total body cleanse’ which consists of taking powders and packets of pills for seven consecutive days. It also requires eliminating certain things from my diet: refined sugars, processed foods, fats, caffeine, alchohol, red meats, … Continue reading

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