http://michellemcintosh.com Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:09:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is one of my favorite recipes, I make it about twice a week! I just can't resist the sweetness of the raisins and apple, the crunchy celery and the tangy Dijon to pull it all together * 4 cups chopped kale * ... http://michellemcintosh.com/529/ My hair is thick, naturally curly and holds a lot of water. Like most women, when I get out of the shower I have always used a towel for drying off and one for my hair. I recently heard a naturally curly hairdresser say that most curly girls ... http://michellemcintosh.com/throwing-in-the-towel/ This was one of my first vegetarian meals and it was awesome! Whole foods says this... This pasta dish will soon become a family favorite. In a hurry? Use a cup of thawed spinach instead of fresh; just be sure to squeeze it well to remove any excess water. Serve ... http://michellemcintosh.com/baked-spinach-ricotta-stuffed-pasta-shells/ I am soooo tired of hearing it. "How do you get protein?" "Where is your protein?" "Don't you need protein?" The sources are so many. Just off the top of my head I can name these: whole grain bread, brown rice, all beans, lentils, peas, nuts, seeds, ... http://michellemcintosh.com/how-to-irritate-a-vegetarian/ My initial post The first of July while watching a UFC fight, I saw an ad on a guy’s shorts that read MeetyourMeat.org. It was a site by PETA encouraging readers to become Vegetarian and Vegans. Their tag line was ‘the site the meet companies don’t want you ... http://michellemcintosh.com/a-vegetarian-is-born/ A few weeks ago my husband and were sitting outside talking while he smoked his cigar and he got an alert from face book on his iPhone. He started laughing and said, "You are never going to believe this!" His ex wife of 16-17 years, had sent him ... http://michellemcintosh.com/ex-fb-poll/ November is National Novel Writing Month and after some encouragement, I am going to participate this year. The goal is to write 50,000 words in the 30 days of November. That is 1,700 words per day! Sounds like that would be hard enough but this year we are hosting ... http://michellemcintosh.com/nanowrimo/ We went to the lake this past weekend with my brother and some friends. We spent most of the day Saturday just enjoying the peace and quiet, the smell of the lake and the admiring the fresh buds on the trees. We enjoyed some grilled chicken for supper ... http://michellemcintosh.com/my-experience-with-a-9000-fish/ I was talking to my mother-in-law a few weeks ago about the books we were each reading. She asked if I had read the Twilight series. I explained to her that I thought I was too old and I had no interest in fantasy or vampires. She ... http://michellemcintosh.com/late-comer-to-twilight/ I just found the best site ever! How many times have you been at the movies with your bladder about to burst because you didn't want to miss the good part? This has happened to me and my pea sized bladder countless times. RunPee.com tells you the ... http://michellemcintosh.com/gotta-pee/