Welcome to week 36 of our ongoing (yet intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week we're finally settled into back to school, and I'm finally back on track: Down another 2 pounds from our last report three weeks ago, and 18 View Post
Refined Sugar and Me Week 33 — Later!
Welcome to week 33 of our ongoing (yet intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I continue to sit at 16 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of December 2016. And: View Post
Refined Sugar and Me Week 29 — Trust No One, Part Two
Welcome to week 29 of our ongoing (yet sometimes intermittent) series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week I'm still plateaued at 16 pounds down from when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end of View Post
What’s Rachel Reading? Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
I don't often say this about a book any more (because I'm trying to pare down and do most of my reading from the library...), but: I think I am going to have to buy Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Much more than your typical cookbook, this is View Post
Refined Sugar and Me Week 26 — New Nutrition Labels Postponed Indefinitely
Welcome to week 26 of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017. This week... well, the pound I lost last week came back, so I'm back to 16 pounds less than when I first started avoiding most added sugars and processed foods at the end View Post
What’s Rachel Reading? Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food
Lately I've been balancing out some of my lighter summer cozy mystery and urban fantasy reading with books tackling weightier issues -- among them, of course, being the topic of real food (because it meets real life!). This week's real-food-read View Post
