Posts by dovey

We're thinking of increasing the size of our backyard chicken flock.  Nobody looks particularly broody yet, so I'm not counting on the chickens having babies any time soon.  I don't really want to support the chick...

I was vegan through 3 pregnancies and breastfeeding as a vegan for about 8 years.  Now I eat some eggs from my daughter's pet chickens, but I'm still mostly vegan.   Some ideas for extra protein:   Make a...

From what I've read, the dangers of soy are highly exaggerated on the internet.  Yes, some people are allergic to soy, but it doesn't deserve the kind of demonizing that it has received in recent years.  Soy has been a...

The same thing happens around here.  The kids go to their grandparents, eat lots of sugar, white flour and processed foods and then that's what they want at home too.  My mom tries to feed them healthy meals - it's...

Nope.  No gas.  I seem to remember when I started eating more beans, I had a problem feeling bloated with black beans.  I ate less of them at the time, but now they don't bother me anymore.  I don't really recall...

Are you soaking them for 8 hours before cooking? And then pouring off the soak water? Some say that adding a few leaves of epazote to the bean pot also helps. There is a product called "Beano" that is supposed to neutralize the...

I guess my cooking has changed in a few ways.  First, it has become much simpler, especially when there is a baby or toddler in the house.  Some people are good at cooking with children, but for some reason, mine have always...

I guess my cooking has changed in a few ways.  First, it has become much simpler, especially when there is a baby or toddler in the house.  Some people are good at cooking with children, but for some reason, mine have always...

Our pet hens just started laying eggs and we have gone from vegan to ovo-vegetarian.  My 8 year old son loves the eggs.  Today he ate 4 fried eggs plus an egg in coconut custard.  It makes me happy that he likes the eggs...

Good idea. I put a comment on the website too. I was just wondering about that very issue today when I was cooking with Thai Kitchen coconut milk.    I bought this other product a few weeks ago.  It's called "creamed...