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I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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I’ve always been a fan of veggie burgers since I discovered them.
I do love my hamburgers (homemade, not fast food burgers. Bleh), but sometimes I just want a veggie burger.
When I was a college student, one of the restaurants on campus had these really good veggie burgers and curly fries. *sigh* I [...]
I went to the pool early this morning to swim.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I must have masochistic tendencies, because what could be more painful than getting up at dawn to exercise? And this is not just any exercise, this is lap swimming in January.
Not that I hate exercising in the morning. [...]
For some of you, fall has begun, and the weather is finally starting to get a little cooler. For others, I know you’re still in the throes of summer and 100+ degree temperatures.
Here, it’s been slightly cooler, but very humid this week. We’re supposed to be in the middle of a typhoon right now, [...]
Today’s packed lunch included cheese quesadillas, salsa, Southwestern black bean and veggie salad, and plain yogurt with diced fresh pineapple.
Southwestern Black Bean and Veggie Salad
1/2 zucchini 1/2 red bell pepper 1/2 c. frozen corn (thawed) 1/2 – 2/3 carrot, diced 1/4 onion, finely diced 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1/3 – [...]

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