Amidst the overabundance of dietary advice you may have come across, the common thread seems to be that eating lots of fruits and vegetables is a pretty good idea. We may be clever, but we’re not the only species that has this concept figured out, which means that sometimes (despite our best efforts) we have to share. Continue reading
I always used to roast Brussel sprouts in the oven. Last Thanksgiving, we quickly ran out of oven space and my little Brussels got the boot. Determined to have them make it to the table, I threw on an extra sweater and headed for the grill. They turned out amazing, the star of the Thanksgiving show, for sure. Who thought grilled Brussel sprouts could steal the stage from the Turkey? Continue reading
From the moment we’re born, we enter into the unrelenting challenge that is life. Sure, life can be breathtakingly amazing, and that’s exactly the reason we fight so hard to continue living it. But our battle with life has become infinitely easier thanks to the pioneering minds that walked this Earth before us. Continue reading
Ahh, chicken. The staple meat of an American diet. For a period of my life, it was pretty much the only meat I would go near, believing that its low fat content was ideal for a healthy body (I’ve since changed my opinion on this, by the way). Continue reading
