SuRu’s Blog
A treasure trove of great information on a wide range of topics. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, you’ll get hungry reading about delicious food. Lots of great stories from the adventures of the Rubin Rodeo along with plenty of recipes and strategies for better health.
Chinese Chicken Salad
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen! It was so hot yesterday, I had to get out of my kitchen. So I fired up the grill and whipped up one of my favorite salads on the deck for dinner. I had some skinless, boneless chicken thighs marinating in some...
Talk to Your Daughters About the Beauty Industry
We all must consider the world wide impact of what we do to look good.
Leaving the Nest
Two of the three Rubin "chicks" are leaving the nest this week for college. I'm not as tearful as I was when daughter #1 headed 5 hours north to VT two years ago. I learned that, thanks to technology, they are never really that far away. Way back in the dark ages when...
Summer Reading
I was fortunate to have a bright sunny week at the beach last week. I unplugged as best as I could and caught up on some reading. Thanks to a speed reading course I took freshman year in college, I'm a voracious reader. After spending much of my summer in a camp...
Birthday BarBQ Recipes
photo credit: Lizbeth*Kin As promised, here are the recipes from yesterday's BarBQ Honey Mustard Barbecue Sauce This recipe comes from Steven Raichlen's Barbecue Bible. My hubby has been making it for years as a sauce on the side to accompany his grilled chicken. 1/2...
No Longer a Teenager
It's hard to believe that 20 years ago, I was birthing my first kid into the world. As of today, Miss Melanie Elizabeth Rubin is no longer a teenager. I don't want to brag, but I must say she's grown into a strong and healthy young lady who appreciates real food. Part...
Makin’ Mayo
Store bought mayonnaise has many questionable ingredients. Its really not that hard to make your own.
In Praise of Purslane
Purslane is one of those super invasive, yet super nutritious weeds we all should get to know a little better. Here’s a simple, delicious recipe for purslane potato salad that I whipped up for dinner.
The CDC and Childhood Obesity: Thinking Outside the Box
School food reform is not about building a better nugget for the cafeteria or pumping up the pizza with whole wheat crust and low fat cheese. What we must do is raise the Food IQ and transform the culture of food in each and every school district in the USA. Here’s how.
Forts, Lotteries and Good Friends
The staff at Camp Ballibay is a diverse group of talented people from all over the globe. This year, we had drummers from Scotland, an equestrian expert from Germany and a number of rockers from the UK. We've also got some amazing staff who hail from all parts of ...
