February 22nd, 2010 |
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Tylenol Cold & Flu meds got me on my feet long enough to get to the grocery store (Rob’s away, else he would have gone). Figured I’d pick up enough food for the better part of 2 weeks. Unsurprisingly, it’s cheaper to eat like this. Froze the bacon we already had on hand, which was hard. Oh bacon, I’m gonna miss you the most.
Here’s a list of what I bought because I’m bored and cranked on cold meds.
Fruit
- Bananas (7)
- Clementines (2 lbs)
- Flat of cubed melons + pineapple (on sale)
- Blueberries, 1 pint
Fresh vegetables
- Baby spinach (1 lb)
- Celery (1 bunch)
- Carrots (organic, 2lb)
- Leeks (3)
- Anise (1)
- Zucchini (3 small)
- Ginger
- Garlic (5)
- Cabbage (1 large)
- Butternut squash (1 med)
- Spaghetti squash (1 med)
- Potatoes (3 lb, small)
- Eggplant (1 large)
Dairy (and whatnot)
- Goat cheese (plain)
- Feta cheese
- Butter (cultured, 2lb)
- Milk (2%)
- Yogurt (1 ltr, plain, 6% mf)
- Tofu (extra-firm, 2 blocks)
- Eggs (2 doz)
Everything else
- Tortillas (whole grain, flax)
- Bread (whole grain, flax)
- Crispy flatbread (honey & flax)
- President’s Choice “Ancient Grains” cereal (2 boxes)
- Sundried tomatoes (3oz, dry)
- White kidney beans (3 tins)
- Red kidney beans (3 tins)
- Black beans (3 tins)
- Chickpeas (3 tins)
- Vegetable stock (Campbell’s organic, 3 tetrapaks)
- Short grain organic brown rice (best rice ever)
Already on hand…
- Basically everything else including onions, sweet potatoes, various rices, barley (hulled & pearl), quinoa, dried beans, a plethora of dried herbs & spices, various oils & vinegars, a somewhat alarming array of hotsauces, a big ol’ chunk of 2 year old cheddar, parmigiana cheese, peanut butter, tahini, olives, dried mushrooms, egg noodles, rice noodles, pasta, tomato soup, etc etc etc.
This is gonna be awesome.
February 22nd, 2010 |
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I just went back through my archives, adding a “Meatless” category to the meatless recipes I’ve already posted. They’re not all mains, but here’s the list:
February 21st, 2010 |
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Picture by karimian.
I’ve decided that I’m going to try an experiment in going without meat for the next two weeks. I say “without meat” rather than “vegetarian” because there are shades of grey in the world of vegetarianism, and I fully intend to cook with animal products such as eggs, milk, cheese, and butter. Just no beef, pork, fish, chicken, shrimp, etc.
The reason for this is simple. We’ve been working on eating less meat on average for the past couple of years, but we still eat more than we should. To eat less, we need to expand our repertoire of recipes for meatless mains. We have the cookbooks, we just need to use them and try more new things.
Two weeks gives me a chance to try around 10-15 new recipes. More if I get inspired and energetic, but probably not because I’ve got a cold and “inspired” is just about the last thing I feel right now. I’ll probably start with some sort of vegetarian stew or chili and go from there. If I remember, I’ll take pictures and blog it all.
If there are particular meatless recipes you think I should try, leave a comment!
February 14th, 2010 |
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"First, do no harm."
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Apparently just turning it off isn't enough. I am profoundly unimpressed. Insert curse-filled rant here.
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This is ridiculously cool. I work with some amazing people.
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Holy frigdamn, this is awesome.
February 12th, 2010 |
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The Inc. team are doing an experiment where they're all working from home for a month to see what this "virtual workplace" stuff is all about. I'll be linking to the various articles they write.
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This sounds like a pretty great system.
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A collection of beautiful photo essays.
February 10th, 2010 |
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I stumbled across an article called “Your Greater-Than-Yourself Project” by Steve Farber, and it was interesting enough that I bought the book.
The premise is fairly simple: You can help make the world a better place by finding and mentoring someone who you feel has amazing potential and help make them as successful as possible (ideally, of course, to be “greater than yourself”).
The greatest, most successful and well-respected leaders that I’ve encountered in my two decades of consulting, advising, writing, and speaking are not just helpful: they’ve come to understand that the true measure of their greatness as leaders is their ability to develop leaders who go on to surpass them — who rise to a level greater than themselves in skill, influence and ability.
– Steve Farber
The article outlines six pieces of advice to help you get started, which are expanded upon (in a roundabout way) in the book. It’s a fantastic premise, but I’d be curious to see how it works in action. The book doesn’t really get into a whole lot more detail — it’s written as a parable which makes for a quick read but glosses over the nitty-gritty. Worth reading, either way.
February 10th, 2010 |
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