8 March 2007
Vegetarians Are Smarter… But Why?
My dad sent me an intriguing This is London article that references a study from the British Medical Journal which claims vegetarians are more intelligent than our meat-eating counterparts. While I think a vegetarian diet is healthier overall, I’m not sure I’m convinced that a vegetarian diet is any better for your brain power than […]
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4 February 2006
Egg Salad Schema
The other day I went to a deli for lunch, and I ordered an egg salad sandwich. When I took the 1st bite, I realised that something didn’t seem quite right. As I ate my sandwich, I wondered why I felt dissatisfied with it. My tastebuds told me that the egg salad was made with […]
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11 January 2006
Vegetarian-Only Lunch Lines
While growing up, I always brought my lunch to school. My mom spoiled Jimmy & me and made our lunches everyday, even in high school; therefore we always had healthy, yet tasty, lunches. However, occasionally I would forget my lunch and would be forced to eat something from the cafeteria. The vegetarian options were slim: […]
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24 November 2005
Pumpkin Pie Day
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone is celebrating the day with family and friends. Since there is skepticism about whether or not the 1st Thanksgiving was really a happy time [see Lies My Teacher Told Me, chapter 3 for more details], I think it’s best to celebrate the holiday not thinking about Pilgrims or Indians or […]
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7 August 2005
Alton Brown is Awesome
Today Erin sent me some articles about Alton Brown, the favourite chef of several of us 35unger girls. When Erin came to visit in July, she & I went to Harry’s, the farmer’s market where both Alton and I shop. Erin was ecstatic to shop where Alton shops and walk where he has walked. [Not […]
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