Eating Well on Deadline
Let’s be honest: a huge percentage of the time we freelancers spend working from home is spent viciously raiding the fridge. I do some of my best thinking by the frosty yellow light of my Westinghouse, tendrils of mist curling by my toes, untold delights lurking in the crisper.
But I’ve realized something: If I don’t have something healthy that’s more or less ready to be gobbled, I’m going to end up with a wicked case of journo-bum. So I’ve come up with a few recipes that satisfy both my urge to nibble and my desire to fit into my pants. Oh, okay, pajamas. Whatever.
Today’s selection offers near instant gratification combined with low bloat and a nice dose of Omega-3s.
- No drowse-inducing gluten in here. Plus, lots of cancer-fighting phytochemicals make this salad a lazy writer’s best friend.
Sharing is Caring
SHARING IS CARING
You know I know. Right?
Take the other day at my Dad’s house in Mumbai. We’re all watching the new kitten sharpen his claws on the sofa. The catnip-crusted scratching post stands forlornly nearby, completely ignored. “Some cats lack the gene for catnip. So they don’t respond to it at all,” I say. “And you know why they scratch, right? It’s to stretch their spine and peel off the old…” My Dad cuts me off mid-sentence and turns to my husband, “She has an answer for everything, doesn’t she?” My husband Pat who, just the other day asked me, “Where do you find the storage for all that crap in your head?” smiles. “Yeah,” he says, “And it’s usually a long one.”
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