I had a friend over for pork chops recently. He was not too enthused at the prospect other than the fact that it was someone cooking for him. I get my pork from friends who raise their own pigs. The flavour is incredible. Just salt and pepper and not too long on the grill, then cover and finish cooking in their own…

I had the patience and still couldn’t do it. I have an iron deficiency issue that I struggle to manage even now that I eat meat regularly. Also, I am convinced that all the processed soy I ate in mock meats through the years messed with my hormones and are part of the reason why my metabolism is so out of whack today.

I am so conflicted about eating meat. I just make sure to thank the animal and to not have any waste (like if I have a chicken butchered for me, everything gets used up in stock, and then my dog gets whatever meat came off the bones in the stock-making process). I live in Mexico so local food, especially produce, is…

I was a vegetarian for 15 years and struggled so much with my weight. Turns out that I don’t metabolize plant protein properly, so I was basically hungry for 15 years. I feel so much better now that I eat meat again and I need a lot fewer calories. For me, that’s what’s healthy. I make an effort to buy meat that is…

I remember the days of just crossing the border without any ID at all. Heck, my dad, who did not have full custody of my sister and me, would take us into New York state for lunch and shopping in Plattsburgh with no paperwork from my mother saying he could and he’d just be waved across the border in both directions. I…

You are technically correct. There is no land border. But there is a shared water border, Lake Superior, so there is an international crossing/customs facility.

No worries! I can’t not think about her when there’s food involved. There’s just so much I still need to unpack around that.

I keep replying to this and deleting and finally, I think I’m going to share it because it might help others. I grew up with a food policing mother who had a food policing mother herself. So I grew up both food policed and thinking that it’s okay to comment and judge what others eat. I was in my twenties when I…

I don’t believe in low-carb diets, but for my body type and weight maintenance, I do better getting my carbs from starchy vegetables and fruit than I do bread, pasta, rice, etc. (even the whole grain versions). So most meals, I have some meat, a non-starchy green veg (eg. kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, green…

Try mixing frozen peas with a little cream, minced onion, and a ton of cumin. 😋

I used to hate fear hot/spicy food. Then I moved to the part of Mexico where the food is shockingly bland unless you had the habanero sauce. So my taste buds have finally adjusted and I add heat to almost everything now. Will never be one of those people that eats a ghost pepper for pleasure, but I can’t imagine not…

I know! It’s crazy that people could have different needs and priorities and that therefore the market could support those different needs and priorities.

I was raised by a food policing mother that you should just eat your vegetables plain since fat, salt, and sugar are bad for you (I know!). So I learned to appreciate the taste of vegetables on their own, but you are so right that if you roast them or add spices or sauces, they are really elevated. I made dinner for a…

Isn’t it great that there is a choice? For my needs, Apple lets me get more and more productive with every update of its various operating systems.

I’ve been blissfully out of the Windows environment for five years but had to go back through it using Parallels on my Mac. Parallels almost makes me feel like I’m not working in Windows, but I still get some Windows annoyances, like my telling it to update overnight, but it still forcing me to update when it feels…

I tried my hand at making a Spanish tortilla yesterday. I laughed at one of the recipes that said not to be cheap and skimp on the olive oil. 😆

I know people who wash their dishes by hand and then run them through the dishwasher. Hmm.

I don’t get it at all. I used to think that it was because I wasn’t working out hard enough based on my heart rate, but that can’t be it since my resting heart rate is 57, my average just doing stuff around the house heart rate is low 70s to low 90s, and I’m working out to 130-to 140. Clearly I’m moving!

Tell my Watch I’m on the treadmill running hard for 30 mins? No exercise mins counted.

I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t make my onion gravy taste like what I would have an England. Turns out the secret ingredient is Worcestershire sauce. I never make my gravy without it now.