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Italian-Inspired Beef & Farro Bowls

March 20, 2023 No Comments Beef, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Family Meals, Food & Flavor, Lean Beef, Recipe, World Cuisines

Makes 4 servings With a little advance prep, you can enjoy these Italian-flavored whole grain and lean beef bowls—packed with vegetables in the Mediterranean tradition—in a matter of minutes. Just prepare all ingredients ahead of time. Want to save even more time? Buy quick-cooking farro and a prepared pesto. Ingredients Marinated Beef Roasted Zucchini Bowls Instructions Nutrition Serving Size 1 ...

My Bell’s Palsy Journey: From Pity Party to Really…Slow…Recovery

May 4, 2021 3 Comments Bell's Palsy, Celebrating Success, Diabetes, Health, Laughter, Mystery Virus, Self-employment, Thanks & Gratitude

It’s been a year since I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy likely caused by whatever virus caused all my other issues last spring. In the first few weeks after onset I spent a lot of time searching for answers, treatment options, and medical professionals who had experience treating Bell’s Palsy. I didn’t have much success with any of this. Relatively ...

The Road to Recovery

November 10, 2020 No Comments Bell's Palsy, Celebrating Success, Food & Flavor, Health, Mystery Virus, Thanks & Gratitude

It’s been nearly three months since I’ve last shared an update about my health status, mostly because there’s not been a lot of new news to share. Or at least not a lot of good news. In early August I started a new medication for rheumatoid arthritis, one that typically takes about three months to alleviate joint stiffness and pain. ...

Does a Diabetes Diagnosis Mean Foregoing Favorite Foods?

November 5, 2020 No Comments Beef, Building a Balanced Diet, Diabetes, Lean Beef

DISCLOSURE: This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner., managed by NCBA, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, as part of my role as a member of the Beef Expert Bureau. When my best friend recently told me she’s been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, I worried about her future health. Meanwhile, she was worried about not being able ...

A Beef Club? I Want to Join!

October 9, 2020 No Comments Beef, Cattle, Drought, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Farm Life, Food & Flavor, Sustainable Food Choices, The Business of Farming

While working on an olive oil project for a client, I came across information about a local tribe with a large cattle ranch offering membership in their beef club. As someone who grew up on a farm with a cow-calf operation and loved the flavor of grass-fed beef from our cattle, I wanted to join the club. And I wanted ...

Better Together: Why Beef and Tomatoes Pair So Well

September 10, 2020 No Comments Uncategorized

DISCLOSURE: This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner., on behalf of the Beef Checkoff, as part of my role as a member of the Beef Expert Bureau. What Grows Together Goes Together “What grows together goes together” is a sensibility shared by many cooks around the world. This notion has given rise to some of the ...

Personality Changes

August 18, 2020 No Comments Cats, Health, Mystery Virus

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 10 in a series of blog updates on my health status. I have had to do a lot of apologizing lately—to my favorite client for a terse email, to the lovely woman who cleans our home for a sharp text, to my husband for an insanely impatient rant. Or two. I’m left wondering if my ...

Side Effects

July 24, 2020 No Comments Bell's Palsy, Health, Laughter, Mystery Virus

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 9 in a series of blog updates on my health status. There was a lot of Finger Danger this week as I worked my way through more medical appointments and disappointments with the ‘ologists. My ophthalmologist confirmed that my scratched cornea is slowly healing, which is good news, but he also told me I need ...

Finger Danger

July 1, 2020 No Comments Bell's Palsy, Health, Laughter, Mystery Virus

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 8 in a series of blog updates on my health status. One morning last week while absentmindedly watching the Today Show I glanced at Al Roker and the weather map and noticed the western part of the country showed “finger danger.” I exclaimed, “Finger danger. What’s that?” to which Scott sighed and said, “Fire danger, ...

Bacon, Brownies & Other Blessings

June 16, 2020 1 Comment Beef, Cattle, Diabetes, Health, Lean Beef, Mystery Virus, Thanks & Gratitude

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 7 in a series of blog updates on my health status. When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was seven I spent a week in a hospital learning how to test my urine (this was before the finger stick method for testing blood sugar was widely available), prepare insulin injections, and plan ...