Lowfat – Kitchsplosion

Silent Dining

I practice mindfulness over some tofu vegetable stir fry.

Amazing Roasted Butternut Squash Soup…and Revised Expectations

My squash soup gets a makeover. So do my plans.

A Winter’s Salad

Even in the northeast, you don’t have to eat out of season produce in your winter salads.

What Not to do with a Pretty Radish PLUS Balsamic and Roasted Garlic Bean Dip to Eat up With a Spoon

I make a delicious bean dip and also a big stink.

Caribbean Style Black Bean Stew and Some Rules

Amidst a bunch of major life changes in less than a year, (moving, going back to work, getting a divorce), I’ve lost 20-some pounds (yay!) and gained five back (boo). Before my friends chime in, I’ll acknowledge that I wasn’t “overweight,” but I sure felt great five pounds ago. I…

Oats of Steel: A Love Affair

I was at a retreat center when I took my first doubtful bite of steel cut oats. The chewy texture instead of the paste-like consistency of its rolled oats cousin delighted me so much I almost gasped aloud during silent breakfast. It even had some flavor of its own and…

Kung POW! Tofu (A Meditation on Spicy Food)

Hot kung pao tofu and the love of spicy food

Yucky…and then Yaki Udon

Veggie Yaki Udon: take two.

Fresh Rolls and a New Leaf

Do you ever get a case of the I-Don’t-Wanna’s? An activity that is usually painless or even pleasurable suddenly seems like way too much work. You feel inertia like a big rock in your lap. Sure you could move that rock–it’s not pinning you down, it’s just holding you firmly…