One Good Thing #7: I Am
As I sit here writing, I hear Ella, one floor below, sprinting from room to room, creating a “school,” populated with LEGOs, L.O.L Surprise Dolls, and army men. I hear …
One Good Thing #6: Sulforaphane: A Powerful Plant Compound
In recent years, I have experimented with a potent plant compound proven to be an effective therapeutic agent in a variety of health contexts: sulforaphane. Found in cruciferous vegetables–especially broccoli …
One Good Thing #5: Moroccan Chermoula Tempeh
I’ve just spent the last thirty minutes reading a variety of coronavirus-related articles, including recent news from South Korea, where cases have “dropped sharply” without massive shutdowns. One suggestion: Do …
One Good Thing #4: Gatsby’s SCHEDULE
Yesterday, three days into my project, I failed to write “One Good Thing.” I was feeling ill, a supremely eerie sensation at this time, and though I wasn’t experiencing ominous …
One Good Thing #3: The Value of Boredom
My daughter Ella celebrated her eighth birthday yesterday. When I was eight-years-old, I was a student at the Lancaster Waldorf school, the only school I’d known, and my day-to-day experience …
One Good Thing #2: Ella’s Birthday
Based on the current numbers of cases and fatalities, the death rate of the virus is about 3.7%. I admit: Until today, I had found comfort in these seemingly low …
One Good Thing #1: Just Sing
Yesterday Pennsylvania’s governor, Tom Wolf, announced several “guidance” measures for Montogomery County, including the closures of all schools, child care centers, and all non-essential retail facilities for two weeks. When …
A Perfect Recipe: Chocolate Truffles with Coconut Milk
Delicious recipes often sacrifice health for flavor. And “healthy” recipes often sacrifice flavor for perceived health benefits. Can you maximize flavor and health? I believe so. The “perfect” recipe series …
“There seems no reason except mere habit why…we should not go barefoot”
As to the feet, which have been condemned to their leathern coffins so long that we are almost ashamed to look at them, there is still surely a resurrection …
A Perfect Recipe: Roast Potatoes
Delicious recipes often sacrifice health for flavor. And “healthy” recipes often sacrifice flavor for perceived health benefits. Can you maximize flavor and health? I believe so. The “perfect” recipe series …