Well as far as anti-inflammatory living goes, this week could have been better. It started last Saturday, with a catering event for some long-time clients. Now, I don’t wan’t this to come across as braggartly, but I make really good food. As a matter of professionalism, I do have to taste the really good food to ensure it [Continue Reading...]
Stumbling Over Chocolate Chips: Anti-Inflammation Challenge Week 3
February 17, 2012 by · 8 Comments
How Can You Tell If You Have Inflammation? Anti-Inflammation Challenge: Week 2
February 10, 2012 by · 30 Comments
Inflammation is your body’s natural way of healing itself when you’re injured. It’s actually a really, really good thing. If you slam your thumb in the car door your thumb will become inflamed as your body sends in the immune system to shut down any invading bacteria and begin to heal the wound. You can [Continue Reading...]
A Slightly Easier Way To Keep The Big Girl Panties Clean
February 9, 2012 by · 30 Comments
Perhaps, like me, you spend far too much of your life doing laundry. Far too much. I have asked everyone I know if they have any tips or tricks to cut down the number of loads or number of hours involved in laundry and the consensus seems to be, you just have to put on [Continue Reading...]
Assessing Your Health: Anti-Inflammation Challenge Week 1
February 3, 2012 by · 41 Comments
On February 1st, we talked about journalling our health baseline and getting our anti-inflammatory plan together. Have you done it? If not, go do yours right now and then come back, or read on to see what my Assessment looks like if you need some inspiration. Need even more motivation to do this? Just in [Continue Reading...]
February Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Day 1, Making The Plan
February 1, 2012 by · 17 Comments
A few days ago I asked my readers to weigh in on what February challenge I should sponsor on this blog. Overwhelmingly, people in comments and on the Facebook page voted for an anti-inflammatory diet challenge. Those of you who wanted a debt diet, don’t worry – you’re next. Multiple bloggers, including possibly me, are planning [Continue Reading...]
February: Save Money Or Reduce Inflammation?
January 30, 2012 by · 21 Comments
February is coming up, and I’ve been thinking about sponsoring another No Spend Month challenge. February is an easy month to go No Spend, because it’s short. Twenty-nine (hey look, Ma, a leap year!) breezy days of enforced frugality to re-set the savings budget and rebalance the treat spiral entitlement curve. Homebrew Husband and I have [Continue Reading...]
How To Plan Your Harvest Based On What You Eat (Plus The Winner of The Urban Farm Handbook!)
January 17, 2012 by · 18 Comments
One you you awesome readers has won The Urban Farm Handbook. But before you shoot right to the bottom of this post to find out if it’s you, read on to discover a great way to plan your harvest from the plate backwards. This is a technique straight out of The Urban Farm Handbook, so [Continue Reading...]
Build A Lower Waste Lunch
January 11, 2012 by · 44 Comments
A friend asked for some tips on packing lower-plastic and lower-waste lunches for her school-age son. This rather surprised me, since this particular friend is genuine cloth-diapering, Keystone XL Pipeline-protesting, etsy-craft-selling kind of girl. And in fact, when further questioned, it turned out my friend was already packing a pretty green lunch, but was looking [Continue Reading...]
Avoiding Plastic Wrap In The Kitchen
January 4, 2012 by · 17 Comments
I’m not dogmatically anti-plastic, but I try to be thoughtful about how and where it is used in my house, and I am trying to cut down. My garden at this time of year grows under a tunnel cloche of plastic. Freezer stuff gets entombed in plastic, because it’s the best at preserving the bulk orders of [Continue Reading...]
Best Northwest Edible Posts of 2011, Part Two
December 30, 2011 by · 5 Comments
And now, the thrilling conclusion to our story! Or, at the very least, a continuation of yesterday’s retrospective of the best NW Edible posts of 2011. Did you miss the first half of this list? Find it here. Julymy fave: Being Everyone - Since ya’ll asked, yes, once upon a time I had a six-pack. I still do [Continue Reading...]
Best Northwest Edible Posts of 2011, Part One
December 29, 2011 by · 11 Comments
It’s been almost a year since I started this blog, and as the year rolls to a close, I’ve been looking back over what worked, what didn’t and what resonated with you, NW Edible’s readers. It turns out that mostly what resonates with you are posts with swearing. I infer from this that we’re all [Continue Reading...]
Last Minute Stocking Stuffer: "Get Out Of A Chore Free" Santa Cards – Free Download
December 22, 2011 by · 1 Comment
We do chores around here, kids included. So the gift of not having to do those tedious chores is always appreciated. I’m trying to get the last of the holiday gift stuff together today – wrapping presents, stuffing stockings, etc. – and I put together some “Santa Slips to slip in my daughter’s stocking. These are [Continue Reading...]
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