Raw zucchini pickles and more ideas

Wendy Ray gave this idea for using zucchini, on the GreenSmoothieGirl facebook fanpage: Slice young zucchini into a quart jar (or whatever). Add these: 1/3 cup raw apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp. sea salt 2+ Tbsp. raw honey 2 Tbsp. fresh basil 1 cup water Optional: sliced onions Marinate at least 30 minutes. Lasts at [...]

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simple habits change lives

This was posted as a response to my very old blog entry yesterday. WOW! Scott, thank you for sharing this! (And YES, it is amazing to see people’s lives change for the better!) (Original blog here.) Robyn, First I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for what you do. I know it sounds a [...]

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The house that BobDad’s building

My former husband nicknamed my parents BobDad and MomPam in the 80’s. I just went down to return my dad’s Mini Cooper and pick my car up in the shop. And look what my dad was doing, to the side of his house! It’s a shed, with the top level being a grandkids’ playhouse. Cool, [...]

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deep down, are we all WEIRD?

At the gym the other morning, I walked into the locker room and there was a lady swimming in the pool wearing a tiara on her head. I’m not even kidding. Sadly, none of my three friends I work out with were there to see the festivities. You can bet I texted them, though: “We [...]

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drink green smoothies all day and lose weight

You could literally drink green smoothies till you’re full, all day long, and still lose weight. If you drank TWO GALLONS a day (that’s 8 quarts), you would get only 1500 calories. That 100 fewer calories than someone my height and weight needs, even if I don’t exercise, daily! I’ve been accidentally saying the wrong [...]

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my new book: The Adventures of Junk Food Dude

I’m stoked! My children’s book is done and Lori Sume is hard at work illustrating! Check out the first page, and read all about the book, by clicking here. My book educates kids about my whole-foods mission. But it does it colorfully–it’s fiction, it’s fun, it’s heartwarming and uplifting, and it has easy recipes at [...]

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Edible weeds everywhere. Some are nasty. Find purslane!

So I checked my son Ten out early from school yesterday because he had a double header far from home. On the front step on the school is my favorite edible weed, purslane, see photo below. It’s higher in iron than any other green I have ever found–cultivated or wild. If you’re anemic, find some [...]

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What’s for dinner, Mom?

I used to get asked, “What do you eat in a day?” all the time, but since the blog is searchable, you can find my answers to that question, in specific. So I don’t get asked that QUITE as often—just by new readers. But just as an example, tonight I made Indian Dahl (last recipe [...]

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Borrowing Dad’s Mini-Cooper . . . and his attitude

I kinda wrecked my car. Today my dad met me at the auto body shop where the owner and I are now on a first-name basis, since this is the third time this year I’ve had pointless parking-lot fender benders. My dad came so he could lend me his cute yellow Mini-Cooper for a couple [...]

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It’s a Beet Monster

I’m not even sure what to say about this, that came out of my garden today. Technically it’s a beet. I’m not sure the photos let you appreciate just how big it is, about 12 in. tall. It looks like a replica of a human heart—blood color, to be sure, but also with the aorta [...]