Gluten Free Spaghetti Alfredo is 10 minute comfort food at it’s finest.
Tag: Vegetarian
9 Minute Broccoli
I was invited to a women’s empowerment event a few years ago to discuss the nexus between mental health and what we eat. Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Dr. Milena Smith began the day with a useful acronym for managing the stressors in our lives – NEST. Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep and Therapy she said, all contribute to balance…
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Southern Squash Gratin
Fannie Lou Hammer said you can’t have civil rights if you don’t have economic independence – a fact that is still true today.
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The Ultimate Potato Salad Recipe
Progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann reported that Michelle Obama announced on her podcast she is mildly depressed. With what is happening, or not, with global race relations, the Covid19 pandemic and an impending U.S. presidential election, the former First Lady is feeling down; she’s not alone. Food is not the answer to every dilemma…
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Light Creamy Coleslaw
While I was enjoying the last of the Light Creamy Coleslaw I made last week I noticed former Vice-President Joe Biden proposed a Build Back Better Plan. If he is elected President of the United States in November Biden says he would initiate multiple measures to stimulate the economy. In the plan he proposes tuition…
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Euro Veggie Burger
Since our president has made sure we are not invited anywhere this summer, I had to bring a little of Europe home with the best Veggie Burger recipe.
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Soul Seasoned Fries
The Mayor and Tucson City Council last night decided not to step into the 21st Century but double down on a $2 million dollar increase to the Tucson Police Department, an entity that has proven itself more lethal, i.e. racist, than the prevailing crime rate necessitates. I am done with Tucson and politicians that do…
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No Nut Buttercup Smoothie
I used to tutor Brown, Black and White elementary school children in after school programs. The first Black principal in Tucson Unified School District, Dr. Anna Jolivet used to be the principal at a school I tutored at; her husband Clarence Jolivet was a descendant of Buffalo Soldiers, the Black men that moved West to…
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Cilantro Quinoa
I generally hate updated versions of old classics. Let’s just be frank, very few of us can cover like Luther did with “Creepin’” so don’t try has been my philosophy for a long time. Go forth people and create anew! But Cilantro Quinoa defied the odds. With that in the atmosphere, I used to go…
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Do-Over
As is almost the case every time I drive now, a man on a street corner asked me for money. When I smiled and mouthed “I’m sorry I don’t have any” meaning I didn’t have any cash with me which is usually the case even pre-pandemic. The man then gestured asking me for my old,…
