tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30890516639772901982024-03-13T02:10:01.501-04:00vegan stolen rosesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089051663977290198.post-40698401979483557812009-08-01T12:22:00.001-04:002009-08-01T12:44:05.021-04:00A Modest ProposalHey folks! With K back in town this week (though ze may be going to Toronto for part of it I believe) I was thinking it may be high time to finally have that sweet potato meal! How does everyone feel about that? And what are your schedules like? I'm excited to test out a recipe or two.<br /><br />-roadbikeJerryBombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05063716333194207325noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089051663977290198.post-37322158985439370242009-07-01T00:48:00.003-04:002009-07-10T18:17:22.774-04:00Avocado<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5gCrhdcC6n6Xp8TkjYrllK2cw6CnQLRKp6IdoiZp60eU1OvIEG1HHw_2sW1BaHKBrBezR7f9OrGhvXV_hQ0hV-lg4aFTORvcvCBb8V9AEcmRY1G74QWN6gxj4mA9C8OvdNOVs2JXX_Q/s1600-h/2179701658_e5d0e1d45b_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353351379741812866" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; width: 267px; cursor: pointer; height: 267px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5gCrhdcC6n6Xp8TkjYrllK2cw6CnQLRKp6IdoiZp60eU1OvIEG1HHw_2sW1BaHKBrBezR7f9OrGhvXV_hQ0hV-lg4aFTORvcvCBb8V9AEcmRY1G74QWN6gxj4mA9C8OvdNOVs2JXX_Q/s320/2179701658_e5d0e1d45b_o.jpg" border="0" /></a>"We don't care if these girls want to eat their men. That's the Piranha Man's problem. We just want the avocados."<br />Ford Maddox (in Cannibal Women and the Avocado Jungle of Death)<br /><br /><div class="quotation">"the avocado is a food without rival among the fruits, the veritable fruit of paradise"<br /></div>David Fairchild<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Fun facts about avocados:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Avocados were known to the Aztec's as <span style="font-style: italic;">ahuacatl</span>, which translates into "testicle tree."</li><li>A single tree can produce between 150-500 avocados per annum.</li><li>Any avocado pit can be seeded to grow. Growth will more likely be successful if the avocado has been brought to full maturation. [for instructions see: http://www.ottawahort.org/avocado.htm] </li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Nutritional information [from nutritiondata.com]:<br /></span><br />Quantity: 1 avocado (201 g)<br /><br />Calories: 332<br />Calories from fat: 247<br />Total fat: 29g<br />Saturated fat: 4g<br />Cholesterol: 0mg<br />Sodium: 14mg<br />Total carbohydrate: 17g<br />Dietary fiber: 13g<br />Sugars: 1g<br />Protein: 4g<br /><br />Daily value (based on a 2000 calorie diet)<br />Vitamin A: 6%<br />Vitamin C: 33%<br />Calcium: 2%<br />Iron: 6%Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089051663977290198.post-78724785663251566952009-06-30T23:31:00.002-04:002009-07-01T13:42:06.844-04:00Grapefruit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcgs8h75L1Jj4LeiVNLncDQmbMLzQ1t5_oj_84TW0oViOrGXGOiyF_nOEW8KurzineGQgKkLCnqArTzZiVpHsXWFHsuHqmV76rbykDIhMZJxOLdNkUV34XN37XxxpJqoeMBH0gC4xxGY/s1600-h/grapefruit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353356043674083858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 270px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcgs8h75L1Jj4LeiVNLncDQmbMLzQ1t5_oj_84TW0oViOrGXGOiyF_nOEW8KurzineGQgKkLCnqArTzZiVpHsXWFHsuHqmV76rbykDIhMZJxOLdNkUV34XN37XxxpJqoeMBH0gC4xxGY/s320/grapefruit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">“So far I've always kept my diet secret but now I might as well tell everyone what it is. Lots of grapefruit throughout the day and plenty of virile young men at night." </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Angie Dickinson (Film Actress)</span><br /><br />"Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast."<br />Douglas Adams<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >Fun facts about grapefruit:</span><br /><ul><li>It interacts with many medications including, but not limited to: Atorvastatin (Lipitor), Simvastatin (Zocor), and Lovastatin (Mevacor) [used to treat high cholesterol]; Diazepam (Valium), Triazolam (Halcion), and Midazolam (Versed) [used for insomnia and anxiety]; and Buspirone (BuSpar), Sertraline (Zoloft), and Carbamazepine (Tegretol) [used fo treatment of psychiatric 'disorders']</li><li>The colour of a grapefruit's skin tells the picker nothing about how ripe it is</li><li>Grapefruit seed extract is said to have antifungal properties and can be found in O'My brand lubricant to prevent against yeast infections.</li></ul><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" >Nutritional information [from nutritiondata.com]:</span><br /><br />Quantity: 1/2 grapefruit<br />Calories: 52<br />Calories from fat: 1<br />Total fat: 0g<br />Saturated fat: 0g<br />Cholesterol: 0mg<br />Sodium: 0mg<br />Total carbohydrate: 13g<br />Dietary fiber: 2g<br />Sugars: 8g<br />Protein: 1g<br /><br />Daily value (based on a 2000 calorie diet)<br />Vitamin A: 28%<br />Vitamin C: 64%<br />Calcium: 3%<br />Iron: 1%Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1