Who Needs Feminism? Minnesota NOW Members!

Minnesota NOW held our annual state conference two weeks ago in Mankato, and it was awesome. Our theme was "Love Starts Here, Love Starts Now... For All!". We kicked off the weekend with some help from our friends at 'Kato Karaoke, ending our fun Friday evening with a group sing of "R-E-S-P-E-C-T".

A Reflection on Racism and White Privilege or My Experience at the Safeway Store

I spent the second half of 2012 in Washington, DC, working at two great organizations, the Institute for Women's Policy Research and GovLoop. My time in DC was (mostly) interesting and fun; I did have one frightening experience that I've had time to reflect on that I'd like to share. I will admit that this post was a tough one to write, especially because the topic is one that we don't often talk about in an honest way. Here goes...

Spiced Carrot Muffins

It's been a busy weekend, so I wanted to make something that was quick, easy, and that allowed me to skip a trip to the grocery store. Voila! Muffins. The recipe below is from The Happy Herbivore, by Lindsay S. Nixon.

I'm Nuts About Almonds!

I've been maintaining a (mostly) dairy-free diet for a number of months now. I'm eating some yogurt, and the occasional dairy ingredient in something I eat outside of my home, but that's pretty much it. I do like milk, and need the calcium, so I've tried to keep some sort of milk in my diet, trying lactose-free, almond, almond/coconut, soy, and flax. Nothing tastes quite like regular milk, but I've come to appreciate other qualities, like the awesome taste of almond milk with chocolate syrup - much richer tasting than regular milk because of the nutty almond flavor. I saw this recipe in Thursday's Pioneer Press "Eat" section and decided to give it a shot, with adaptations to fit ingredient availability and the like.

We're All Feminists Here

I've been suffering from  a terrible case of writer's block for the past few weeks (okay, months), but recent events and reactions to such events have finally provided the inspiration I needed to write a (non-food-related) blog post.

Dyeing Easter Eggs

Hello, and Happy Easter! I haven't been actively practicing a religion for a number of years now, so today's post focuses on a fun activity that's part of the secular candy/Easter bunny side of the holiday. My family and I used to dye eggs when my siblings and I were younger, but haven't done so recently. I thought I'd pick up the tradition this year, and create some fabulous dyed eggs.

Five-Way Chili

According to David Rosengarten, author of It's All American Food, this dish was invented in 1922 by a northern Greek immigrant who wanted to "bring all kinds of Old Country spices into chili." He decided to layer other things with the spiced chili, creating five different options or ways (hence the title of the recipe) to eat the dish. One-way chili is the spiced chili by itself; two-way chili is the spiced chili on top of spaghetti noodles; three way chili adds cheese; four-way chili adds chopped raw onions; and finally, five-way chili tops it all off with beans.

Unusual? Maybe a little. Delicious? YES.