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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
December 5, 2012
Want to celebrate with Fruited Jam Grilled Cheese?
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 […]
Posted in: Breakfast, Cognitive psychology, Fall, Health Psychology, Mindfulness, Motivation, Positive Psychology, Spring, Summer, Winter
Do you have a Coffee Cake habit?
March 13, 2012
Do you drink coffee every morning at 7am on the dot? Is it worse that I eat a slice coffee cake with as much regularity…perhaps even more often than I drink a cup of coffee? In the past few weeks, I have been hearing a lot about the new book The Power of Habit, written […]
In search of an authentic Caldo Verde?
February 23, 2012
What defines authentic cuisine? Why is an authentic recipe always the most sought after? Who verifies whether a dish is authentic or not? I continue to make an effort to prepare authentic Ghanaian food for my husband. I know what the authentic food tastes like. I use all the same ingredients that go into the authentic […]
Posted in: Cognitive psychology, Cultural Psychology, Dinner, Evolutionary Psychology, Fall, Lunch, Main, Perception, Side, Soup, Winter
What’s there to decide about Cinnamon Rolls?
February 14, 2012
I made a decision earlier this year. A new year’s resolution in fact: to learn how to work with yeast. So far, I have made pizza dough, naan, and these here cinnamon rolls. I’m doing pretty good! I realized though the decision to follow through on such a resolution has required me to make a […]
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 […]
Posted in: Breakfast, Brunch, Cognitive psychology, Fall, Gender Psychology, Identity, Mindfulness, Personality Psychology, Self-esteem, Side, Spring, Summer, Winter
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