I seem to have misplaced my appetite. I’m usually hungry all day long. Really. Sometimes, I’m hungry even after just eating, especially for any kind of dessert. But I can’t say that anymore. Now when I eat, I get full quicker and stay that way longer. It is quite a strange experience. At first, I couldn’t […]
I waited and waited all Summer long for that tree in our backyard to yield some sweet, plump little figs. They are finally here, just as Fall starts to set in. Today is gray and rainy, with an electrifying chill in the air. It feels dramatic, this change of the seasons. Experiencing such a shift […]
Let me set the scene. It was a cold, dark, rainy night. And in the kitchen, I was baking… (Cue ominous music) Au – tumn – tumn – tumn – tumn - tumnnnnnn… Did you hear that? Yes, that’s right. Yesterday’s dreary weather (all day rain in New York) was a portentous reminder that soon, the seasons are going to […]
I took a quick roadtrip this past weekend to Washington D.C. to attend the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention. My husband and I left at 3:00 am Saturday morning and were back by 6:00 pm Sunday evening. As I was roadtripping (and tripping over bad food habits on the road) a group of activists also started out […]
In my last post, I discussed my ambivalence about making changes in the kitchen that would lead me closer to sustainability, food security, and more healthful eating. Change is a big deal in nearly all aspects of life, and so also for me in my kitchen. In the world of psychology, the Stages of the Change model […]
I am feeling quite conflicted. One might say I am in a state of cognitive kitchen dissonance. The theory of cognitive dissonance refers to a negative state of mental conflict caused by contradictory ideas that are held simultaenously. It proposes the arousal of discomfort when one one hand, you believe this, but it cannot be since you also believe that! […]
October 20, 2011
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