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Category: Health

Power Oatmeal — Breakfast of Champions

Power Oatmeal ready to enjoy for our first meal of the day.
On: July 14, 2022August 31, 2022 By: Leslie Cook

Power Oatmeal is a work in progress. It contributes significantly to our daily nutrition, so I continue to adjust it.

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The 10 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Healthy Eating Over 50 Years

On: October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

I’m not a scientist, nor am I a medical professional. I just love well-prepared food and a feeling of good health. I like to read and test out on myself theories that make sense and judge them based on experience. These are

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Simple is good…using those amazing greens — lots of them!

On: August 28, 2017September 12, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

This summer, as I did last summer, I’m working on the farm for my CSA. I receive 3/4 bushel of beautiful, organically raised veggies for my efforts each and every week of the season. When I open my box each week, it’s

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Two Models to Feed the World: IFS & Torah

On: August 26, 2017September 12, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

“Much have I learned from my teachers, more from my colleagues, but most from my students.” – Rav Hanina ( Talmud: Taanit, 7a) I finished teaching a class at McHenry County Community College this past week called “Conscious Choices: Thinking About Food.”

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Inch By Inch And Row By Row…

On: May 17, 2017May 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Today was my first day back at the farm for the season. Although it was my first day, others have been hard at work, installing a new greenhouse (greens through December! yay!), planting starter plants, getting in leeks and garlic and greens

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Time To Start Spinning

On: January 25, 2017April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

Ghandi is well-known for the non-violent resistance techniques he taught and modeled during the struggle for Indian independence from a colonial power. What we perhaps don’t as often remember is that he spun the cloth for his own simple clothing and taught that

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The information I’ve been waiting for: Trump vs. Hillary on food

On: September 13, 2016 By: Leslie Cook

This video is an excellent presentation from John Robbins, best-selling author and co-founder of The Food Revolution Network. Lengthy but in-depth and well-worth viewing or reading. If you are moved to do something, please sign on to The Plate of the Union

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One thing I love about my CSA

On: July 5, 2016July 9, 2016 By: Leslie Cook

I love having a box of fresh veggies, many things that I don’t ordinarily get, then trying things out with them. Sometimes combinations surprise me! – like this Stir Fry of chopped onion, Bok choy stems, salad radishes (that’s the Julienne veggie)

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In Defense of Food

On: January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 By: Leslie Cook

I like Michael Pollan because he’s does the research, is down-to-earth, doesn’t indulge in extremes but makes the points that need making — and reminds us that food isn’t just about its chemical components.

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Two New “Salads” for 2016

On: January 1, 2016April 20, 2017 By: Leslie Cook

I watched Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food on PBS earlier this week, and I thought that part of what we need to do is revise this style of thinking that calls veggie dishes either a “side” or a “salad.” In the new style

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What a wonderful story! I’m providing two links below, one to a National Geographic article which requires Apple Reader. At the National Geographic site, you will be locked out unless you’re a subscriber.This second link is to a different source which mentions Buettner’s recipe book: www.yahoo.com/now/secret-adding-extra-10-good-200000902.html“There is another American diet, one that could actually increase your life expectancy by up to 10 years and, in some cases, reverse disease. It’s not a fad diet invented by a South Beach doctor, a paleo diet marketer, or a social media influencer. This diet was developed by ordinary Americans, is widely affordable, is sustainable, and has a lower carbon footprint than a meat-heavy diet. Most important, it is hearty and delicious, developed over centuries by fusing flavors from the Old and New Worlds in ingenious and uniquely American ways.” ... See MoreSee Less

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Earth’s longest-lived people dwell in five ‘blue zones’—but their healthy ways of eating can be found in parts of America.
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Instant Pot! Israeli White Bean Soup - Vegetating with Leslie

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Instant Pot Israeli White Bean Soup is another of my old favorites that I reworked for my Instant Pot. Recipe makes about 1 gal. Keeps well.
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One of my favorites. Instant Pot version to follow (1/4 the size too, to fit the IP). vegetatingwithleslie.org/?p=488 ... See MoreSee Less

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The Sixth Day of Creation - Equality of Being, Abundance for All - Vegetating with Leslie

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The sixth day of creation, God made wild beasts...cattle...all kinds of creeping things...And God said, Let us make man in our image.
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Moroccan Carrot Salad - Vegetating with Leslie

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Moroccan Carrot Salad is a traditional Shabbat salad among my friends in West Rogers Park, and I got into the habit of making it weekly.
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