A fast-food refresher

Last night, I went to hear Eric Schlosser speak at UT, regarding the effects of industrial agriculture and the fast food industry. In case you aren’t familiar with Schlosser, he is the author of Fast Food Nation. Hard to believe that book came out a decade ago! His investigative journalism really went behind the scenes, [...]

Food for thought

Did you watch Oprah’s “vegan challenge” episode that aired this week? What did you think? Her guests included the wonderful Michael Pollan, the plant manager of a Colorado Cargill slaughterhouse, and the big blonde author of “The Veganist”. Oprah certainly learned her lesson after the infamous lawsuit when she declared she wouldn’t eat beef anymore [...]

Quiche and Easy

Dinner tonight used up some vegetables hanging around – leeks (from our garden!), broccoli (grocery store) and corn (frozen) – as well as the last few eggs in the fridge, the rest of our cheddar block, and a frozen pie crust. Enter.. Cooking Light’s Southwestern Broccoli Quiche My recipe: (adapted from Cooking Light) Bake thawed [...]

Salad and Peanut Butter

Greetings y’all, I have to share a moment with you from one of today’s patients. Keep in mind, this is a 450pound young man, whom I think might be mentally challenged to some degree. He was super proud to tell me that he does indeed enjoy salad (along with little debbie cakes, bowls of ice [...]

Pumpkins and Prostitutes

As part of fun fall food, I have been trying out new pumpkin recipes. Last weekend, in Nashville, I treated myself to my first Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. A great drink, certainly, but something I probably wouldn’t order all the time. Today, I stumbled upon a recipe to make your own Pumpkin Spice Latte at [...]

Back to walking

Good morning all! After returning from my trip, where way too much time was spent sitting in cars, and not eating regular meals, I knew it was time to jump back on the bandwagon  and get back into shape. So this morning my mom dropped Sheff and I off at the Maryville greenway for a [...]

Success with Black Bean Burgers!

Finally! I have conquered the art of black bean burgers. So long mushy, loose, ‘burgers’ that fall apart. Tonight I have mastered you. Soooo good. Now of course, I referenced a few recipes, but in the end made it up, without measuring anything, so now I have no way to replicate this meal. Such a [...]

Adventures with Peanut Sauce: Part 2

Dinner tonight was planned for a tofu and veggie stir fry with peanut sauce. Usually I make my own peanut sauce, but this weekend I purchased a jar of Trader Joes own Peanut Satay Sauce (read the previous blog entry for a laugh).  I ended up turning it more into a tofu fried rice dish [...]

Save the world, eat a PB&J sandwich!

Isn’t this a great idea? I came across the PB&J Campaign yesterday and just want to spread the word. It’s for those of us who want to help the environment and are looking for easy changes we can slip into our everyday life without really feeling like a tree-hugger. By eating a peanut butter and [...]