Dork Chow

Even if none of this Chinese candy contains any melamine, it is still poor nutrition.
Is poison only something that will make you sick within 24 hours, or could sugar and transfats in high doses also be declared toxic because of all the diseases they contribute to over time. Halloween is national sugarbuzz day, I [...]

Black-eyed pea salad
Some people don't like black-eyed peas because of their …
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There are plenty of fresh local peppers and onions and even still a few tomatoes left around here this time of year.  This is a high protein salad with plenty of raw goodness and it’s vegan if you [...]

While running today I found two more rather dilapidated shaggymanes (see my earlier posting on this) and a whole bunch of what I believe to be nice young lycoperdon pyriforme or wolf-fart puffballs.    They smell good, though not so good as the shaggymanes.  These guys are definitely on the way to [...]

Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
Delicious satisfying vegetarian entree
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And here is the eye-candy blow-by-blow for all you visual junkies. This is a very elegant and easy to make option if you’re having a vegetarian over for dinner you can just do one or two of these.

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Plastic bags are not our friends! In September 2008 I blogged a snip from the Running the Numbers art exhibit that imparts a strange, static but eerily alien beauty to the pattern of millions of crinkly plastic bags, while being scary to the thinking person. For those of you who are more [...]

Shaggy Mane Mushroom

Cool thing! I was running in MacDonald Forest near the old growth trailhead and I spotted some fresh young shaggy mane mushrooms popping  right up directly on the gravel road!  That is so typical for shaggy manes — they can push up through concrete and then they are the most fragile thing [...]

Here is an easy and tasty way to use those zucchinis that are piling up around August and September.
The video is courtesy of manjulaskitchen.com The modification I made to the recipe was to make it vegan by substituting Promise for the butter.

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Did you ever think of brewing your own beer, but got frightened that it is very difficult or you have to have a lot of fancy gear? Relax. There is some investment in gear but if you use your common sense and can follow directions brewing is a lot of fun. [...]

This cartoon comes from Natural News and if you go there there are tons more where this one came from. It is used with permission under the professional courtesy guidelines posted on the site. Read the author’s original commentary.
This is sort of how I think when I walk down the aisles [...]

Parsley Dog Breath Cookies
These are meant to cure doggie bad breath. Forget those …
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My dog is a sweet heart so I decided to make her some home made treats, and maybe cut down a little on her doggie halitosis.

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