Update- I bought a Hamilton Beach Wide Mouth juicer- it was $40. It makes great juice, and it's easy to clean. Two people have told me today that they have a Jack Lalane juicer and it is very difficult to clean and so they never use it.
I was juicing up a storm today and discovered something new and really good- pear with ginger.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Feeding the Whole Family
Feeding the Whole Family, was reprinted January 2008. It boasts "65 delicious new recipes, including meat dishes."
The first book, with the purple cover, was for me the only cookbook a young bride needed. Everything I tried tasted good, and the recipes are very economical.
The following eight recipes from the first book are a big hit around this house:
Tofu Breakfast Burritos
Millet with Fresh Peaches (and blueberries!)
Bathing Rama Spinach
Black Beans with Sensuous Spices
Susan's Surprise Salad
Whole Wheat Pancakes with Blueberry Topping
Mary's Chocolate Cake (vegan version)
Pumpkin Muffins
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After being diagnosed with diabetes, I found that six out of those eight dishes would raise my blood glucose unless eaten in very small amounts. I can eat burrito filling. I can have half of a small muffin. It was beginning to seem like torture- I'd rather have no pancake than a quarter sized pancake! Eating grains and starchy vegetables, although healthy whole foods, wasn't working for me.
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Diabetics: In a nutshell- a whole foods diet may not be enough to keep diabetes under control without medication. I know from personal experience that the Berenstein Principal works.
The first book, with the purple cover, was for me the only cookbook a young bride needed. Everything I tried tasted good, and the recipes are very economical.
The following eight recipes from the first book are a big hit around this house:
Tofu Breakfast Burritos
Millet with Fresh Peaches (and blueberries!)
Bathing Rama Spinach
Black Beans with Sensuous Spices
Susan's Surprise Salad
Whole Wheat Pancakes with Blueberry Topping
Mary's Chocolate Cake (vegan version)
Pumpkin Muffins
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After being diagnosed with diabetes, I found that six out of those eight dishes would raise my blood glucose unless eaten in very small amounts. I can eat burrito filling. I can have half of a small muffin. It was beginning to seem like torture- I'd rather have no pancake than a quarter sized pancake! Eating grains and starchy vegetables, although healthy whole foods, wasn't working for me.
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Diabetics: In a nutshell- a whole foods diet may not be enough to keep diabetes under control without medication. I know from personal experience that the Berenstein Principal works.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Healthy, Local, Cheap for September and October
7 days Part of a series began in June 2010. The idea is to provide guidance for folks living in the Pacific Northwest- who wish to eat locally, and healthfully, to prepare meals quickly, are Flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan, and benefit from easy on the budget meals.
If you are vegan- round out the days' protein with edamame, chickpeas, almonds, sunflower seeds, tahini, oatmeal, flaxmeal/flaxseed crackers. If you don't drink milk- be sure to get calcium from other sources such as brocolli, leafy greens, dried figs and almonds.
Begin with the produce in season then add a grain and a protein source to make a meal. The meals are nutritionaly complete without meat. If you do eat meat- eat the fish while it’s freshest within the first two days after buying, then roast the chicken and it will last another few days. The tighter your budget, the more you will benefit from "rounding out" the meal with grains and legumes. Eat fruit in the order of perishability. This way- you won’t go to the store as much which saves time and money.
This is What is Seasonal for September & October:
Drinks: Good Earth Cinnamon, Chamomile, Ginger-Lemon, Hibiscous, Mint, Bancha
Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Green beans, Leeks, Onions, Peppers, Red Potatoes, Pumpkin, Spinach, Squash, Tomato
Grains: amaranth, oatmeal, brown rice, frozen heirloom corn, quinoa
Proteins: Chickpeas, French Lentils, Red Lentils, Black Beans, White Beans, Pinto Beans, Chicken, Fish
Fruit: grapes, pears, apples, plums, figs, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries
Monday: Eggplant Baked in Tomato Sauce, served with Brown Rice
Tuesday: Basque Soup with (cabbage, carrots, pinto beans)
Wednesday: Pumpkin Almond Cream Soup, Zuchinni Hummus with Celery Sticks
Thursday: Black beans, Sauteed Red and Green Peppers and Onion in Corn Tortillas
Friday: Spinach Salad with Bowl of Lentil Vegetable Soup
Saturday: Curried Leeks with Tomatoes and Chickpeas, over Brown Rice
Sunday: Steamed brocolli topped with goat cheese feta, brown rice, spinach and mushroom salad, and end with plum oatmeal crisp
If you are vegan- round out the days' protein with edamame, chickpeas, almonds, sunflower seeds, tahini, oatmeal, flaxmeal/flaxseed crackers. If you don't drink milk- be sure to get calcium from other sources such as brocolli, leafy greens, dried figs and almonds.
Begin with the produce in season then add a grain and a protein source to make a meal. The meals are nutritionaly complete without meat. If you do eat meat- eat the fish while it’s freshest within the first two days after buying, then roast the chicken and it will last another few days. The tighter your budget, the more you will benefit from "rounding out" the meal with grains and legumes. Eat fruit in the order of perishability. This way- you won’t go to the store as much which saves time and money.
This is What is Seasonal for September & October:
Drinks: Good Earth Cinnamon, Chamomile, Ginger-Lemon, Hibiscous, Mint, Bancha
Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Cucumber, Eggplant, Green beans, Leeks, Onions, Peppers, Red Potatoes, Pumpkin, Spinach, Squash, Tomato
Grains: amaranth, oatmeal, brown rice, frozen heirloom corn, quinoa
Proteins: Chickpeas, French Lentils, Red Lentils, Black Beans, White Beans, Pinto Beans, Chicken, Fish
Fruit: grapes, pears, apples, plums, figs, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries
Monday: Eggplant Baked in Tomato Sauce, served with Brown Rice
Tuesday: Basque Soup with (cabbage, carrots, pinto beans)
Wednesday: Pumpkin Almond Cream Soup, Zuchinni Hummus with Celery Sticks
Thursday: Black beans, Sauteed Red and Green Peppers and Onion in Corn Tortillas
Friday: Spinach Salad with Bowl of Lentil Vegetable Soup
Saturday: Curried Leeks with Tomatoes and Chickpeas, over Brown Rice
Sunday: Steamed brocolli topped with goat cheese feta, brown rice, spinach and mushroom salad, and end with plum oatmeal crisp
Healthy, Local, Cheap for July & August
Part of a series began in June, 2010. The idea is to provide guidance for folks living in the Pacific Northwest- who wish to eat locally, healthfully, to prepare meals quickly, are Flexitarian, and benefit from easy on the budget meals.
If you are vegan- round out the days' protein with edamame, chickpeas, almonds, sunflower seeds, tahini, oatmeal, flaxmeal/flaxseed crackers. If you don't drink milk- be sure to get calcium from other sources such as brocolli, leafy greens, dried figs and almonds.
Begin with the produce in season then add a grain and a protein source to make a meal. The meals are nutritionaly complete without meat. If you do eat meat- eat the fish while it’s freshest within the first two days after buying, then roast the chicken and it will last another few days. The tighter your budget, the more you will benefit from "rounding out" the meal with grains and legumes. Eat fruit in the order of perishability. This way- you won’t go to the store as much which saves time and money.
This is What is Seasonal for July & August:
Drinks: Good Earth Cinnamon, Chamomile, Ginger-Lemon, Hibiscous, Mint, Bancha
Vegetables: Salad Greens daily, Bell Peppers, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Celery, Zuchinni, Cucumber, Green beans, Lettuce, Spinach, Tomatoes
Grains: amaranth, oatmeal, brown rice, frozen heirloom corn, quinoa
Proteins: Chickpeas, French Lentils, Red Lentils, Black Beans, White Beans, Chicken
Fruit: apricots, cherries, figs, cantalope, honeydew, peaches, oranges(and later) grapefruit, grapes, watermelon
Monday: Amaranth and red lentil zuchinni boats, chunky tomato sauce
Tuesday: Tomato and Red Lentil Curry, brown rice, sauteed spinach
Wednesday:Sauteed bell peppers with goatsmilk feta and mint, pureed broadbeans with rice crackers
Thursday: Garlicky marinated brocolli and tomatoes, spicy black bean soup, corn muffins
Friday: White bean soup, sauteed zuchinni with parmesan, green salad
Saturday: Bell Pepper stuffed with quinoa, soaked/dehydrated almonds, tomatoes, brocolli
Sunday: Polenta crust, tomato sauce, sauteed bell peppers, feta
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If you are vegan- round out the days' protein with edamame, chickpeas, almonds, sunflower seeds, tahini, oatmeal, flaxmeal/flaxseed crackers. If you don't drink milk- be sure to get calcium from other sources such as brocolli, leafy greens, dried figs and almonds.
Begin with the produce in season then add a grain and a protein source to make a meal. The meals are nutritionaly complete without meat. If you do eat meat- eat the fish while it’s freshest within the first two days after buying, then roast the chicken and it will last another few days. The tighter your budget, the more you will benefit from "rounding out" the meal with grains and legumes. Eat fruit in the order of perishability. This way- you won’t go to the store as much which saves time and money.
This is What is Seasonal for July & August:
Drinks: Good Earth Cinnamon, Chamomile, Ginger-Lemon, Hibiscous, Mint, Bancha
Vegetables: Salad Greens daily, Bell Peppers, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Celery, Zuchinni, Cucumber, Green beans, Lettuce, Spinach, Tomatoes
Grains: amaranth, oatmeal, brown rice, frozen heirloom corn, quinoa
Proteins: Chickpeas, French Lentils, Red Lentils, Black Beans, White Beans, Chicken
Fruit: apricots, cherries, figs, cantalope, honeydew, peaches, oranges(and later) grapefruit, grapes, watermelon
Monday: Amaranth and red lentil zuchinni boats, chunky tomato sauce
Tuesday: Tomato and Red Lentil Curry, brown rice, sauteed spinach
Wednesday:Sauteed bell peppers with goatsmilk feta and mint, pureed broadbeans with rice crackers
Thursday: Garlicky marinated brocolli and tomatoes, spicy black bean soup, corn muffins
Friday: White bean soup, sauteed zuchinni with parmesan, green salad
Saturday: Bell Pepper stuffed with quinoa, soaked/dehydrated almonds, tomatoes, brocolli
Sunday: Polenta crust, tomato sauce, sauteed bell peppers, feta
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Feminism and Motherhood
http://bluemilk.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/what-does-a-feminist-mother-look-like/
1a. How would you describe your feminism in one sentence?
In the words of the ERA "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
American women have come a long way in the last ninety years!
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I also love Gloria Steinems words "No means no."
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1b.When did you become a feminist? Was it before or after you became a mother?
I had an academic advisor who was a former airforce pilot. Meeting her, I realized that I had limited ideas of what was possible for women.
2. What has surprised you most about motherhood?
Kids are totally awesome.
3. How has your feminism changed over time? What is the impact of motherhood on your feminism?
It hasn't really changed.
4. What makes your mothering feminist? How does feminism impact upon your parenting?
I like to think of myself as a "mother-figure" to some young women who are not my daughters, and I share whatever little understanding of life I've earned with them.
I knew a young woman who wore t-shirts that said things like Barely Legal and Milk Jugs. In her mind she was "owning her sexuality." I spoke with her about it, in as loving and respectful a way as possible. In the seventies that would have been called consciousness raising.
I have also had motherly talks with young girls about their finances such as the importance of budgeting, saving and investing, maintaining a good credit score, and generally taking care of themselves on that front.
The idea or my own children is to stimulate their minds and not place them into a metaphorical tiny pink or blue box.
My six year old announced "I don't want any boy presents for my birthday." What did she consider boy presents? "Things that aren't pink." At that point her favorite toy was her real workbench where she got to build things with wood. She was awesome in pretty dresses building "skyscrapers." She also loved science- but the erector sets and science sets come in blue boxes. Kids absorb the messages of society no matter what we do. As a mother, I just kept challenging them.
Finally, I think to be a feminist mother you have to really control what your kids see on television.
5. Do you ever feel compromised as a feminist mother? Do you ever feel you’ve failed as a feminist mother?
I avoid the lable "failure" because I think I am always evolving and getting stronger, if something slips this time- maybe I'll catch it that much faster next time. Awareness is not failure. Failure would be something - you couldn't even report because it is so unconscious. A neglectful mother is a failure. A person wading through the soup- is at least a role model for how to wade through soup.
It's OK if a child goes through a "glitter make-up" stage. It's just not OK to stop exposing her to anything else.
6. Has identifying as a feminist mother ever been difficult? Why?
When I noticed my children taking on expanded roles for themselves, I felt I succeeded as a feminist mother.
7. Motherhood involves sacrifice, how do you reconcile that with being a feminist?
I chose to be a mother. I suspected it would be like this. The only time it has been hard was when I felt unvalued. And, that turn-around came when I started valuing my own contribution as a mother more. There are sacrifices for motherhood (and fatherhood) but I honor myself by putting some of my own needs on my daily agenda too. It is NOT an either or thing- mothers' needs versus the kids' needs. It only feels that way when your kids are very young. All moms of little kids need someone to let them know- it gets easier. And, all those long nights are actually some of the best days of your life. Don'tbe in a hurry for them to past.
8. If you have a partner, how does your partner feel about your feminist motherhood? What is the impact of your feminism on your partner?
I am only attracted to men who feel secure around strong women. It is probably not possible to love someone long-term who is not a feminist. I often find my husband is willing to support me (watch the kids while I work, for example) and it is I who am afraid to ask for that support because of my lifelong conditioning that his work should come first. Yes, it's true. This isn't just "men oppress women" it's also "women internalize oppression and then act it out on themselves."
And- the same things that limit women, limit men. I don't believe that men are not oppressed. Can you even imagine the pressure most men find themselves under?
9. If you’re an attachment parenting mother, what challenges if any does this pose for your feminism and how have you resolved them?
I am an attachment parenting mother. I was lucky because I could afford to work less.
But for moms that want to work outside the home- I think we have a long way to go towards having really great, affordable childcare options. Also, this culture is not hugely supportive of men that want to make themselves very available to ther children. My father was a very masculine, successful, self-employed man and he probably did more childcare than my mother did. It can be done.
10. Do you feel feminism has failed mothers and if so how? Personally, what do you think feminism has given mothers?
No- feminism has not failed. The only problem is we haven't taken it far enough. Families need high quality affordable childcare options. Women need to be really conscious of planning their career/motherhood. And that doesn't mean as some women think it does- just delay birth as long as possible.
1a. How would you describe your feminism in one sentence?
In the words of the ERA "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
American women have come a long way in the last ninety years!
--------------
I also love Gloria Steinems words "No means no."
------------
1b.When did you become a feminist? Was it before or after you became a mother?
I had an academic advisor who was a former airforce pilot. Meeting her, I realized that I had limited ideas of what was possible for women.
2. What has surprised you most about motherhood?
Kids are totally awesome.
3. How has your feminism changed over time? What is the impact of motherhood on your feminism?
It hasn't really changed.
4. What makes your mothering feminist? How does feminism impact upon your parenting?
I like to think of myself as a "mother-figure" to some young women who are not my daughters, and I share whatever little understanding of life I've earned with them.
I knew a young woman who wore t-shirts that said things like Barely Legal and Milk Jugs. In her mind she was "owning her sexuality." I spoke with her about it, in as loving and respectful a way as possible. In the seventies that would have been called consciousness raising.
I have also had motherly talks with young girls about their finances such as the importance of budgeting, saving and investing, maintaining a good credit score, and generally taking care of themselves on that front.
The idea or my own children is to stimulate their minds and not place them into a metaphorical tiny pink or blue box.
My six year old announced "I don't want any boy presents for my birthday." What did she consider boy presents? "Things that aren't pink." At that point her favorite toy was her real workbench where she got to build things with wood. She was awesome in pretty dresses building "skyscrapers." She also loved science- but the erector sets and science sets come in blue boxes. Kids absorb the messages of society no matter what we do. As a mother, I just kept challenging them.
Finally, I think to be a feminist mother you have to really control what your kids see on television.
5. Do you ever feel compromised as a feminist mother? Do you ever feel you’ve failed as a feminist mother?
I avoid the lable "failure" because I think I am always evolving and getting stronger, if something slips this time- maybe I'll catch it that much faster next time. Awareness is not failure. Failure would be something - you couldn't even report because it is so unconscious. A neglectful mother is a failure. A person wading through the soup- is at least a role model for how to wade through soup.
It's OK if a child goes through a "glitter make-up" stage. It's just not OK to stop exposing her to anything else.
6. Has identifying as a feminist mother ever been difficult? Why?
When I noticed my children taking on expanded roles for themselves, I felt I succeeded as a feminist mother.
7. Motherhood involves sacrifice, how do you reconcile that with being a feminist?
I chose to be a mother. I suspected it would be like this. The only time it has been hard was when I felt unvalued. And, that turn-around came when I started valuing my own contribution as a mother more. There are sacrifices for motherhood (and fatherhood) but I honor myself by putting some of my own needs on my daily agenda too. It is NOT an either or thing- mothers' needs versus the kids' needs. It only feels that way when your kids are very young. All moms of little kids need someone to let them know- it gets easier. And, all those long nights are actually some of the best days of your life. Don'tbe in a hurry for them to past.
8. If you have a partner, how does your partner feel about your feminist motherhood? What is the impact of your feminism on your partner?
I am only attracted to men who feel secure around strong women. It is probably not possible to love someone long-term who is not a feminist. I often find my husband is willing to support me (watch the kids while I work, for example) and it is I who am afraid to ask for that support because of my lifelong conditioning that his work should come first. Yes, it's true. This isn't just "men oppress women" it's also "women internalize oppression and then act it out on themselves."
And- the same things that limit women, limit men. I don't believe that men are not oppressed. Can you even imagine the pressure most men find themselves under?
9. If you’re an attachment parenting mother, what challenges if any does this pose for your feminism and how have you resolved them?
I am an attachment parenting mother. I was lucky because I could afford to work less.
But for moms that want to work outside the home- I think we have a long way to go towards having really great, affordable childcare options. Also, this culture is not hugely supportive of men that want to make themselves very available to ther children. My father was a very masculine, successful, self-employed man and he probably did more childcare than my mother did. It can be done.
10. Do you feel feminism has failed mothers and if so how? Personally, what do you think feminism has given mothers?
No- feminism has not failed. The only problem is we haven't taken it far enough. Families need high quality affordable childcare options. Women need to be really conscious of planning their career/motherhood. And that doesn't mean as some women think it does- just delay birth as long as possible.
Halloween and other Scary Thoughts
Oh- and don't eat the Halloween candy. Feel free to toss it in the garbage. No one else really needs it.
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