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Food for Mind and Body

Food for Mind and Body

By Mary Belitskus, mbelitskus@alleghenydefense.org

Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely & Simply in a Troubled World by Helen and Scott Nearing

Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely & Simply in a Troubled World is a must read.  We (my husband Bill and I) read it in the 70's and it greatly influenced our lives.

 

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12:05 PM Aug 16, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


No Cook Pickles

My sister, Maresa, gave me this recipe.  It is the easiest way I have found to use up lots of cucumbers and zucchini and turn them into delicious pickles!

 

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11:57 AM Aug 16, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Blue Gold: World Water Wars, an award-winning documentary, presents how the small amount of fresh water on our blue planet is being depleted at an alarming rate by pollution contamination, overuse, and waste.

 

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12:18 PM Jul 02, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


Greens and Beans

This is truly a "green" dish that you can serve all summer long!

 

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11:50 AM Jul 02, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

(I got this recipe from my mother, Dorothy!  Talk about “fast food”!!)

 

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11:00 PM Jun 03, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


Who Killed the Electric Car?

This documentary is definitely a murder mystery that solves why the EV1 (Electric Vehicle 1) appeared and then quickly disappeared during the late 1990's.

 

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10:50 PM Jun 03, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


1-Dish Cheese Pizza Bake

1-Dish Cheese Pizza Bake (A family favorite!)


 

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02:11 PM May 15, 2010 - 1 comments permalink


The Yes Men

The Yes Men is laugh out loud funny.  Imagine impersonating officials from the World Trade Organization and getting away with it.  To be so brave...reminds me of Jim and Rachel and the Earth Police! Very gutsy.

 

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01:59 PM May 15, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


Magic Chocolate Cake Recipe

Magic Chocolate Cake Recipe (Bill's favorite chocolate "fix")
What's magic about this cake? It contains no eggs, no dairy, and it's super easy to make. This recipe never fails. It's decadent, moist, and dangerously delicious.

 

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03:05 PM May 03, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


The Botany of Desire

Apples, tulips, marijuana and potatoes - how can these four plants possibly make for an interesting documentary? They do and the viewer is presented with information that they have actually manipulated us.

 

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02:53 PM May 03, 2010 - 0 comments permalink


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