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Donut Don’ts

Posted on February 18, 2013 by BrassyDel

I have a thyroid problem, because my immune system likes to pick on it. Like other people with autoimmune Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, I seem to be sensitive to gluten (and, sadly, coffee, which is molecularly similar to both gluten and thyroid tissue). So I avoid gluten, which happens to be present in just about every food I might tell you is…

Eating From the Dirt: Gourds Editions

Posted on November 29, 2011 by BrassyDel

It’s a bit late, since my garden is empty now and Colorado is already in its 9 months of winter, but here. Have a post I wrote in early October and didn’t get around to publishing. I vaguely recall my lovely neighbor, who helped me through pretty much every step of my very first garden, warning me not to go…

If Brassy Can, You Can

Posted on August 4, 2011 by BrassyDel

One of the many things I have wanted to learn to do for awhile but always assumed was too hard, or something equally whiney and stupid, was home canning. As of just very recently, I can now can things! And you know what? It wasn’t hard. The key seems to be planning ahead, preparing the food, and following recipes to…

I’m About to Save You Fifty Cents

Posted on August 1, 2011 by BrassyDel

Not the rapper. Money. I don’t know where I first heard this, but I’ve been doing this for awhile: regrowing green onions (which are about 50¢ a bundle at the grocer’s here). After you chop up your green onions, leave the stems. I usually leave a couple of inches or so at the bottom. Then, put them in a glass…

Le Fromage, part deux

Posted on July 14, 2011 by BrassyDel

I’ve been slowly making progress cutting out down on cheese. I love cheese, but I sort of don’t. I’m definitely noticing that when I don’t eat it for awhile, I feel generally better. Then when I do eat it, I feel like crap. A lot of chronic inflammation can be attributed to food intolerances and immune issues, just in general,…

My Delicious, Irresistible Problem with Opiates

Posted on May 30, 2011 by BrassyDel

Macaroni and cheese with bacon, onions and mushroom. Grilled cheese with bacon and mushroom. Cold ciabata sandwich with Gouda cheese, bacon, lettuce… and mushroom. I’m trying to eat healthier and cut back on cheese (again) and all of these things are just calling to me, especially the cheese. Really it’s the cheese that makes it, though bacon and mushrooms certainly…

Momma’s Caffeine Fix

Posted on March 16, 2011 by BrassyDel

The running gag is that I like to start my day with a mug of creamer and sugar and just a dash of coffee. Knowing that, it should come as no surprise that I’m not a coffee snob. The Hubbles has been known to ban me from his fancy-pants coffee using the reasoning that it’s not like I can tell the difference between that…

Menu Plan Monday 10-12-2009

Posted on October 12, 2009 by BrassyDel

Menu Plan Monday Last week I actually managed to stick to the plan, though Sunday we pretty much had leftovers instead of me actually making dinner. It worked out really well, and I didn’t need any mid-week grocery store runs! Today I’m getting groceries, and I am hoping to stick to the plan again this week and not need any…

Menu Plan Monday

Posted on October 5, 2009 by BrassyDel

Menu planning! I’m trying to cut back drastically on our grocery expenses, and the best way to do that is to plan ahead and then stick to it. I don’t really need to plan ahead for breakfasts and lunches, since that’s generally things like oatmeal, cold cereal, sandwiches, fruit, etc. For dinners this week, I’m planning to use what we’ve…

Just for the Halibut

Posted on August 7, 2009 by BrassyDel

Recently, some wonderful folks that Hubbles and I are lucky to call friends went to Alaska, where they caught about a zillion pounds of Halibut. They gifted us with some tasty, tasty fish and I tried out a new recipe last week for it. The recipe is from one of my favorite recipe go-to sites, All Recipes. I made Halibut…

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