“Don’t Worry Be Happy”: eat more pie, at least just a little. A Canadian study reports we crave food we deny ourselves; the stricter we are, the more we desire (chocolate, ice cream, pie….) Consider indulging in a little bit of what you want this holiday season. Israeli scientists found that eating contraband sweets in modest … Continue reading
Category Archives: Monday Mantras
Monday Mantra: Eat To Live Or Live To Eat
Eat to live or live to eat? That is the question. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) knew the answer, and you probably do too. When we “diet” it is often with the sense of deprivation, of going without. Some have physical conditions that require a unique approach to food. Gus’s reason for following a strict gluten-free diet … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: Eat Intelligently
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” ― François de La Rochefoucauld Sadly we ate very little corn this summer. It was almost impossible to find even locally grown corn that wasn’t from genetically modified seeds. The ears we were able to buy were mostly delicious, but often small, usually expensive, … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: Strong Minds…
“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people” ~ Socrates Last Monday we posted a recipe for Baked Apples with Pumpkin Pudding Corks inspired by a dish that Whit brought to our Book Group meeting. (Next month’s book selection: The End of Life Book Club in tandem with Crossing To Safety.) A … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: necessity is the mother of invention
For 13 years I resisted Proctor & Gambles fierce advertising campaign to purchase a Swiffer, but was inspired to head to Target to get me one a after listening to an NPR interview about fostering creativity in the workplace. In it author Jonah Leher talks about the 1999 development that revolutionized cleaning. The story behind … Continue reading
Monday Mantra – Happiness
When Gus was first diagnosed with Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes he often weighed their complications, wishing most for a cure for Celiac Disease: too bothersome and alienating to be consigned to such a restrictive diet. One couldn’t easily eat at friends’ houses, it was hard to watch teammates eat pizza at hockey or … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: Be The Change You Want To See In The World
As I was headed out the door to Wednesday’s Farmers’ Market Nate reminded me he wanted eggs. “But only if they’re from pasture raised chickens… ONLY if the chickens have been running around OUTSIDE!” he called after me. He wants eggs from chickens that have a natural diet of grass and bugs (instead of GMO … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: You can’t always get what you want
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.” ~ Mick Jagger For 15 GF years I’ve thought that what Gus and our family wanted was gluten-free pizza dough sexy enough to imitate a delicious, chewy, crispy-at-the-edges conventional one. Starting in 2000 Portland Pie’s … Continue reading
Monday Mantra: The Power of One
The Power of One – The Power of You Ask, and eventually you (or someone) will receive. Last week I had toasted piece of Udi’s Sandwich Bread at Rocky Wold Deep Haven , a family vacation spot on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. Number One: didn’t know Udi’s makes a larger loaf, never having seen … Continue reading
Monday Mantras – Resources
The day Gus came home from the hospital, having been double-whammied with Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes, I went to our local independent health food store for prepared GF “snacks” one could pack for First Grade School Lunch. Resources were slim, but in addition my perspective was limited by post-diagnosis shock. (I wasn’t exactly … Continue reading
