This Thanksgiving, Mom requested butternut squash soup and grilled cheese. I made enough to freeze for easy meals in December, and I’m glad I did … this soup may be simple, but it’s gooood.
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Month: November 2013
Nourishing No-Knead Bread
Making this bread recipe, adapted from cookbook author and cooking teacher Penni Wisner, is one of the best things I do all week. From mixing the ingredients to flipping the finished loaf out of the pan, the whole process is satisfying. And with this no-knead technique, time and the yeast do most of the work for you. I like dusting the dough with cornmeal for a nice crunch, though you can use sesame seeds, poppy seeds, rolled oats or simply flour. I highly recommend using a kitchen scale to weigh the flour — it’s easier, really, and you’ll get more consistent results.
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VIDEO: How to Hold and Use a Chef’s Knife
Here is how to hold–and use–a chef’s knife. Note … it’s not “whack, whack,” it’s “whoosh, whoosh.”
The Birth of NOURISH Evolution
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After over a decade of writing for magazines, I launched . After all I’d been through on my NOURISH Evolution and how profoundly the changes had impacted my life, I felt deeply called to help others make strides of their own.
Becoming a Mom
We adopted our daughter Noemi in 2006 and I went back to the Peaks and Valleys of Practice for a bit, to recalibrate around our new reality and learn how to make real food fit into our real life. No question, though, everything mattered even MORE with Noemi.
The Land of Nourish
By 2004, I had lost 20 pounds without ever feeling deprived, and was loving food like I never had before. Because I was eating what was nourishing me. The lupus diagnosis, too, was changed to fibromyalgia.
Peaks and Valleys of Practice
In climbing The Hump, I learned from the experts how to nourish my body. The only problem was, it involved lots of vegetables. So I opened myself up to new experiences–like trying peas from a farmer at the market–and learned how to love them.
The Hump
My Hump came amidst overwhelming pain and exhaustion–it got so bad I couldn’t open my toothpaste in the morning. In 1997 I was diagnosed with lupus, and in 1998 I was faced with a devastating cancer scare. It was clear something had to change.
One Outlier: Greece
When I lived in Europe for a year–and in Greece particularly–I was left without Snackwells and fat free mayonnaise. I was surrounded in olive oil and cheese and full fat yogurt. And it stressed me out. But it also planted a seed.
Pinnacles of Shouldangst
Things started to change my last year in high school. I put on weight and started to feel tired and sore all the time. So I followed the popular wisdom of the day … I went on a fat free diet and fought the endless teeter totter of deprivation and guilt.