Food Floozie

Tostaco: part tostada, part taco ... :) I've gotta say, these made an excellent quick lunch today.
This is the first Saturday I've had free in weeks. So many weeks, in fact, that I still had my alarm set, forgetting that I wouldn't need it. So I got up early, and I started puttering around the house....

Sometimes, I write a column for the paper that is deemed insufficiently food-centric; this is yet another instance.
Here is the original version of today's piece, before I was asked to revise it and then the revision was edited. I think it's worth sharing because it shows far better the depth of my grief, the desperate need for comfort and distraction. If nothing...

Mexican-Inspired Salad.
Well, today was the last day of my being a vegan lab rat, a plant-based diet guinea pig.
I brought a tote-able breakfast of applesauce and trail mix (almonds, walnuts, berry-flax granola, dairy-free dark chocolate chips, and dried cran- and blueberries) to work. It was quick, it was easy, it was good. It was really good. As someone who has...

Squash soup with ciabatta toasts.
Well, it wasn't the most exciting start to the day's menu, but breakfast was a simple 'n' sweet pb&j (the "j" was raspberry jam) with a side of applesauce. Some protein, some fruit, something substantial to last the morning....