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An aspiring mental health counselor exploring the meaning of cooking and eating in a food blog devoted to #nutrition and #mentalhealth
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What do Fish Cakes have to do with mental health?
May 16, 2012
Have you ever had one of those days where nothing goes right and you can’t even imagine opening the refrigerator door to start preparing dinner? Have you ever gorged on frozen carboard pizza, cut into a greasy fast food burger, or finished off every last cookie in the house while brooding over a bad day? Have you ever […]
Is it time for Pasta Primavera?
April 20, 2012
I think it is time! I am still working on being more mindful in the daily celebration of my meals, and what better way than to pay more attention to the seasons and the bounty of produce the one upon us now signals. Positive psychologists have identified mindfulness as one of the ways by which we […]
Want to celebrate with Fruited Jam Grilled Cheese?
April 12, 2012
Happy National Grilled Cheese Day! Yes, there is a holiday day for grilled cheese. Some people think the mindless ascription of special commemorations to random days of the year is silly. Certainly it is silly, but I think aside from just being fun, the sentiment behind the celebration makes up for some of the useless wackiness. […]
Is it gratifying to cook Coconut Oats?
March 30, 2012
Some people love to cook. It is their go-to task, the thing they do to relax, the thing that brings them real joy at the end of the day. Trying to discover the source of that inherent, “joy of cooking” is one of the goals I had in mind as I began to explore the psychology of […]
Have Baked Eggs set the bar?
January 31, 2012
Some strange, but lovely and relatively talented cook has taken up residence in my kitchen. She feeds us good food. On Saturday, she served us fluffy pancakes, drizzled with a crimson triple berry sauce, warm maple syrup, and a dollop of butter melting down the sides. She made red wine braised short ribs, falling off the bone atop a pile of roasted garlic […]
Follow Raisin Questions
May 30, 2012
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