In our vegetarian experiment we have tried a number of meat substitutes. We have tried tofu, tempeh, and seitan. Now for the confession. We hate them all. No one in the family likes the texture or the taste. I have…
Author: Sydney Liles
Words matter
This is a little bit of a rant. I have been noticing an increase in over the top marketing language. We have revolutionary new products. We have wars on everything from drugs to Christmas. We see it and hear it…
Vegan Ravioli
Here is one of the challenges I have been facing our vegetarian diet. My husband love ravioli. He is also lactose intolerant. The challenge has been to find a no cheese ravioli. You can easily find ravioli filled with meat…
Who would show up at your funeral?
The Internet has done strange things to us. We think we are more important than we are and we have ways to measure that. We think we have relationships with people we have never met and are not likely to…
Evaluation of the balance of scholarship and research effecting gender issues of environment and cognitive model processes
Abstract This paper explores two areas of the gender and technology in education issues. The first issue explored is the cultural and environmental issue that has a significant amount of scholarship associated with the specific elements. The second issue is…
The myth of retraining
One of the things I hear politicians say, especially near elections, is that the solution to the jobs crisis is for those who are unemployed or under employed to get retraining. This is a myth. It doesn’t help. Here is…
Veggie Fried Rice
I had the most delicious vegetarian fried rice at a little place call Sunflower Vegetarian in Vienna, VA (http://www.crystalsunflower.com/Vienna/index_normal.htm) It gave me such a taste for vegetarian fried rice that I started searching recipes. Trust me, there are lots. I…
Pizza Potatoes
Let’s face it, the potato is a practically perfect food. It is abundant, inexpensive and a fantastic base for all kinds of other foods. I found this recipe for Pizza Potatoes on the Whole Foods site. I have made it…
Stop making excuses!
Stop making excuses! I wrote a post essentially refuting the study done that said that healthy eating is a privilege of the rich. The main stream media pick up on this study and ran with it. Study: Healthy eating is…
Po’ Food – Or Eating Healthy Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive
There was a study done recently that came to the conclusion that healthy eating is a privilege for the rich (http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2011/08/03/hlthaff.2010.1273.abstract). I disagree and I am going to show how you can have healthy vegetarian meals for cheap at the…
The vegetarian recipes experiment
I have been trying out a number of vegetarian recipes from a number of sources. My favorite sources so far are the Whole Foods Market recipes (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/) and Vegan YumYum (http://veganyumyum.com/). I am trying to avoid a heavy reliance on…
My Journey to vegetarian
First, this is NOT about cyber warfare and contrary to popular belief the Selil website has never been about just what we do at work. This website is our endeavor to share with others our life. I am currently transitioning…
The 2009 High-density Garden Blog – Week 8/9
It has been over a month since I updated you on the garden! In those weeks, we went away on vacation, which can spell doom for a garden due to lack of water or back aches for the garden due…
How Completing a PhD is like Running an Ultra Marathon
A couple of thing you should know about me. First, I am in the process of completing my PhD and second, I have recently taken up running. I began both of these pursuits reluctantly. I began my PhD course work…
The 2009 High-density Garden Blog – Week 4/5
This week is attack of the climbers! The pole beans have exploded and are quickly making their way up the tomato cage I provided for them. They are also looking lustily at the hanging garden’s wooden A-frame. The snow peas…