True Cinnamon

In the past I haven’t been a huge cinnamon fan but for some reason I’ve been eating a lot of it lately, enjoying stirring it into my tea, or piling it on baked apples or fruit. Curious as to how this might fit in with my very-conscious eating I did a little research and discovered […]

Some interesting dystopian and post-apocalyptic fiction

The Circle,by Dave Eggers. Definitely the most relevant dystopia as this is a future that is almost, hauntingly, already here. The main character goes to work at a Google-like company where everyone’s lives become ever more accessible and transparent, until it reaches an intolerable point. Transparency is a a good thing, but how much is […]

The Instant Pot

Yes, we got an Instant Pot,and wow I seem to be using it almost every single day! It can pressure cook, slow cook, steam veggies and sauté. Not sure the sautéing function is that useful, (I suppose it would be if you lived in a dorm and this thing was your whole kitchen), but the […]

Books I’ve been reading (and recommendations)

I know I’m a little (very) late to this party, but The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World is fully mind-blowing. The introduction alone put new, exciting thoughts in my head that I’ve been mulling over ever since and that have made me look at plants in a whole new way (and I already […]

Making Sauerkraut

First attempt at homemade sauerkraut! Fermented foods are an important part of the AIP (or really any healthy diet, yay probiotics), but it seems ridiculous to pay $7 a pop for tiny jars of organic cabbage that probably have 80% of their goodness pasteurized out anyway. Plus more projects! I bought a few tools via […]

The greatness of a food processor

I would never have guessed I would be someone who would want one of these. Though I would also never have guessed I would someday be cooking super meaty meat things like pot roast! But when you are doing all your cooking all the time from scratch and the cornerstone of your diet is 6+ […]