John

I was emptying the food recycling can the other day, and sitting right at the top of the bag was the two old corn cobs from our steak night the night before. As I was taking it outside, my cockatiel flew over and started pecking away at the old cobs—it made me feel bad that … Read more

I’ve been trying to eat less meat recently, and so I’ve been making a lot more veggie versions of some of my favorite dishes. While making chilli the other day, the vegetarian version called for celery, of all things. I was a bit dubious, but I decided to try it anyway. While I was cooking, … Read more

I was making a salad for lunch the other day, and I tried something I’d never had before: arugula. I’ve never been all that adventurous with the food I eat, but I’ve been trying to change that recently. That means trying a lot of new stuff. Probably the person who’s most interested in my new … Read more

After I got back from the allotment the other day, I laid out everything I had picked and realized that I had almost definitely harvested too much. Carrots, particularly—I don’t know what I was thinking! I managed to make good use of most of the food I picked, but one person I thought might be … Read more

I was out at a restaurant the other night with some friends, and as I’ve been trying to eat more veggie options recently, I decided to try a spinach and kale burger. I’d never had anything like it, and it was delicious! When I got home, I started thinking about using it in my own … Read more

I was making dinner the other night and I had a big bowl of fresh green beans waiting to be prepared. As I was cooking, my cockatiel kept coming over and showing a lot of interest in my green beans. I wanted to let him try one, but I’d never given him green beans before, … Read more