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Cooking

by Michelle Lasley | Apr 18, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Parenting, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

First. I didn’t cook anything today. Lack of planning yesterday means no home cooked goodness today. Second, as stated previously, I generally do enjoy cooking. I also enjoy presenting the food – arranging it on a plate, that’s part of the joy. A...

Homemade Beef Stroganoff

by Michelle Lasley | Apr 6, 2011 | Family, Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

Coming home, after a 45 minute drive in stop and go traffic is not the high point of my day. It’s such a drag for me that I often feel overwhelmed by doing the next task: cooking dinner. My husband lamely claims he can burn water, as if that’s a viable...

Today, E is for Economy

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 30, 2011 | Food, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

Previously, a frequent theme has been money and how we spend it. While I was studying at Portland State, Prof. Messer reminded me that Sustainability holds three major tenants, economy, equity, and environment. I have always had a pretty good handle on equity and...

Potty Training

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 27, 2011 | Family, One a Day, Parenting, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

I blamed the frequent night-time urination for the reason we stopped using cloth diapers. But, in retrospect, I think it might have been the poop. I hate poop. Let me repeat myself. I H.A.T.E POOP! Hate it. Really really hate it. If it’s dried out in a bag...

Consensus Validation

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 19, 2011 | One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

Today, we had our consensus training with Tree Bressen. Rather, it was a consensus workshop. Dynamic, fun, interactive, and incredibly informative – this was our day. From 10am – 5pm, hosted by Daybreak Co-Housing, we participated in exercises, asked...

For the Love of Food

by Michelle Lasley | Mar 13, 2011 | Family, Food, Health, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life

Some people are irate with foodies. They find their expensive taste trite with adjectives and insulting to the common man. They are fed up hearing from Alice Waters and Michael Pollan with their organic, free-range fare. I am tired of having to scour over ingredient...