by Lora | Nov 1, 2025 | Healthy Food, Healthy Living, Uncategorized
Over three dacades ago I taught third, fourth and fifth grade in a small rural school district. About 70-80% of students qualified for free and reduced lunches. We also offered a free breakfast program before school. Buses arrived twenty minutes before school started...
by Lora | Oct 21, 2020 | Energy, Garden, Healthy Food, Sustainability
How many children tire of the expression “Eat your vegetables!” or more specifically, “eat your broccoli!” For most kids they might as well be hearing “Eat this garbage.” Broccoli chopped into tops and stems Well, I am not...
by Lora | Jul 7, 2020 | Garden, Healthy Food, Sustainability
This Independence Day we celebrated free of animal products. No parade, no fireworks and no family gatherings. For this Indpendence Day spent at home, we put together a holiday meal reminiscent of those shared with family and friends in years gone by. I got a big...
by Lora | Jul 4, 2020 | Healthy Food
High Protein Waffles These high protein waffles are my favorite answer to the dilemma of how to remake breakfast without staples of eggs, dairy, meat and wheat. Along come beans, oats and flax for a treat the whole family can love: these High protein waffles!...
by Lora | Jun 1, 2020 | Community, Healthy Food
PCC’s Mushroom Stew Recipe Back in the days, just two and a half months ago, I could pop into the local PCC Community Market near enough to walk to and peruse the items available on the salad bar, soup bar or hot bar. Whenever I saw Mushroom Stew I made it a...
by Lora | May 21, 2020 | Healthy Food, Sustainability
My most requested Lentil Mushroom Soup is one I learned in a cooking class at a Puget Consumer Co-op. Süreyya Gökeri owns Istanbul Imports and Café Turko with her husband Gencer. Süreyya called the first class I took, “30 Minute Vegan.” When a...
