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.
Is Our Climate Warming or Weirding?
WORD OF THE DAY: Global Weirdingn. an increase in severe or unusual environmental activity often attributed to global warming.Note: Global weirding includes an increase in average temperatures, heat waves, cold spells, hurricanes, blizzards, plant and animal die-offs...
Planning Ahead for a Busy Day with Veggie Lasagna
My family loves this lasagna, its easy to make and delicious to eat. There is no need to cook the noodles beforehand! Moisture from spinach and other ingredients does it for you. This is a great recipe to prepare ahead and freeze. When you've got one of those crazy...
Kasha and Roasted Veggies for Dinner
Cold weather calls for warm food! Some roasted veggies will add warmth into your life along with kasha, which is buckwheat, a warming grain. This recipe is easy to make and will provide an inexpensive, high protein, gluten free and vegan meal for your family that is...
Nutrition Education is Failing Our Kids – It’s Time to Get Our Hands Dirty Instead
Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me and I will understand. ~Chinese proverb The latest research shows that nutrition education is not working! It is ineffective in creating behavior change in getting our kids to eat more veggies. So much...
Raising the Food IQ in Medical School
If you could wave a magic wand and cause your doctor to have a brilliant Food IQ, what would she/he tell you about how to be healthy? That magic wand is in my hand right now. I have a huge opportunity to impact the Food IQ of a nearby medical school as part of a new...
Hoppin’ John for a Great New Year
Want a prosperous new year filled with good luck? If so, you'll want to start of the year with a big bowl of Hoppin' John, a traditional Carribean dish made with black eyed peas, rice, onions and a bit of bacon. On the day after New Year's Day, leftover "Hoppin' John"...
The After the Holidays Diet Season has Started!
I ventured out to one of those big name bookstores this afternoon in search of cheap calendars. They're only discounting calendars 50% so far, I'll keep waiting until they go down to a dollar in a week or so. In addition to deep discounts, the bookstore had set up...
Rubin Rodeo Granola
We made this for teacher gifts. Super easy, super yummy. Toss it over oatmeal, yogurt or ice cream. Or add milk for a tasty breakfast cereal. 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/3 cup brown rice syrup ¼ cup maple syrup 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup sliced...
Extinct
As the Copenhagen Climate talks wind down, I'm not feeling all that hopeful that our world leaders can all agree on some bold meaningful action to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere. I've been sitting here in a funk about what the next decade will look like...
Recipe: Barley Stew with Leeks, Mushrooms & Greens
This stew was adapted from a recipe I found in Bon Appétit | December 2009 photo credit: WordRidden Barley is a hearty grain that works great in soups and stews, add some mushrooms and you won't even notice that this is a vegan dish. Great for a Meatless Monday. I...
