Recipe for Winter Kohlrabi Salad
December 15, 2008
| Posted in In the Kitchen
Winter is the time for long-simmered stews, baked squash and jacket potatoes, but something light, green and crunchy can still look good on your plate.
December 15, 2008
| Posted in In the Kitchen
Winter is the time for long-simmered stews, baked squash and jacket potatoes, but something light, green and crunchy can still look good on your plate.
December 9, 2008
| Posted in In the Kitchen
Chocolate lovers rave about this wonderful cake that also happens to be flour (and gluten) free!
November 29, 2008
| Posted in Transportation
While it's possible that the demise of the Detroit automakers will cause rail lines to sprout from the earth like mushrooms and send the public flocking to the bus, Bob Herbert of the New York Times describes a few other possible outcomes.
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November 17, 2008
| Posted in Books, Mags, Music & Film
1 out of every 100 people in U.S. have celiac disease! Recent studies have shown that celiac disease affects approximately 1 percent of the U.S. population, and that 97% of them are undiagnosed. Once considered a rare disease of childhood, celiac disease is now recognized as a disease of adults - and the majority of them are either asymptomatic or...
November 17, 2008
| Posted in In the Kitchen
This mix of wild rice, toasted walnuts, and celery is gluten free, but hardly "diet" food. It's been part of Thanksgiving for years now and everyone loves it. The left-overs are great, too!
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October 4, 2008
| Posted in Holistic Medicine
The last reason NOT to get a flu shot The last reason NOT to get a flu shot is because drug companies are making profits.
If you think a dose of the flu vaccine would help you be healthier this winter, I say do it. Yes, there are drawbacks to the vaccine, and the mercury issue is real and should be investigated, but if you decide...
September 26, 2008
| Posted in In the Kitchen
Old-style crumb cake loaded with topping, but adapted to use vegan ingredients. This was developed by a friend of mine. Nancy says it takes a little longer to put together than a standard cake, but that it's worth it!
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September 24, 2008
| Posted in Environment and Society
Buy for the mileage These are good tips for the most part, but I have to take exception to one - the idea that your high-mileage car will ever be worth more than what you paid for it.
In the last six months I've received offers for my 2003 Echo from several local Toyota dealers. (I bought it as a Toyota-certified...
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September 11, 2008
| Posted in Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements
Kefir "grains"? And I thought kefir was just liquid yogurt...
A question that occurred to me after reading this article. Is it possible to re-use the grains used to make kefir? Does this require continuous production or is there a way to store the grains between batches? (I used to freeze my sourdough starter...
September 4, 2008
| Posted in Recycling & Reusing
TVs and e-waste - send a message This website lets you easily search for local e-waste recycling centers.
The site also allows you to sign a petition telling the CEO of Samsung that it's time to catch up to Sony and LG and begin a tv recycling program of its own.
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