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Hope you're enjoying the new Photos page. A rare glimpse into the life of the reclusive NMA! Well, after two consecutive days of gnocchi-making (I had to make an extra batch to bribe Pete), I was pretty tired of cooking. So I haven't made anything much over the past few days, and usually that's a…
Just a quick post to let you know about the new "Photos" page I added today. Here I'll post pictures from races, the kitchen, the garden, etc. And of course, lots of dog pictures! You can access the "Photos" page by clicking the tab at the top of any other page. Check back later today…
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The NMA has asked me to post about my diet changes and offered me his famous gnocchi, so how could I say no? I am not doing this to talk about myself; I was simply hungry at the time and agreed to it. My diet wasn’t terrible recently; I skipped breakfast, ate a turkey sandwich…
It's not every day you get to hear the leader of a revolution speak, so when my friend Jan told me that Michael Pollan would be speaking at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore on Saturday night, I knew that I had to go (thanks Jan, for coming with me). I've mentioned Michael Pollan…
This is the post I've been looking forward to writing ever since I started this blog. Not because gnocchi are the perfect marathon training food (they're not), but because they're the food I'd choose to have if I were to hypothetically contract Swine Flu and be quarantined, a la Serious Eats and relishments. Gnocchi are…
I just got back from a 12-mile run, and I haven't even showered yet. That's commitment to you, dear readers! It occurred to me as I was writing yesterday's post that I haven't written much about running, and that this has kind of become an all-food blog. That's not my intention at all, but with…
Please forgive me for posting this picture. I try to include one with every post, nothing really fit, and "50 First Dates" kind of sounds like "The First 50 Days." So I went with it. And who doesn't have a soft spot for funny-voice comedian Adam Sandler? A little over a week ago, an unexpected…
Today I want to share a simple, luxurious, healthy salad I've been a lot making recently. It's simple to make–quarter or halve six or so mushrooms, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt, roast or broil them in a really hot oven (I just use a toaster oven at 500 degrees) for about 7-10 minutes so that they char a little bit, and serve on top of baby spinach leaves. Dress with lemon juice, your best olive oil, and some salt and "fresh cracked black," as my least favorite chef, Guy Fieri, likes to say. Then make it look really nice by shaving some parmesan onto it with a vegetable peeler.
I've tried lots of pestos made with ingredients other than the classic basil and pine nuts, and I've been disappointed almost every time (I suppose that's why it's a classic). So I was a little skeptical about this one, which uses arugula and walnuts, but pesto is so fast to make in the food processor that the risk was almost zero. Let me tell you, it was worth it.
Ok readers, it's time for me to ask you for a little diet help. But it's not for me; it's for my mom, whom I'm visiting to celebrate Mother's Day, since I was on final exam lockdown last weekend. Mom went to the same Tony Robbins seminar that made me want to give up meat, and Tony had the same spellbinding (brainwashing?) effect on her. …
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