Ode to Dark Chocolate

Dark Chocolate, how I love thee.
Thou darkest features bring light to thy life.
Anti-oxidents are pleasing
Endorphins ever more fulfilling.

what's in my meat?

Here's an interesting article about animals being fed maintainence antibiotics that is resulting in resistant germs. Mmmmmmmm.

Food for thought.

Yay for Cooking

I have been feeling very guilty for consuming predominantly processed foods by way of veggie burgers & frozen meals based on my fast paced life. However, I was finally able to take an evening to jump start some healthy cooking! The fridge is stocked, and a store pile is started in the freezer, with more to come. This week features, already prepared:
-Stove Top Sweet Potatoe Fries w/ Honey. Ohmyword!!!!! Ok, that wasn't healthy
-Zucchini Garden Chowder.
-Lemon Tofu Stir Fry
-Lemon Walnut Rice Pilaf (unfortunately, this will not freeze)

Still to Come:
-Loaded Chili
-homemade Veggie Burgers
-Famous Black Bean Soup


YeeeeHa

Soy & Estrogen?

I think that needs to be my new research project. How does soy consumption affect your estrogen levels? Because, honestly that's one of the reasons I've chosen to avoid Chicken & cow's milk: because of the added horomones. But, doesn't soy also affect them? I know for a fact that soy is consumed by menopausal women to help regulate them. Crap, am I back-peddling by consuming silk & soy based proteins?

Holiday Meats

That's right folks! I engaged in the two traditional holiday meats: Turkey for Thanksgiving & the Christmas Ham!!!

Since I made the decision to go Veg for myself, I can make my own rules. And my rules are: Major holidays are off. i LOVE turkey. I wasn't that worried about Christmas, but when I started glazing the ham this year, you better believe that I decided it was worth it to splurge.

And it was. For one day. (ok, 2: Thanksgiving & Christmas).
But, now I'm happy to return to my meat free lifestyle. It makes me feel good. Actually, I feel BETTER. Ahhhhhhh, natural foods.

still a pesca-tarian

Let's call it what it is: I eat fish. It's pescatarian.
I'm still here, and I still haven't eaten meat. Although, for some reason, my roommate's Sloppy Joe looked ridiculously tempting the other night. I think I was just hungry.

Here's a thought to ponder: My bagged lettuce mix that I neglected to open & consume stayed fresher than my pedicure. No Joke. I bought the lettuce mix the same weekend I got a Pedi with a girl friend who was in town. A week later I touched it up. Another one or two weeks later, I declared it a lost cause. That same weekend I discovered my un-opened lettuce in the Veggie Drawer and decided to risk it. It was still in decent condition!!!

Should this scare me? I think a little bit so....

i want chicken(s)

I want chickens. Of my own. In my yard. Back yard.


In recent months, I've come across people stating they want their own chickens. I've thought to myself: now, isn't that endearing and quirky?

Now I get it.

Today after reflecting upon the amount of egg whites consumed today, not to mention in this past week I realized how many eggs I should be buying. Then I tried to think about the source of these eggs.

But, that's just the problem. I don't know the source.

And for this reason, I want chickens.
I have a fenced in yard. Not to mention a back field that already has horses in it. They'd fit right in. (ooooooh, but as I type this I also hear the coyotes. would that be a problem??) I'm about ready to go out there with a hammer and nails and build a coop of my very own.

Almost.