The Great Spaghetti Caper
Perhaps we felt sorry for Rhonda, or maybe we were impossibly devious children. All of us were expected to eat what was placed in front of us. We had no choice over the lunch menu or the amounts served. Poor Rhonda remained at the table more often than not, rarely eating more than a few […]
Guilty Choices
There were exactly twelve donuts on the counter in the kitchenette. A kind coworker brought them in as Valentine’s Day treats for the staff. Gwen passed them on her way to the refrigerator shortly after she arrived to work on Monday and passed them again on her way back to the office. In between the […]
Summer Squash, Cauliflower and Flageolet Bean Soup
The Flageolet bean is common in France and an excellent addition to soups. The flavor is mild with a creamy texture. Once cooked, these beans can either be blended to create a soup base or added whole. Despite their fragile appearance, these thin-skinned pale green beans hold their shape well. Pair these dainty beans with […]
Twenty Years on a Brown Paper Bag
Dee had already lived with diabetes for twenty years when her physician sent her to see a diabetes educator. Despite all of her efforts to follow a meal plan, lose weight, and exercise, her latest HgbA1c had climbed to above 10%, reflecting an average blood glucose reading of over 250 mg/dL. She left the doctor’s […]
Better Than Butter
Let’s talk about butter. I am not convinced that butter is behind all evils. A good butter is, in fact, closer to a whole food than the typical kinds of margarine which contain synthetic ingredients that no “body” would recognize as food. But…non-food is a topic for another time. Suffice it to say that this […]
Plant-based Flatbread
After a disappointing tortilla search at the grocery store, I decided to try my hand at making my own flatbread. Yes, I know, I’m picky. In defense of the grocery store offerings, some tortilla options were…shall we say, passable. But, there is nothing quite like homemade flatbread. The problem is, well…I had never tried to […]