Archive for January, 2010

Signposts. Lessons Along the Trail

Friday, January 29th, 2010

This was the first week of spring semester classes.  The workload has yet to dig in and leave marks on my shoulders, so for the present I feel foolishly enthusiastic to run, skip, and leap ahead into every class, assignment, and reading.  But hold on-let me turn around and peer back to the beginning, way [...]

Giveaway Winners!

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Good morning!I fell asleep at 8pm last night.  (I was trying to study US health claims policy for food labeling, and clearly it knocked me out.)  When I woke up 4 hours later, it was time to choose two lucky winners on random.org for my book giveaway!Congratulations to:Jenn of Jenn Cuisine.  1st place winner for Michael Pollan’s [...]

Aloo Gobi-Intro to the Indian Potato and Cauliflower

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Last night pots were banging and knives were flashing, since it was my second Indian cooking lesson!  The head chef was my roomate Nikita.  The featured guests were Mr. Potato and Mr. Cauliflower- old buddies in her kitchen, but newer acquainances to me (growing up I never ate cauliflower!).  But there was no awkwardness.  For [...]

Coconut Crumbs

Blogging a trail through my experiences as a dietetic intern and nutrition graduate student. I plan to crack open the shell, dig out the meat, slurp the juice, and scatter the crumbs. Follow my trail as I munch my way through life!