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Lawrence Alliance tries to revive interest

Anti-discrimination group hopes new director, mission will bring volunteers

July 11, 2000

The next year will be an important one for the Lawrence Alliance, a nonprofit organization with a mission of fighting racism and discrimination.

"If it doesn't pick up momentum, we will not be picking up funding for next year," said Jason Smartt, one of two men working to save the group.

The alliance was dormant because of a change in leadership and tiring volunteers, former members have said.

But Smartt and Christopher Grundy said they hope a new mission statement will again rally volunteers.

Lawrence city commissioners will be asked to approve the new statement at their 6:45 p.m. meeting today at city hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.

The Lawrence city commission will address a new mission statement for the Lawrence Alliance, a nonprofit group focusing on fighting racism, at its meeting at 6:45 p.m. tonight at city hall, Sixth and Masschusetts streets.

"It's Christopher's feeling, and my feeling as well, that the alliance can probably provide a good amount of value to the community," Smartt said. "We also feel we should have to prove ourselves on a lower budget before we start requesting more money."

The group seeks $12,000 from the city for next year, down from the $18,400 it received this year.

Its main expense in the past has been for a part-time director, but the group hasn't had one since Barbara Bonnekessen left in December.

Smartt and Grundy -- who aren't being compensated for their efforts to get the alliance up and running -- hope to hire a replacement for Bonnekessen before the end of the year.

Smartt said any money unspent this year would rollover into 2001, but the group is looking at upgrading its computer, and developing displays for public arenas, such as the Douglas County Free Fair.

The $12,000 the alliance seeks for next year would go toward the director's salary. If the initiative fails, Smartt said any leftover funds could go to the city's Human Relations/Human Resources office, for its work in investigating discrimination complaints.

"It would not end up being frittered away," he said.

Change in leadership was part of the reason for the organization's decline, said Rod Bremby, former assistant city manager.

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Bremby said there is still a need for the group, formed in 1991. In the past, the group sponsored forums and other events aimed at improving Lawrence race relations.

"I'm very pleased to see there is some new energy," said Ann Weick, dean of the Kansas University School of Social Welfare and a former alliance chairwoman. "I certainly agree the need still continues to be there."

Part of the new initiative will be a smaller board and an annual report on discrimination in the city.

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' We must target the shy, repressed, socially awkward ones brought up in households where sex is treated as a guilty and shameful secret. '.

This is despicable. Attempting to pick the low-hanging fruit as it were is a trick that the Catholics have been doing for a long time. Look at the old nunneries where 'undesirable' and pregnant, unwed mothers were hustled as to not disrupt their idea of the social stauts quo. No one should be hunted to fulfill the roles of whats is more and more becoming a vastly out-moded occupation. The bible has been shown to be not only self contradictory in hundreds of places, but is also both scientifically and historically woefully inaccurate. Most people would prefer a life of loving thier choice of partner and not being coerced into a life of control and utter delusion. Shame.


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>>How's business for these things? Seems like there is a clearly emerging market
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> Business is pretty good.  There's lots of amazing things you could do with a
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

An Inside Joke, Just Between Us

The day after I gave my presentation at the Jewish Book Council's "Meet the Author" event (still waiting to find out to which cities I'll be invited, I attended a conference for independent publishers at which I learned about some of the many things I need to do to promote The Accidental Anarchist before its October launch.I previously discussed the fact that I needed to create a multimedia press kit, and have just completed the first aspect of it.

As I wasn't forward-thinking enough at the time I gave my presentation at the Jewish Book Council, I hadn't asked anyone to record it. So I restaged at home, with a text card indicating that the presentation was made to the Jewish Book Council, etc. That restaging was done in my son's room, as he had the most neutral curtains that I could use as a backdrop. In much the same way I had rehearsed my presentation while walking around New York City for two days before my presentation, I practiced it again in front of the camera (never my favorite place to be). This time, it wasn't to get the words or pace right -- it was to get the look of it right.

I had to create a klugy alternative to a tripod. This involved an upended (empty) garbage can; an empty box of something that had been delivered by Amazon; and a few very thick textbooks borrowed from my son's table. Until I came up with that height, I had tried to work with less and have a steadier place for the camera (even giving the presentation while kneeling, but that still didn't put me in the right position in the view finder. (There was probably an easier way to figure out where, against those anonymous curtains, I needed to stand, but I had to do it over and over to get it right). In the end, I recorded my presentation (dressed as I had been on that day in May), which came out good, but just a wee bit tilted to one side as the empty Amazon box couldn't easily support the textbooks upon it.

In the end, my wonderful friend, Cissy, edited the video, adding the text identifying where the presentation had taken place, and, I think, though I no longer remember, dubbing in some appreciative applause at the end. (That audio file was a little difficult to find, though it was fun looking. The list of available applause audio files, at: http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/applause.shtml, includes such specific applause sounds like 'Smattering of Applause,' 'Rock Concert Clap,' and 'Laugh Applause III.'). This will be up on my website as soon as I provide the designer with the remaining content, which is also on my list, and on YouTube, where I have never wanted to be.

But now I must return to the list that tells me what I need to accomplish today, even though it includes rollover tasks from other days.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing

Each time I attend a conference on a topic related to self-publishing, I learn about something else I absolutely MUST do. At the recent conference in New York, it was reiterated that every book must have its own website. Now, I know the difference between a website and a blog, though for months, if people asked me if I had a website I replied that I had a blog; to me they accomplished the same thing. Apparently not. A website is more static while the blog is more dynamic. So, explain to me again why a blog isn't good enough?

I haven't gotten a definitive answer other than, "You just need one." I know that the website is a selling tool, with radio buttons and links to sites at which one can Buy the Book (because for reasons that I don't want to have to understand, it's not a good idea for a publisher/author to take on the responsibility of being a downloading site; better to link to someone else who does it).

Having heard this enough times, I realized that it's something I can't ignore any longer. And even though it will be static (God, I hope I'll be able to update it myself, rather than having to pay every time I change my mind or have a new idea), it naturally takes a lot of start-up time. So I'm currently writing the content for about 7 pages of website. Not that it's difficult; not that I can't use material I've already written and used elsewhere, but it's a separate line item on a To Do list that has become a black hole.

But I'm determined to have a little fun with it. There will be one page named "Just for Fun" in which I will post one son's sports writing and the other son's sports schedule, and basically give this proud Mama a space to brag about my children. I can't take full credit for them turning into the young men that they are; I'm too impressed with them to believe that I could have had too much to do with it.

So, watch this site for the announcement of when the website goes live, and then maybe you can explain to me why it's an all-important selling tool.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

"Thank God, I Can't Complain"

"Besides, Who Would Listen?"

It's a line used by older Jewish men that happens to be very appropriate for my topic tonight, which is whining about how much work I have to do -- or rather, the steps involved in pre-promotion of a book.

When I started this blog, I did it because I had learned in a conference that the first and most important thing that someone who intends to self-publish a book needs to do is start a blog, start a following, develop an audience. So tonight I get to have an audience for my moaning about how much work I have to do while also providing what I hope is some useful and interesting information.

When people asked me if I had a website for the book, I said "sure," and provided the blog address. I know that they are different, but I thought one could substitute for the other. The website (which I have now committed to creating) will be more of a static site; most of the information will remain the same, unless there is 'news,' whereas the blog needs to updated with some regularity. (And I apologize to anyone who finds my entries too 'wordy;' you're absolutely right -- they are -- but you should see my text messages).

So I'm about to create a website. I got my domain name: theaccidentalanarchist.com (don't forget to use "the" when you search for it so as not to get confused with a 10 year-old book with a way too similar title "An" Accidental Anarchist). That was step 1. Step 2 is to lay out all my pages, or what those pages will be when I have all the content. (And as you can tell from my logorrhea (per Merriam-Webster: "excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness," aka 'diarrhea of the mouth') coming up with content shouldn't be too hard. In hearing talk about website content at the recent conference I attended, it seems that I need an online press kit, which should contain multimedia content. I was already going to post the 2-minute (2:10 if we're being picky) presentation that I gave at the Jewish Book Council, and I've basically conceded that I will have to create a book trailer (about which, more later). And I can write all the publicity materials needed; that's the benefit of having done it for some many other people for many years.

Beyond the home page, which I imagine will have links to where you can buy or download the book (in October), there will be some information about me (either in large type or with a lot of graphics since there isn't a lot I need to say), stuff about my grandfather (almost everything I know about him is in the book -- in fact, that's the only way I know him,although my mother has started recording some of her memories of him; maybe some of that content will go up there. A page about my father, who worked on the book before me,and there's a lot more to say about him; loads of links online, most particularly because he had worked on the original Star Trek, and those fans are loyal. At some point, when I have some speaking engagements lined up, like at the Jewish Book Fairs (I hope many of them will invite me; otherwise, I may offer to pay my own transportation to get to certain cities; I've been wanting to see a friend in Birmingham, AL, for a long time, anyway, and Birmingham has a reasonably sized Jewish community: Jim, if you're reading this, call your local Jewish Community Center (JCC), which probably organizes it, and ask them to invite me as a speaker; in fact, everyone who's reading this -- please contact your local JCC and ask to speak to the Jewish Book Fair coordinator and do the same. If Birmingham, AL can have a Jewish Book Fair, your community probably does, too). I'm in Miami several times a year, anyway, to visit my number one son, and will be in NY much more often where I can visit my number two son. There's someone I'd like to meet in Knoxville, TN, as well as people I want to see again in New Haven and Boston. And might as well connect with a friend in St. Paul, MN, and as long as these events take place in the late fall, it's a nice time of year to visit Arizona.

And I don't know if it's appropriate use of a website, but I'd love to devote a page to my boys -- posting one son's sports writing and event management news, and the other's CD releases and tour dates. Did I mention that I was going to ask the younger one to write the score for my book trailer? The older one designed the logo for my publishing company. (And I can get really loquacious when I talk about how proud I am of these boys).

But the point of this entry was that I wanted to complain about how much I've had to do. So there's the planning of the website, which, as I've described it above, doesn't sound too hard (since someone else will be doing the coding and building in the analytics); creating a book trailer, which, now that I have a killer concept, ought to be fun; and writing the content for each of the pages, which I can draw from so many other things I've written in or about the book. There's also an essay I want to write about the process of writing, editing, completing and publishing the diaries that I'm hoping to publish in something with a wide circulation -- just in time for the book's release. I still need blurbs through the back cover; I have one committed, and someone else in mind. I'm sending out the advanced review copies (ARCs, in book publishing parlance) to various publications. I've read that you need to send out 20 copies; I think I've sent out about 8 so far; I take my time in evaluating the publications to which I send them, and craft a 'hook' unique to the particular editor or publication that I hope will get them to pick my book from among the dozens or more vying for each slot in a review publication. At least one thing I have working in my favor -- I can give them the 4 month lead-time that the publications prefer. Plus I need to hit ones representing difference niches: Biography readers, people interested in history, Jewish readers, people who enjoy humor, libraries, and academics who might consider the book for their curriculum in military history, Russian history, Asian history, Jewish history, etc. -- lots of niches, some of which I won't even begin to market to until 2011.

My point to night is that there is a lot to do in marketing a book. I think of it like a Presidential election. There may be national advertising (well, not for me) but basically a candidate has to earn each vote one at a time.

Thanks for being the audience for tonight's rant. If I don't quit now,I won't be able to get up in a few hours and start the process all over again.

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Oh No, Mom; Now is When the Hard Work Really Begins

My mother thinks that, now that I’ve written the book and spoken at the Jewish Book Council, the hard part is over and I can get back to my writing. But if anything, things only get harder. Now is when I need to do the pre-marketing of the book.

Since I don’t have a huge (read: any) advertising budget, I need to find ways to get free attention for the book to build the buzz and establish an audience before it goes on sale. There are a few ways to do this. As each of these bears lengthy discussion, I’ll address one at a time. Today: Book Reviews:

Book Reviews:
There are the professional reviewers, and then there are the ‘new’ professional reviewers.
Review publications like The New York Times Book Review and Publishers Weekly are the classic, influential reviewers. But they’re not interested in self/independently published books (despite the fact that an independently published book, Tinkers, won this year’s Pulitzer Prize), and woe be it to anyone who tries to slip one past them!

While, historically (and still), there has been no vetting process for self-published books, it is also true that many people who might otherwise submit their books to publishers through agents have decided to sidestep the traditional/old-fashioned process, which involves a lengthy cycle of application-rejection (rinse-repeat). That process can only have gotten more drawn out with half the editors in publishing houses in NY having been laid off during this recession. And if your book doesn’t offer blockbuster promise, then the economics simply don’t work for the publisher. Plus, as even authors with NY publishers behind them have to do all their own publicity and marketing, why not save time and do it yourself? (I’ll give you one reason why: The learning curve is steep; after more than six months of learning how to self-publish effectively, I still get a stiff neck from looking up at what I still need to learn how to do).

But as it happened, my former Writing group, which was on hiatus for several months, was no longer a writing group once we got together again; it had turned into a Publishing group as each of us, independently, decided that self-publishing was the right way to go with our respective projects, each of which has a well-defined niche. Now we meet every few weeks to share what we’ve learned that can help someone else.

Another reason to pursue a non-traditional publishing process is out of concern for time, as was the case in my situation; when your 83 year-old mother says she wants to see this book published “in [her] lifetime,” you don’t want to waste a lot of time. Apparently, once a publisher accepts a manuscript, it can take eighteen months until it is actually published.

Back to the main topic: Before I went to New York, I sent my book out to five review sources, two library review journals (supposedly a good review in one of these publications is a virtual guarantee of an order of 500 to 3000 books), two Jewish book review publications, and one history publication that had expressed interest in reading the book. There’s no guarantee that any of them will review them, but they have the desired four-month lead time to do so, and all I can do is write a compelling cover letter that will encourage them to take a look; the writing will have to speak for itself after that.

At the recent independent publishing conference I attended in New York, I also learned about an online review source; in fact, the reviewer is so prominent, I don’t know why I never heard about it/him before: Jesse Kornbluth, aka Head Butler. He is/has been an author, journalist, and entrepreneur, co-founding bookreporter.com, “the hub of the Internet's most successful non-commercial book network.” He was also Editorial Director of America Online. It was very refreshing to hear him speak, in marked contrast to the traditional reviewer who emphasized the many types of book they didn’t want to see (such as self/independently published books, as stated above). Kornbluth’s answer to what he wanted or didn’t want to see was, “I don’t care. If I like it, I’ll review it.” It was that simple. I wrote to him to see if he was interested in reading The Accidental Anarchist. Now I’m waiting to hear back from him. And from the others. And see what they have to say. And continue to look for other publications that I might be able to interest in reading/reviewing the book.


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How are you supposed to find yourself,
behind that painted on face?
How are you supposed to see yourself,
when you're hidden behind a fake smile?
You're all so plastic,
you're all so fake.
You've lost yourselves in a sea of similarity.

Don't you realize they can see right through you?
The ones you try to impress.
They don't really care.
So why do you fake it?
And why do you pretend?

The truth is we really don't care,
about the people we see on TV.
Sure they're fun to look at,
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All that make-up can't hide,
What you really feel inside.
You're say you seek independence,
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This is a poem I wrote a while back. I have two versions of it, but can't find the second version at the time. The second version I really only wrote for English class, i had to shorten it up to fit the criteria. I might post that one some other time, when I find my notebook which i think my mother confiscated. Anywho...this poem is basically about all the girls in my school. what i think of them, and what I think they should realize.
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Physical Exercise is Good For Your Brain

Physical Exercise is Good For Your BrainWhen it comes to our physical bodies, most of us know we have to “use it or lose it”.  But did you know that what you do with everything below the neck keeps you healthy above it, too?

Hey, you awake?  Feeling hazy?  Misplacing your keys?  Does everyone seem like they’re speaking a strange, alien tongue?  You need to sharpen that mind!  If you want to be able to think on your feet, get good quality rest when you’re off them.  Exercise during the day brings better sleep – and better sleep helps keep your brain functioning at its optimal level.

“Error: Not Enough Working Memory.”  Your brain has a lot in common with your computer.  They both require working memory to multi-task and keep on humming.  But how often do you feel like your brain is “crashing”?  If you’re having trouble focusing, exercise can help.  Physical exercise activates neurons in the brain that generate, receive and interpret rapid-fire messages from the nervous system.  All this activity up inside your head has a direct effect on how your body works.  All those little imagined lightning bolts shooting around your brain are helping to coordinate your muscle contractions, for organ function, your balance, vision…and keeping all the various departments working in harmony with each other.  Studies have shown that physical exercise feeds back into our brain, helping keep the whole communications system in tip-top shape.

Mood enhancers in your muscles.  When you tighten your muscles during exercise, you’re triggering the release of “happy chemicals” in the brain.  Not only do these chemicals act as nature’s anti-depressant, but they reduce anxiety, too.  So think of your muscles as big squeeze bottles of happy juice and get moving!

Your brain works when you do.  Researchers have examined what happens to our memory when we stop exercising suddenly.  For instance, let’s say you play tennis regularly – then, you get sucked into a big project at work that keeps you late in the office for three weeks, not a tennis ball in sight.  After just one week, the memory benefits of exercise begin to decline.  After 10 weeks, you’ve essentially got the brain of someone who’s never picked up a racket.

To be at your best, both mind and body, move.  Even some gentle stretching is better than nothing.  Love your body, love your brain!

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Natural Remedies for Arthritis and Joint Inflammation

Natural Remedies for Arthritis and Joint InflammationSome of us may think of arthritis as an old person’s disease, but in fact, arthritis refers to a huge spectrum of rheumatic diseases that affect young and old alike.  They include osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, bursitis, gout, and even lupus.  Arthritis can cause stiffness, pain and swelling of the joints, often to a chronic degree, making life unpredictable for sufferers.

If you or someone you love is struggling with a rheumatic condition and you believe in natural healing like we do, we’d like to share with you some drug-free approaches to treating joint inflammation.  Instead of turning to the pharmacy for relief, arthritis sufferers can make simple adjustments to their diets.

  •         Fresh pineapple
  •         Brown rice
  •         Flax oil
  •         Olive oil
  •         Black or tart cherries
  •         Raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar

East LESS:

  •         Beef
  •         Peppers
  •         Eggplant
  •         Corn
  •         Pork
  •         Wheat
  •         Eggs
  •         Coffee
  •         White sugar
  •         Cola
  •         Rye bread
  •         Oranges
  •         Paprika

Additionally, some herbs that aid joint inflammation include:

-        Nettle

-        White willow

-        Ginger

-        Feverfew

Many herbs can be ingested as a tea.  Alternatively, herbal tinctures are bottled concentrations that can be ingested with a medicine dropper under the tongue.  Herbal tinctures, found in your local health food store, typically have dosage instructions on the label.

When mainstream medicine fails to alleviate the misery of arthritis, isn’t it worth giving nature’s medicine cabinet a chance?

We’d love to hear about natural remedies that have worked for you.  Please share with us on our Facebook page!

Getting Plenty of Calcium, Iron and B12 from Raw Foods

Calcium from Raw

Getting Calcium, Iron and B12 from Raw FoodsWe’re big fans of a raw foods diet.  Our daily goal is to keep 75-80% of our diet raw.  Why?  Raw foods offer unparalleled nutrition and extraordinary health benefits.

That’s why it saddens us when some people argue for steering clear of a raw diet because they think it doesn’t provide enough of the key nutrients a body needs.  Some fear a raw diet will come up short in calcium, iron or B12.

This simply isn’t true.  Let’s take a closer look:

Calcium is an important mineral involved in building and maintaining healthy bones and teeth. For optimal absorption, consume adequate amounts of vitamin D and magnesium. Many wonderful raw food sources provide calcium.

Good plant sources of calcium, which is absorb-able by the body, are the following:

  • Vegetables such as kale, dandelion greens, garlic, arugula, collard greens, parsley, and watercress
  • Nuts and seeds such as flax seeds, Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, pistachios, macadamia nuts, and pumpkin seeds
  • Fruits such as oranges, dates, limes, figs, and persimmons, and berries (including raspberries)
  • Dried/dehydrated fruits such as figs, apricots, prunes, and dates
  • Sprouted grains such as quinoa and wheat berries
  • Sea vegetables such as kelp, kombu, and wakame

Many vegetables contain calcium in high quantities, but the levels of oxalate and phytates present in some vegetables (spinach, beet greens, and Swiss chard, for example) prevent the body from absorbing much of the calcium present.

NOTE: People prone to kidney stones or gallstones should be mindful of their oxalate intake from fresh foods.

Now to address the myth that people on a raw food diet cannot get enough iron. Iron is an important mineral in the blood that is incorporated in hemoglobin – the protein responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Iron is essential in the structural binding site for oxygen. If blood iron levels are low, fatigue normally results due to lowered oxygen transport.

Plant-based foods contain a form of iron (a.k.a. nonheme). The body is less able to absorb when compared to heme iron found in animal proteins, the incidence of iron deficiency in vegetarians is the same as nonvegetarians.

A wide range of raw foods contain iron. Check out these iron-rich raw foods:

  • Dried fruits – apricots, raisins, dates, prunes, peaches, and more
  • Vegetables – spinach, broccoli, lettuce, Jerusalem artichokes, Swiss chard, asparagus, and green bell peppers
  • Nuts – peanuts, pecans, walnuts, and pistachios
  • Fruits – lemons, limes, and persimmons
  • Seeds – sunflower, sesame, and pumpkin

While the iron from plant sources is harder to absorb because of the presence of phytates in the food, iron absorption is enhanced by consuming foods/drinks high in vitamin C (i.e., fruit juices, citrus fruits) at the same meal. This bodes well for those eating raw because fresh fruits and vegetables are loaded with vitamin C.

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is necessary for the formation of red blood cells and the health of the nervous system. It’s found in bacteria and other microorganisms in the soil, but mostly in animal products. It’s also stored in the body. The amount of B12 you need is very small, and the body can store it for years.

Because vitamin B12 can be present in bacteria in the soil, some recommend eating vegetables from an organic garden with fertile, nutrient-rich soil. This may not be reliable as a sole source of B12, so supplementation is often recommended.

There is great debate on how best to meet your vitamin B12 needs on a raw diet, because the vitamin is limited in plant foods. Trace amounts of B12 are present in foods such as sea vegetables, blue-green algae and in other fermented products, but further study is needed to determine whether this is in a form the body can use.

One of our favorite ways to increase your B12 levels is nutritional yeast, which is rich in amino acids and vitamin B12. When transitioning to a raw food diet, you might want to consult with a nutritionist who can evaluate your diet and make a recommendation for a natural supplement if necessary.

This blog post was derived from a chapter of our forthcoming book, The Raw Lifestyle Guide.

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Raw Food Nutrition for Newbies: Your Questions Answered

Raw Foods Nutrition for Newbies: Your Questions Answered

Raw Foods Nutrition for Newbies: Your Questions AnsweredIf you enjoy reading about health and wellness, you’ve probably stumbled upon articles, blog posts and even recipes mentioning “raw” foods.  What does it all mean?  Why are so many health-conscious people “going raw”?

Raw foods are foods that have not been cooked over a specific temperature and contain high levels of enzymes and vital nutrients.  Enzymes are proteins that accelerate the rate of chemical reactions, including those involved in digestion and metabolism.  They’re essential for our body to be able to utilize the good nutrition of the food we eat.

While there are some people who actually stick to a 100% raw diet, many more people simply make an effort to work raw foods into their diets as often as possible.  How raw do you need to be to feel the benefits?  Well, we believe every little bit helps.  Start by including a few more servings of fruits and vegetables into your daily regime.   We recommend at least 50% of your diet include raw food.  Our personal goal is to eat between 75-80% raw on any given day.  Ultimately, you should eat as naturally as you can, and always feel good about your choices.

You might also have come across the terms “live food” or “living food” to describe a raw food diet.  The terms are all interchangeable.  Living foods are the raw foods that contain the enzyme and nutrients that feed the body.

However, “live” sometimes denotes soaked, sprouted, or cultured foods. Culturing is a simple process involving the introduction of natural bacteria to create enzymes and natural fermentation, which promotes the growth of healthful bacteria in the digestive tract.

So know we know what raw foods are.  But what foods aren’t?  Besides the obvious ones like pasta, baked goods, and junk foods, anything pasteurized is not considered a raw food. This covers all juices, drinks, milks, and most other products that are commercially processed.  Also, animal proteins are not considered raw.

So why go raw?  What’s the benefit?

A raw food diet is naturally high in fiber and is one of the many reasons eating raw helps you improve your health. A diet high in fiber helps increase transit time of foodstuff through the digestive tract, lowers blood cholesterol levels, and promotes less hunger due to the bulk it provides.

To promote eating more fruits and vegetables, the National Cancer Institute created the “5 a Day for Better Health” program. This program recommends at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day for optimal health. A recent study — the largest review of thousands of studies — was published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and confirmed fruits’ and vegetables’ roles in protecting against certain cancers and heart disease.

This blog post was adapted from a chapter in our forthcoming book, The Raw Lifestyle Guide.  Hope it was helpful!  If this post helped answer your questions about raw foods, please let us know by leaving a comment below.

Winter Brings Kids Indoors – Where the Allergens Are.

Winter Brings Kids Indoors -- Where the Allergens Are

Winter Brings Kids Indoors -- Where the Allergens AreWhen the weather gets as cold as it’s been lately in much of the United States, you’ll find kids playing indoors more often.  (This may be the one time of the year when you aren’t leaning on them to “go outside and get some fresh air!”)

While most of us tend to think of springtime as the season for allergies, winter can be just as threatening.  Now, it’s the indoor allergens we have to worry about.

If you or anyone in your family has been complaining of allergy symptoms and you’re convinced it’s not a cold or flu, indoor allergens like these may be to blame:

  • Dust Mites.  According to a Harvard University study, more than 45% of U.S. homes have enough dust mites in their beds to trigger asthma symptoms.  Dust mites are microscopic creatures you can’t see with the naked eye, but they tend to live in our sheets and mattresses, and they can cause allergies.   What to do about them?  Wash your bedding regularly.  And after you’ve stripped the bed, try running your vacuum across the surface of the mattress using a hand-held attachment.  Finally, invest in a mattress cover that locks dust mites in, where they can’t irritate your skin or lungs.
  • Toxic Chemicals.  If you haven’t made a special point to avoid soft goods made with toxic chemicals, there’s a good chance your home is full of them – and they can cause unpleasant, allergy-like respiratory symptoms.  Your carpet, for example, could be manufactured with flame-retardant chemicals that are unfriendly to the human body.  Your draperies, the clothing hanging in your closet, and even your mattress itself could be loaded with toxins, too.  Consider phasing out these dangerous goods and replacing them with non-toxic products made from safe organic materials.
  • Mold.  Do you send the kids down to the basement to play?  Basements are the areas of our homes closest to the ground, so they are most vulnerable to moisture.  Where there’s moisture, there’s always the threat of mold, and mold can really wreak havoc on your health.  Mold can grow on walls, in carpeting, and even in the padding underneath the carpeting.  Inspect your basement for water leaks and mold on a regular basis.  This is especially important after a period of wet weather.  Mold can be cleaned using a mixture of one cup of bleach and one gallon of water.  Thereafter, make the necessary repairs to keep the area warm, dry, and ventilated.
  • Pets.  Maybe your child loves cuddling up with the family pet at bedtime, but what if pet dander is causing her to sneeze, wheeze and cough?  It may be time to develop some new, healthier habits.  Keep pets out of the bedroom.  And when weather permits, allow animals to spend as much time outdoors as possible.

Have you had difficulty convincing your child – and your pet – to sleep apart?  What works, what doesn’t?  We, and our readers, would love to hear about your experience.  Please tell us in the comments section below.

Sleeping Well and Our Health: Finally, We’re Getting It.

Sleeping Well and Our Health: Finally, We're Getting It

Sleeping Well and Our Health: Finally, We're Getting It. According to a recent article from The Huffington Post, the number of sleep centers in the United States is at its highest ever.  In fact, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited its 2,500th sleep center just last week – and that’s double the number of sleep centers in existence since just five years ago.

So finally, Americans are getting it: the link between good health and getting a good night’s sleep.  And while this increase in sleep centers shows we’re taking our sleep more seriously, it also suggests that no small number of us need help.

We see ads on television for pharmaceutical sleep aids, and we cringe.  How many of us are turning to drugs before trying effective natural remedies?

Here are a few drug-free steps you can take to improve the quality of your sleep:

Cut the Caffeine at Night.  Avoid caffeinated beverages in the evening, including coffee, certain teas and soft drinks.   They’ll likely wind you up and leave you tossing and turning.  Try a soothing caffeine-free herbal beverage instead.

Have a Mangosteen Smoothie for Dessert.  Certain foods are known to aid sleep, including bananas, pineapple and especially mangosteen.  Mangosteen is sold in powdered form and it can have a pungent flavor, but the good news is, it blends great in smoothies.  Load up the blender with this trio and be sent sweetly off to sleep.  (We get our mangosteen powder from Sunfoods.)

Ditch Your Toxic Mattress.  Nothing keeps us up at night like the health effects of toxic chemicals – and did you know that the very mattress you’re sleeping on could be saturated with them?  When you’re ready to replace your old mattress, opt for one made with organic materials.  Toxins in mattresses can cause asthma-like symptoms in some, which can lead to snoring.  If you snore, you may not be getting the quality rest you need.

Stick to a Pattern.  For many people with erratic sleep patterns, the solution to more vitality and clarity is simply to stick to one healthy sleep regime.  Most adults need 7-8 hours of sleep per night.  If you’re not getting it, adjust your schedule so you do.  Establish a regular waking time and a time when you retire, and stick to it without fail – even on weekends.  Your body will respond immediately to the regularity.  And when we say retire, we don’t mean getting into bed and reading or watching TV.  Lights off, eyes shut, ready to sleep.  Anything else doesn’t count!

Take a Warm Shower or Bath.  Bathing in warm, relaxing water has the effect of relaxing the body and mind, especially at the end of the day.  Try a steamy shower thirty minutes before turning in.  But if at all possible, filter your shower water free of chlorine, which can aggravate the respiratory tract.

After trying these methods, if restful sleep still eludes you, by all means – look into visiting a sleep clinic where your sleep habits can be studied, and where specialists will be able to identify any sleep disorders from which you may be suffering.

What helps you get to sleep?  Tell us on Facebook.  We look forward to having you as part of our community!

YHUF’s Cathy Goldstein in Realize Magazine: Why Goji Berries Rock

YHUF's Cathy Goldstein in Realize Magazine - Why Goji Berries Rock

YHUF's Cathy Goldstein in Realize Magazine: Why Goji Berries RockWe’re thrilled to announce that our very own Cathy Goldstein can be found in the current issue of Realize magazine with her article, “Why Goji Berries Rock”.

Realize has a mission: to reconnect the “boomer” generation to its inherent hipness – to keep it as smart, able and healthy as possible.

It’s no wonder they asked Cathy to educate their readers on the most super of superfoods, the goji berry.  Read Cathy’s article to find out why goji berries should be a regular part of your diet, and collect two new recipes while you’re at it!

(P.S.  Not sure where to find goji berries?  You can order them online from Sunfoods.)

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Ward Off the Common Cold with Camu Camu Berries

Ward Off the Common Cold with Camu Camu Berries

Ward Off the Common Cold with Camu Camu BerriesWhen we think of boosting our immunity to keep the common cold at bay, we often think of increasing our vitamin C intake with citrus fruits like oranges, tangerines and grapefruit.  But as much as we adore citrus, once in a while, we like a little something different.

Have you heard of camu camu berries?  If not, it’s time you did.  They’re extraordinarily high in vitamin C — the most vitamin C of any known plant in the world!  They’re also an excellent source of the amino acids serine, valine, and leucine, plus beta carotene, calcium, iron, niacin, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamin.

Camu camu berries are typically sold in powdered form.  The fresh berries, which grow in Amazon rainforests, are carefully harvested, then washed and dried in an organic processing facility.  The finished product is a 100% pure dehydrated powder.

And this is impressive: fresh camu camu fruit contains 30 – 60 times more vitamin C than a fresh orange.  And when it’s consumed in powdered form, camu camu delivers up to 600 times more vitamin C than oranges!

So once you get your hands on this nutritional powerhouse, what can you do with it?  Dehydrated camu camu can be used creatively in smoothies, and will give your morning orange juice an immunity boost.  Try experimenting with blending camu camu powder with a combination of juices and water.

We get our powdered camu camu from Sunfoods.

Camu Camu Powder, 100g/3.5oz, Organic, Raw

We’d love to hear YOUR recipes and suggestions for incorporating dehydrated camu camu berries into your diet.  Leave a comment below, or share with us on Facebook!

Wool Clothing: Smart for Planet and Pocketbook

Wool Clothing: Smart for Planet and Pocketbook

Wool Clothing: Smart for Planet and Pocketbook Trying to make more eco-friendly buying decisions?  So are we.  That’s why we’re such big fans of clothing made from wool.

Typically, mass-produced clothing that’s only made to last one season is manufactured with toxic chemicals that wind up dumped into our water supply, poisoning wildlife and having adverse health effects on people.  Plus, the fast-food version of fashion becomes garbage when it’s no longer useful.  And do we really need to be adding to our landfills with every fickle shift in popular style?

Wool is a smart choice for the planet and your pocketbook.  Here are just a few reasons why:

  • It’s a natural fiber – not man-made, so no manufacturing chemicals are necessary
  • When disposed of, it’s biodegradable
  • It’s sustainable – made from a simple combo of sheep, sunshine, water and grass
  • It requires significantly less fossil fuel in fiber production
  • It’s hard-wearing – lasts for years
  • It’s wicks perspiration away from your body, so it keeps you warm and dry
  • It’s naturally flame retardant
  • It’s hypoallergenic
  • It resists dirt and stains
  • It’s water resistant

Wool garments can also be easily repurposed.  For example, an adult sweater can be unraveled and turned into gloves, socks, soft toys, or a child’s sweater.  And recycling is always good for Mother Earth!

When shopping for wool clothes, you may see terms like “organic wool” and “virgin wool”.  What do they mean?

Organic wool is wool that is produced in accordance with federal standards for organic livestock production.  Sheep are not treated with synthetic hormones or genetically engineered, and they are not dipped in insecticides.

Virgin wool is wool that has never been used before by anyone other than the sheep that produced it.  In other words, it was never part of any other garment.  Virgin wool is considered the softest and finest wool produced.

Hey, as long as we’re talking shopping, check out the gorgeous wool offerings from Hessnatur.

We’d love to see some of your favorite wool purchases, as well as your recycled wool projects.  You’re invited to post them on our Facebook page.

Toxic Plastic: Into our Food Supply and Breastfed to Infants

Toxic Plastic: Into our Food Supply and Breastfed to Infants

Toxic Plastic: Into our Food Supply and Breastfed to InfantsBisphenol A, also known as “BPA”, is found in most plastics, and it’s not a friend to living things.

In 2006, Congress requested a review of BPA research by the Chemical Heritage Foundation.  The foundation’s report concluded that “New research on very-low-dose exposure to BPA suggests an association with adverse health effects, including breast and prostate cancer, obesity, neurobehavioral problems, and reproductive abnormalities.”

Great news, huh?

But how exactly do people get exposed to BPA?  Yes, you may be buying products in plastic packaging that contains BPA.  But BPA reaches us in other ways, too.  For example, plastics get dumped into the environment.  Sometimes this is in the form of everyday garbage like plastic beverage containers.  But BPA is also a common byproduct of manufacturing processes and is used in building materials and epoxies, and it winds up in our soil and waterways.  Particularly in marine mammals and fish, BPA “bioaccumulates” and migrates up the food chain.  We eat the food with the BPA, and the BPA winds up inside of us.

In a recent study out of Sweden, researchers tested 100 women and found that 76% had detectable levels of BPA in their blood.  They also concluded that the most prevalent BPA sources were dietary: from fish, meat, potatoes, and dairy products.

Now, a study from the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Simmons College in Boston finds that BPA is being transferred to infants through their mothers’ breast milk.  In fact, 93% of children tested were found to have “significant” total BPA levels – without having been exposed to BPA in their environment or through solid foods.

So how can we protect our families and ourselves from BPA?

We can minimize our exposure.  Here’s how:

  • Stop microwaving food in plastic containers.  Use glass or ceramic instead.
  • Avoid washing plastic containers in the dishwasher.
  • When purchasing baby bottles or water containers, look for BPA-free products.
  • Learn to “read” your plastics. Ever notice a tiny stamp on the bottom of a plastic container that looks like arrows following a triangle, with a number in the center?  This number can tell you what kind of plastic that container is made from.  If you want to avoid BPA, steer clear of any container marked “1”, “6”  or “7” inside that triangle.  (See image above.)

What containers do you use in lieu of plastics for microwaving and food storage?  We’d love to hear what works for you.  Please leave a comment or tell us on our Facebook page.


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Don’t get me wrong. I love Yoda. You know – that little green Jedi who sounds like Kermit the Frog on steroids? I love that he’s two feet tall and can whoop up on bad guys 3 times his size. I especially like how after he opens up a can of Star Wars kick tail and jumps around like a Mexican jumping bean, he leans on his staff and limps off into the sunset.

Except there is one wayward thing about the Jedi Master that I must mention: his view of God. When he’s whipping out wise and whimsical sayings about life, he’s right on the mark. But when Yoda goes into all things spiritual: Coruscant we have a problem!

Yoda is a prime time preacher for a thing called The Force. An impersonal energy field that "surrounds us and binds us" (Yoda: The Empire Strikes Back). With The Force you can do all kinds of cool things like lift up X-Wings and do major flips, but if you need a personal God to connect with, I’m afraid you’re out of luck, karma, or whatever phrase you’d like to use.

Too bad that Yoda was never able to get a hold of a Bible. It would have simplified his life so much, because he could have discovered everything he needed to know about the nature of God from the very mouth of God.

Maybe he’s still out there somewhere. Maybe he’s even able to read Soul Fuel because he ran a google search on "Yoda" and it linked him to dare2share.org? Or not. Either way, I would like to offer you an open letter to our Jedi hero, because it’s definitely something that would help us in our understanding of the God who gave us earthly life, died to give us eternal life, and is coming back one day to bring us into the perfect life.

Dear Yoda,

LOVED your work in the Star Wars series. Thanks for showing me that even short people with unfortunate skin can still do amazing things.

I am writing to you because I take issue with your view of God. I know you’ve been taught that there’s a Force with a good and bad side that pretty much rules the universe, but you need to know that you’ve been fed a load of poodoo.

The Bible- a book written by God Himself- explains that there is one God who exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. If you want to know how this works, read 1 + 1 + 1 = 1?. Now, nobody would argue that God the Father and God the Son are an impersonal force, but unfortunately, your convictions about "God" have made their way into the minds of the average Christian as far as the way they see God the Holy Spirit. One survey revealed that 61% of US residents agreed with the statement the Holy Spirit is "a symbol of God’s presence or power, but is not a living entity". This shows me that there are a whole lot of Christians who have a whole lot of misconceptions about the Holy Spirit, so let’s take a look at the Book.

The Holy Spirit is a real Person who came to live within Christians after Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven. Here’s what Jesus promised:

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you do, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans–I will come to you. (John 14:16-18)

The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force. If the Holy Spirit was merely an energy field, then He could not speak (Acts 13:2); He could not be grieved (Eph. 4:30); and He would not have a will (1 Cor. 12:11). Most importantly, He wouldn’t be called a He! The Holy Spirit can think (1Cor. 2:11 ), feel (Rom. 15:30 ), and act on His own will (1Cor. 12:11 ). In fact the Holy Spirit is a Person equal in every way with God the Father and God the Son. All the divine attributes credited to the Father and the Son (like being everywhere, being all-powerful, all knowing, etc.) are equally credited to the Holy Spirit. When a person becomes born again by believing and receiving Jesus Christ (John 1:12-13; John 3:3-21), God resides in that person through the Holy Spirit (1Cor. 3:16 ).

The Force may reside in Star Wars characters so they can do funky things that involve cool special effects, but let me tell you what the Holy Spirit does for Christians.

First, He reveals God’s will and God’s truth to a Christian. He shows us what God wants us to do with our lives, and also brings to mind truths from the Bible that help us live the awesome life that God died to give us. Here’s what Jesus said:

But when the Father sends the Counselor as my representative–and by the Counselor I mean the Holy Spirit–he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I myself have told you (John 14:26)

Second, the Holy Spirit lives inside those who have trusted Jesus so that His character shows up in the life of a believer. The Holy Spirit helps us have love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Gal. 5:22-23). Basically He is God living inside us, which allows Him to convict us when we go astray (John 16:8-11), shows us what the Bible teaches, (John 16:12-15), guides us on the right path (Romans 8:14), lets us know that everything is going to be OK (Romans 8:16), prays for us (Romans 8:26), and according to Romans 8:28, He makes sure that all things work together for our good.

OK, so a loving, giving, leading Person who we can talk to and rely upon vs. an impersonal energy field that could help us qualify for the cirque du soleil. I think I’ll take option #1.

The Holy Spirit also has a role in the lives of non-Christians. He lets people know that they are in a broken relationship with the God who made them, and that they need God’s forgiveness. He also lets them know all about who Jesus is – how He died in our place for the wrong things we have done, and how those who don’t accept His free gift of salvation will come under God’s eventual judgment of the world (John 16:8-11).

So Yoda, let me sum this up with a quote from one of our great Christian writers:

"Spell this out in capital letters: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON. He is not enthusiasm. He is not courage. He is not energy. He is not the personification of all good qualities, like Jack Frost is the personification of cold weather. Actually, the Holy Spirit is not the personification of anything…… He has individuality. He is one being and not another. He has will and intelligence. He has hearing. He has knowledge and sympathy and ability to love and see and think. He can hear, speak, desire, grieve and rejoice. He is a Person."

A W Tozer,
The Counselor

May the Holy Spirit be with you my little green friend.

God’s Padawan

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How to Discover What Makes You Happy

So what makes you happy? If you do not know, how can you find what it is that makes you happy? Well, first you must find time to introduce you to you. Yes, I am serious, you must re-introduce yourself to yourself.

About four years ago, I had to do just that. I had spent my entire 24 previous years not knowing who I really was. It was at that time I decided that I needed to find out what made me happy. Prior to finding who I really was, my life was a mess. It seemed that every relationship, whether short or long, had always fallen apart; every job I had was just that, a job; and nothing that I did had purpose or meaning. I was just here; living, breathing, and that was it.

That was until I met my current girlfriend, who I am now madly in love with, and living with. She was the reason that I decided to find myself. I was not about to lose this girl due to my own ignorance of myself. If I did not know myself, I could not be happy with myself. Therefore, if I was not happy with myself, how could I be happy with anyone else. The best thing to ever happen to me is that I realized this and decided to make a change.

Over the next several years, a major change had happened in my life. I had renewed my faith in God, I had developed a relationship with my girlfriend that was stronger than I could ever imagine; I had went back to school and earned my degree; I had landed a wonderful career position that also has helped build confidence in my abilities; and I had found out how to nuture the one thing that has always made me happy, Writing! All of this has happened so quickly because I had introduced myself to me. I had found myself and what makes me happy. Since I had found what it is that makes me happy, and learned who I really am, I have overcome many negative feelings from past experiences, self doubt, among so many other things in my life, and only in a span of three years time. In a year and a half after nurturing my love for writing, I have self published a poetry book titled “Stepping Stones.”. In only four years, I have completely redeveloped who I am. All of this because I took time to find out who I really am and what makes me happy.

This is not an impossible task for you to accomplish just the same as I have. All it takes is a life changing decision to spend time with yourself and find out what it is that you enjoy the most in life. I have always loved water. Whether it is the beach, a lake, a stream, or a water fountain, I have always felt a wonderful peacefulness when around water. I knew this would help me find myself, so each day after work, I would go to the lake in my hometown and I would meditate on the things that make me happy; the dreams that I have for the future; and what it would take to make those dreams come true.

After about a month of this time alone, introducing myself to me, I had noticed a change start to happen. A change that triggered a re-development process within myself. I started to not only write down goals, but accomplish them as well. I started finding doors of opportunity that I had not noticed in the past. I started building a relationship that had a strong foundation because my love for myself allowed me to fully love my girlfriend. These changes, as miraculous as they sound, were made because I finally took the time to find out what makes me happy, and you can do the same.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Profoot Review + Giveaway

I love shoes.  High heels, boots, sneakers, flip flops, wedges, sandals, flats.  Love them all.  But sometimes they don't love me back.

Even though I am running 50 miles weeks while training for this marathon, I want to be able to walk and I want to be able to wear my favorite high heels.

When Profoot asked me to do a review of their products I was excited because my feet have been needing a little extra love.

As soon as I received the three products above, I immediately used the moleskin.  I had actually been meaning to pick some up from my local store because I have this annoying callus that will not go away!  It is on my left pinky toe and no amount of pedicures will get ride of this thing.  I cut out a bit of the moleskin and placed it on my toe one morning before my run.  And it worked amazing.  I was impressed because in the part nothing really has stayed on my foot.   I once tried a band-aid on my little toe but that didn't last long.  The moleskin stayed in place for the whole run.

If you have been reading this blog for a while, you may know that I have a serious shoe problem.  Not only do I college running shoes, but I also collect high heels.  Right now I have four pairs of running shoes in rotation and four pairs of work shoes in rotation.

Yes I know that is a lot of shoes.  Two of my running shoes are on their way out of rotation with almost 500 miles and I try to have a bunch of different work shoes because I do have different pairs of pants that go with different heel heights.

But that is not the point.  The point is that I love to wear my 2-3 inch heels even while I am running and training a lot.  The 2ox miracle molding insoles were amazing! I put them into my favorite high heel ankle boots and my legs were thanking me.  Usually the ball of my feet will hurt by the end of the day from all the walking and standing on hard floors all day but with the inserts my feet actually felt good.

Would you like to win some Profoot care products?  Two lucky winners will receive the products!

To enter please visit Profoot on facebook and please "like" their page.

For extra entries - follow my blog, follow my blog on facebook, or blog about this giveaway.

Just leave a comment and let me know what you did.

Giveaway ends May 25th and then I will randomly pick the winners!

****Disclaimer: I was sent products from Profoot for the purpose of this review, the opinions on this product are my own.

Amanda said...

I would love these! I have plantar fasciitis and would love something to help soothe the heel pain! And I've also heard a ton of great things about moleskin.

I liked Profoot on Facebook, already follow your blog, and liked your facebook page. :)

Wendy Rozema said...

I liked their page

Jess K said...

Sounds like a great product! I swear by moleskin because I have extra "flaps of skin" on the bottom of my 4th and pinkie toes that roll under the toes nest to them when I'm running (but oddly not while walking). They ALWAYS end up as horribly bloody/ sore blisters if I don't moleskin them in place (I can't believe I just used moleskin as a verb. lol).

And I'm a high-heel lover as well. ANY relief would be amazing!

I liked their page on facebook and I follow your blog here and on facebook. said...

I liked Profoot on Facebook!

Nicole Orriëns said...

Sounds like a great product, which it is! I tried them once, and they were great.


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May 4, 2010

Asparagus in Parchment Packets

Asparagus season is still with us and thanks to Riverdog Farm, we get a beautiful bundle every week in our CSA box. After making tarts, risottos, salads, and lots of stir fries, I stumbled upon a new simple way to cook asparagus. For years, I steamed asparagus. A recent article in the NY Times addresses the problems with steaming, uneven cooking being the most common one. The much-respected Paula Wolfert suggests baking asparagus with herbs in parchment packets - this method makes for asparagus that is tender and infused with the flavor of herbs. Plus, I am a sucker for the charm of something wrapped in parchment.

If you are looking for a new asparagus technique to add to your repertoire, give this one a try. The method is easy and delicious.

adapted from the NY Times, April 16th , 2010
originally from Paula Wolfert’s “The Slow Mediterranean Kitchen: Recipes for the Passionate Cook"
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • a few sprigs of fresh herbs such as thyme, chervil, tarragon and/or dill
  • 1 piece of parchment
  • kitchen twine
Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Wash and trim asparagus.

Drape parchment over a cookie sheet. Lay the asparagus in the middle of the paper - drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Toss to coat the spears. Lay a few sprigs of herbs on top. Wrap the edges of the paper around the asparagus to enclose the veggies in a packet. Wrap with twine.

Transfer the packet of asparagus to the oven. After about 45 minutes, enough time to make the rest of your meal, your asparagus will be ready to eat. (The NY Times suggested an hour in the oven, but I thought the asparagus was overcooked. 45 minutes in the oven rendered the asparagus perfectly cooked for my taste.) If you like your asparagus a little more cooked, simply retie the parchment packet and return to the oven until it is done to your liking.

  1. I share your attraction to foods made in parchment. It's like sending yourself a present! I can't wait to try preparing my next farmers market purchase of asparagus this way.

  2. another beautiful and healthy asparagus creation from yummy supper :)

  3. Will have to give this a try. I love the idea of using parchment. Very fresh idea.

  4. Glad you guys like the idea. I thought it was too fun, easy, and tasty not to share!

  5. Another simple method is to blanche the asparagus in about 3/4" water in a frying pan for ~7 mins. Its a lovely bright green and if you have fat spears doing them in halves adding the tops after the bottoms have already cooked a bit prevents over cooked tips. Skinny is best though!

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According to MJ’s Big Blog, “This week’s theme is definitely Elvis songs and Adam Lambert himself has been busy tweeting about it, saying, “Just landed in Vegas!!! Seeing Muse tonight!

Norm Clarke, a gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review, has been busy tweeting as well, “Idol” finalists are now meeting with their
mentor Adam Lambert in “viva elvis” theater #aria #adamlambert” and “
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embraced his elvisness. Regular clothes; no white sequined jumpsuit or
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I’ve been tipped about an “American Idol”
finalist’s odd behavior while in Vegas. Saving it for Sunday’s column at #AI.”

Finally, Idols Now has tweeted, “Which former Idol finalist is returning to the
show Wed night to sing an Elvis song? Someone from seasons 1-7. We’ll
reveal on Monday.”

We wonder which Season 9 finalist is being odd in Las Vegas. What are the odds it’s Siobhan? And which former “Idol” is coming back to Elvis week? And isn’t it disappointing to find out Adam Lambert isn’t wearing blue suede shoes.

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gay dc comic character Gay DC comics character will be a previously straight characterThe second annual Kapow! comic convention took place over this past weekend in London. It’s a convention dedicated to comic books and the films, TV and games they inspire. And at the DC Comics panel, some big news came out about a gay comic book character.

Bleeding Cool reports that Dan DiDio, who joined DC comics as the Vice President of Editorial in 2002, revealed that DC Comics has reversed its previously-stated decision to make a gay character a brand-new character instead of changing the sexuality of an already-established character.

DiDio says they are about to reintroduce a previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will be “one of our most prominent gay characters.”

Bob Wayne, the Vice President of Sales at DC, added that, much like the President of the United States, the DC policy “has evolved.”

Who do you think it will be, comic book fans? Do you think it makes a difference if it’s a male character versus a female character? Would a lesbian female character, looking and dressed the way female comic book characters often look and dress, be a cop out, as it just feeds into the male lesbian fantasy issue? Sound off in the comments.


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doctor-who-season-7-finale-clara-jenny-strax-vastra-name-of-doctor.jpgFor a “Doctor Who” finale that accomplishes quite a lot in a rather brief amount of time, “The Name of the Doctor” is an incredibly smooth ride.

Just think of everything on Steven Moffat’s “to-do list” here: revealing the Doctor’s greatest secret, explaining the mystery of Clara the Impossible Girl, bringing back River Song and the Great Intelligence, closing out the season and setting up the 50th anniversary special. And he pulls it all off with wit, verve and quite a bit of nerve — topped off by a final scene that immediately goes down in “Who” history.

To put it more succinctly: Yowza, what a finale.

doctor-who-jenna-louise-coleman-clara-name-of-doctor.jpgThe episode zips right along, driven by everything we learn about both Clara and the Doctor. It gets off to a thrilling start on the Doctor’s home planet of Gallifrey and immediately introduces a dazzling bit of 50th anniversary magic as Clara encounters every one of the past Doctors (including the original, as played by William Hartnell, who Clara warns is “about to make a very big mistake” — by stealing the wrong TARDIS).

Let’s get one thing out of the way: The tantalizing “secret” revealed about the Doctor isn’t his name (that would be both too obvious and too misguided after all these years), but there are still plenty of teases that it could be said at any moment as the journey heads to the Doctor’s grave. Madame Vastra uncovers a mystery that leads the Doctor and Clara to Trenzalore — the site of the Doctor’s tomb, the one place he knows he should never go and “potentially the most dangerous place in the universe.”

But he can’t help it, partly out of loyalty to Jenny, Vastra and Strax — who are being threatened by the Great Intelligence and an army of Whispermen — and partly because he’s the Doctor and needs to save the universe. At any rate, Clara has a destiny to face, so off they go over the objections of the TARDIS.

Even though the Doctor’s name is the key to opening his tomb, it’s River Song who utters it (and only to the TARDIS, not to us), which isn’t so much a cheat as a clever necessity. And it’s the Great Intelligence stepping into the Doctor’s time stream (apparently the Time Lord’s version of a corpse) in an effort to destroy the enemy that leads to Clara’s most heroic act yet and explains why she’s the Impossible Girl.

doctor-who-richard-e-grant-name-of-doctor-finale.jpgShe too steps into the time stream to prevent the Great Intelligence from rewriting the Doctor’s past for evil, and in the process is scattered into a million echoes across the Doctor’s various lifetimes.

Ignoring River’s pleas to be “sensible,” the Doctor goes in after her and runs directly into … himself. But it’s a version of himself — as played by British screen legend John Hurt — that we’ve never seen (and neither has Clara). There’s a darkness to this man that the Doctor finds highly objectionable. Alas, that’s all we get for now… at least until the 50th anniversary special (in which Hurt has long been scheduled to appear).

As for the finale’s major accomplishment: Tying Clara into the entire history of “Doctor Who” is a brilliant nod to the show’s legacy while remaining fresh enough to reaffirm the franchise’s future.

Here was a season finale that did more than fill us with giddy enthusiasm for the future. It made us feel better about the recent past. Now that we know what makes the Impossible Girl possible, there’s something even more satisfying about key episodes like “Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS” (when the Doctor first revealed Clara’s fate to her and then tried to erase it from her timeline) and “The Crimson Horror” (with its return to Victorian England and re-introduction of Vastra, Jenny and Strax).

It’s also important that Clara has been strongly defined in these past seven episodes as both sensible and brave, not one to seek out danger but never one to run from it either. She’s exactly the companion the Doctor needs for this moment in time, and “The Name of the Doctor” is exactly the episode we needed right now.

Other highlights:

– Bringing Vastra, Jenny and Strax back for the finale gives Clara’s debut half-season a nice bit of consistency (following their roles in “The Snowmen” and “The Crimson Horror”), and the trio’s interactions here are among their all-time best. That spinoff talk sparked by “Crimson” should get a whole lot louder after this, with good reason.

doctor who river song alex kingston name of doctor 'Doctor Who' finale Season 7 episode 13 review: 'Name of the Doctor' is a smashing finish– The much-awaited meeting of Clara and River Song happens not in the flesh but via Vastra’s psychic “conference call.” Although there’s a bit of expected rivalry between the Doctor’s wife and the new companion after his heart(s), that’s mostly swept aside by the urgent business at hand.

– If River’s goodbye to the Doctor is the end of Alex Kingston’s time on “Who,” it’s an elegant, understated and touching exit. She leaves with a mysterious tease (why didn’t the psychic link she shared with Clara end when Clara stepped into the time stream?) and a “Goodbye, Sweetie.”

– Should we assume that the hostility the TARDIS showed Clara was a hint that the TARDIS knew this Impossible Girl would lead the Doctor to his grave?

– The Whispermen were very scary window-dressing. No objections to the role they played here, but their creepiness probably could’ve sustained an entire episode of their own.

– The Doctor after his passionate kiss with River: “Since nobody else in this room can see you, god knows how that looked!”

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Katherine Heigl isn’t exactly known for enduring difficult work conditions quietly, so we’re impressed that this is the first we’ve heard of the injuries she sustained while filming “Killers” with Ashton Kutcher.

In a Moviefone Unscripted interview, the former “Grey’s Anatomy” star tells Kutcher, “I twisted my ankle. You had no sympathy. And I believe I did have several bruises. Several. You grab hard, you’re a hard grabber. You have really big hands.”

The duo get to talking about their musical talent, or lack thereof, and Heigl brings up “Glee.” Apparently, her husband, musician Josh Kelley, is less than impressed by the show’s musical numbers.

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Happy birthday, Kylie Jenner! And what a birthday it was, according to E! News‘ report of Jenner’s sweet 16 party.

Jenner, whose birthday was actually on Aug. 10, rang in her big day at the AT&T Center in Los Angeles on Aug. 17. She invited 200 family members and friends, including Khloe Kardashian Odom, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kris Jenner, Bruce Jenner and Scott DisickHer celeb BFFs at the party included Hailee Steinfeld, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith and Tyga, E! reports.

So where was Kim Kardashian? According to a source, the new mom skipped the party to take care of baby North West, though she did record her little sister a happy birthday video message. Kendall also shared a video at the party that included pictures and videos of her and Kylie.

The “Alice in Wonderland”-themed party was organized by event planner Sharon Sacks, and included a candy bar, giant mushrooms and a custom cake from Hansen’s Cakes. Guests who attended were asked to bring unwrapped gifts to be donated to Children’s Hospital LA, and they received awesome gift bags for attending that included iPod speakers, headphones, makeup and — of course — items from Kylie and Kendall’s jewelry line.