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Monday, February 27, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
Chef Kefi's Recipe for the Uninsured
Since I've started nursing school, the threat of two things has scared me to death: manual removal of a rectal blockage and getting sick. If I add in that I am essentially uninsured, do I even have to tell you which one is more petrifying?
I left the land of the insured after three years of enjoying surprisingly great coverage. During that time, you know how many times I was actually sick enough to go to the doctor? Two. Now that I've been uninsured for a whopping 12 months, you know how many times I have been DESPERATE for some antibiotics to soothe my aching, swollen glands? At...
Live Your Best Life
If you stare at it long enough/ the mountain becomes unclimbable./ Tally it up. How much time have you spent/ waiting for the soup to cool?/ Icicles hang from January gutters/ only as long as they can. Fingers pause above piano keys for the chord/ that will not form. Slam them down./ I say: Make music of what you c...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Holy Moly: Chocolate-Banana "Nice" Cream
My fingers are still sticky from licking the bowl of this one: an "ice cream" with only three ingredients, no dairy, no bad fats, and about 1/1000 of the calories. This is some damn crazy talk. My brilliant cousin Joanna gave me the original idea, and I added chocolate and almond butter
Yes--that streak IS where I licked the bowl.
Before you start in on me about how someone whose New Year's resolution involved eating kale cannot POSSIBLY know good ice cream, let me make one thing clear: although I enjoy healthy food, I LIVE for ice cream. I keep a spoon in my car just so...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
I-Only-Have-Eyes-for-You Carrot Soup
I began my Valentine's Day celebration with a fine man with an advanced degree staring deeply into my eyes. Yep, you guessed it, I went to the optometrist. It has been many, many moons since my last actual eye exam (HourEyes not withstanding), and I'm pleased to report I don't have glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, or presbyopia. What I do have is a pair of baby blues who, apparently, are sick to death that their owner who never takes out her contacts. It seems this results in the development of some new blood vessels around the cornea, which sometimes gives...
Monday, February 13, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Love Ever After
Despite being a somewhat pragmatic, generally critical member of our commercialized society, I still love Valentine's Day. Today I share a photographer's account of New York couples married more than 50 years--incredible and touching. Enjoy!...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Kefi from the Land of Nkrumah
The most frequently-asked question remains: what IS kefi? Although I'm mildly offended that everyone I've ever met hasn't been reading CuK from the beginning, I also appreciate the reminder that kefi is about more than food.
I felt that reminder loud and clear when I watched this video, which comes to me from my brilliant, beautiful, inspiring friend Pam (whose blog you should absolutely read). I've watched it three times now and still can't decide whether it is the song or the dance that makes me want to don a Jabberwocky mask and take to the streets of London with this blaring...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Not-Even-A-Little-Bit-Healthy Carbomb Cupcakes + Very Healthy Beet Soup
Well, people--the title says it all. This weekend was superbowl weekend, which means I ate my body weight in guacamole and gluten-free pizza. What better time to introduce another Chef Kefi Food Philosophy that's all about getting back on the health train than now?
CKFP #3: Life is about checks and balances.
So today we're dealing with Carbomb Cupcakes that I "decorated" to make look like footballs followed by a delicious beet soup that will help you recover from the weekend without sacrificing deliciousness.
Carbomb Cupcakes
This is a Guiness-based cupcake with a...
Thursday, February 2, 2012
An Early Congrats to Washington State!
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
-- ee cummings
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Orange-Chocolate Pudding that Will Change Your Life (or at least your day)
No matter how healthily I eat during the day, I always (and I do mean ALWAYS) want something sweet after dinner. Most nights, I can trick myself into thinking an apple and almond butter is dessert enough- other nights, I trick myself into thinking a full pint of ice cream is a good source of calcium.
Today I bring you something that will really blow your hair back: a vegan, low-fat, low-sugar, gluten- free, easy-to-make, inexpensive chocolate dessert that tastes INCREDIBLE. If all THAT isn't good enough for you, factor in that dark chocolate is actually chock full...
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