Creatively Distracted
Creatively Distracted
Recently, I’ve tried to shift the percentages of fat/protein/carbs I consume day-to-day so that my fat intake is about 60% of total calories. Conventional granola really doesn’t fit into a plan like this, but it is something I really enjoy…
Looking for interesting recipes to make for Thanksgiving, I came across this lovely vegetable tart that is just absolutely gorgeous. What a simple way to make something unexpected out of ordinary ingredients. It is part of a food magazine available on Issuu. If you're interested in seeing the recipe, I am embedding the publication below (note iOS users that it is Flash content).
Apologies to the person who first told me about this site, but I can’t remember who you were anymore. I’ve been meaning to share the Local Harvest site until I had a few spare moments to say a few words.…
Last week I was searching through Foodily and came across a recipe for Kale and Vegetable Soup, which looked so absolutely delicious that I made it today. Of course, I modified the ingredients, so below is my recipe, based off…
Finally, this Saturday I made it to the Homegrown Market here in Fairbanks to see what they were stocking in the middle of the winter. I saw lots of Alaska animal products – eggs, chicken, salmon, halibut, rabbit, local grass-fed…
This post is in response to my friend Heidi’s Easy muffin post. Her recipe sounded so healthy and good I just had to try it. There were also 4 over-ripe bananas hanging out in my kitchen, so the timing was…
Yesterday I started following the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Information Office on Twitter (yes, they are Twittering). It’s a good thing too because there have been an alarming number of foods recalled across the country since yesterday afternoon. I…
I came across this [TED] talk by Ann Cooper who is working to make school lunches healthier and teaching children about food and nutrition. I really like how she describes tying gardening and cooking together in the classes she has…
When things get busy in my life my food creativity decreases significantly, and I’m sure I am not the only person to experience this phenomena. During these times I simply can’t seem to do anything with the food in my…
I tried this recipe for Shrimp and Spinach Curry with some large wild shrimp last night and it was quite tasty.
Spotted in the Shared Reading of Danielle, one of my two super cool sisters. Foodsel is a website that provides visualizations of food nutrients based on food category or by manufacturer. It also can display equivalence – “eating this food…
While I can’t help but make fun of novelty bake ware, the Recipes page on the Baker’s Edge website all sound extremely tasty right about now… Ganache and Peanut Butter Layered Brownies Rocky Road Brownies Friendship Bars Bailey’s Cheesecake Bars…