Posts » Health and Wellness
04
2010
Birthdays galore
In but nine short days, it will be my birthday, and I plan to mark the occasion with the eating of food. This weekend, however, it’s my grandfather’s 97th birthday (fun fact: my original projected due date was on his birthday, but I guess I wasn’t fully cooked so it was pushed up a week… Continued »
12
2010
Today’s lunch: tostones with mojito, Daisy Martinez-style

Since my father’s got my camera and my cell phone battery is dead (and the charger is at work), I had to use the camera on my iMac to get this picture of my super-fragrant, super-delicious lunch. My mother recently discovered Daisy Martinez’s cooking program on PBS. She’d fallen in love with Daisy’s food and… Continued »
09
2010
8 years of multiple sclerosis today
Eight years ago today, I found out that I probably had multiple sclerosis.
01
2010
Colorful and/or tiny variations of ordinary produce
I am always really delighted to see produce that comes in colors other than what is typically thought of when thinking of said produce. The first one that comes to mind is my sheer delight in coming across a whole bag of Peruvian potatoes a couple years ago. I made them into mashed potatoes and… Continued »
18
2010
Recipe in development: Sausage cooked with many ingredients
A couple months ago or so, I went to my mom’s house where she made something rather fantastic for dinner. She told me that she’d been making such a thing for herself and my father a lot recently. She took sweet and hot Italian sausage and cooked them with garlic, sliced white onions, strips of… Continued »