Click the image to pledge today!Tomorrow, 1 October, is World Vegetarian Day! If you' ve been waiting for a reason to experiment with a vegetarian diet, how does $1,000 or other great prizes sound? Tell your non-vegetarian friends, your coworkers, your family members, and others to go meat-free this October... and they could win great prizes!From WorldVegetarianDay.org:Use our free pledge … [Read more...]
Quality Knives
30 September 2010 By
Through the generosity of our families and friends, we've acquired quite a few things since getting engaged that have come to replace the college hand-me-downs we've been using for years. Yesterday, my awesome Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue sent us a brilliant set of Calphalon knives, 21 pieces in total.I think I've fallen in love. (Sorry, Matt!)These knives are INCREDIBLE. I gave them a try yesterday … [Read more...]
Wedding Hors D’œuvres
29 September 2010 By
Photo courtesy of Woodfield Country Club.I don't know about you guys, but I always have trouble spelling hors d'œuvres. It's just one of those phrases that doesn't roll off the tongue well. Fortunately, the food with which the phrase is associated does a much better job of impressing my taste buds!I thought I'd share our hors d'œuvres selections with you guys. Matt and I are getting … [Read more...]
Bill Clinton: Part-Time Vegan?!
28 September 2010 By
I know, I was surprised when I first saw this, too! But apparently, President Bill Clinton recently confirmed in an interview with Willow Bay, Senior Editor and a journalist with the Huffington Post, that he is eating a mainly vegan diet, with the inclusion of the occasional serving of fish.“I’m trying to be one of those experimenters,” said Clinton. “Since 1986, several hundred people who … [Read more...]
Adaptation: The Coexisting Family
27 September 2010 By
Why yes, I AM marrying into a huge family! ;)Sometimes, living the coexisting life goes beyond those inside your home. In our case, it's only me and Matt, and we like to think we're doing this pretty well! But what happens when you throw others into the mix? After all, we both have families with varying dietary restrictions, allergies, and beliefs on food and culture. How do you balance all … [Read more...]
Mabon, the Autumn Equinox
24 September 2010 By
This past Wednesday, 22 September, marked the first day of Autumn! I don't know about you guys, but there's something about the first days of autumn that perceptively changes everything around us: that combination of the old dying and the new approaching, that smell of fallen leaves and the crispness of fresh air. Even if none of these are actually going on (and considering the high here in … [Read more...]
Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
18 September 2010 By
Happy Yom Kippur from me and Matt! Today is the Day of Atonement, יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכיפורים, and is for repentance. It's often observed by a 25-hour fast and intense prayer, part of which is often at a synagogue, for the sealing of their fate for the coming year that was established on Rosh Hashanah. More than just a religious holiday, even secular Jews observe the day. … [Read more...]
PlanetGreen.com: 7 Foods So Unsafe Even Farmers Won’t Eat Them
17 September 2010 By
Whether talking about vegetarian or omnivore fare, one of the topics I consider more important is knowing where your food comes from. I talked yesterday about the terrifying fact that salmonella is more common in more unusual foods every day, and today I bring you an article from Planet Green about foods that even farmers won't eat. Some of these are household staples: canned tomatoes, microwave … [Read more...]
Food Inc.: The Incredible "Inedible" Egg
16 September 2010 By
All right. I typically don't share links and stuff that lead to petitions, but I really had to share a link I just found through Facebook regarding egg recalls and the general state of factory farming in general. This goes beyond the petition itself and into awareness of where we get our food, most notably the reasons why we have found salmonella in things ranging from beef to avocados to, yes, … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Eats at the Maryland Renaissance Festival
13 September 2010 By
It was recently Matt's favorite time of year: When the Renaissance Festival came into town!Okay, not his favorite -- this is probably the second time he's ever been, and the time before that was a festival in Florida. Those in Florida are not all that impressive, I won't lie, but they are pretty fun regardless. This one, though, in Maryland? It was our first time going, and I have a feeling we'll … [Read more...]
