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Oh my God!
I’m a meat eater again.

by Nanette on August 5, 2011 in Opinion, Personal with 4 Comments -->
Bacon

I just recently started to eat meat again, after 26 years of being pseudo-vegatarian (I ate eggs, cheese, anchovies, chicken and beef broth). I was encouraged to eat meat over the years, even knowing for my blood type, O+ required a carnivore diet. I took issue with animal cruelty and for spritual reasons, decided not to eat meat. After so many years doing without, my constitution needed a major overhaul. So, I bit the bullet (literally with bacon…extra crispy). So far, besides bacon, I’ve eaten shrimp, chicken, and a hesitant bite of a kosher hot dog. I’m still a little freaked out but I feel that my body needs the animal protein and I’ve basically gotten over it (for the most part).

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An addiction to Thai Iced Tea

by Nanette on February 11, 2010 in Drinks, Personal with No comments -->

Lately, I’ve been needing a fix of Thai iced tea on almost a daily basis.  If you’ve ever looked at the ingredients of Thai iced-tea, you’d know that they are not so good.  Lots of lovely stuff like Yellow #5 or high fructose corn syrup.  My goal now is to come up with my own recipe using some natural ingredients like agave nectar, and some good organic tea leaves.  I’m sure this won’t make the sweet little girl at my local Thai restaurant too happy, but I will be much better off for it.

Sure enough, you will be seeing a recipe for a natural Thai Iced Tea here soon.

An introduction…

by admin on February 11, 2010 in Gluten-Free, Personal with No comments -->

I’m a self-taught, self-loving, self-proclaimed foodie.  Growing up with a Filipino mother and a Hungarian Jewish father in Los Angeles has led me to a very diversified palate.  Chicken Adobo (or in my case, fake chicken) or stuffed cabbage, it’s all good.

I’ve been a ‘pseudo-vegetarian’ for over 25 years — I eat eggs, french onion soup with the beef broth, chicken broth and dairy, but I still prefer a “real” vegetarian dish when possible.

I’ve become somewhat of an expert on the gluten-free diet because my husband has celiac disease — he is not able to digest anything containing gluten.  This often times presents a challenge at dinner time, but the challenge is something that usually turns out fun and oddly enough, I usually find myself liking (and even preferring) the gluten-free options. Together with my husband, we started the Celiac Handbook Website in 2005 — it’s a free online resource for people with celiac disease.  It lists restaurants and other resources for those trying to find gluten-free options in a very non gluten-free world. While not everything on this blog is gluten-free, I will be writing about it a lot.

With three growing children and my gluten-free husband —  I’m constantly attempting to introduce them to new food and new ideas in eating.  I’m hoping to share some of my ideas with you here and I hope that you can give me some feedback and let me know if any of this works for you.