Cooking Simplified
Discovering the step-counter on my phone has been…a challenge. I am competitive to a fault – a trait that I mostly wish would go away – and being able to compare my daily mileage has become my end-of-day obsession. This weekend, I uncovered the not so surprising root of this step-counter-compulsion: my parents. They were …
I have a terrible habit of projecting my pity onto lone, elderly diners. I go through a quick checklist in my head, building a completely unfounded story about why each person is eating alone. No wedding ring? Have they never experienced love and partnership? Did they lose their spouse to illness? You get the point …
When searching for vegetarian meal ideas, it’s likely you’ll come across articles with some variation of the following title: Vegetarian Recipes That Aren’t Salad. We’ve come so far from the days when I had to resort to a collection of side salads for my meal at a restaurant or dinner party. A menu lacking in …
I rarely feel that I am missing out when it comes to eating meat. Since incorporating fish and seafood into my diet two years ago (previously I had been purely vegetarian for 16 years) I have been incredibly satisfied. And, truth be told, if the day comes when I want to order a steak, I …