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Here’s an index of my categories and posts.

Culture

• The Origin of Modern Personal Hygiene Standards
• One nice thing about working from home
• Link: How to live without air conditioning
• Day in the life, #2
• Day in the life, #1
• Thoughts on the “War on Science” National Geographic cover
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is: A Conversation
• Sh!t Feminist Parents Say
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is (Part 2)
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is (Part 1)
• The Meaning of “Critical”
• Baby-Led Weaning: the traditional approach to solid food
• What Paleo Means to Me (a non-dogmatic view)
• My Interview for the Knowing Birth Series
• The History of Valentine’s Day / Quirkyalone Day
• I Love Libraries
• How To Get A Bad Night’s Sleep
• Vibram Five Fingers: Shoes For People Who Hate Shoes
• Quotes On Education
• Link: The Educational Industrial Complex
• What Does “Natural” Actually Mean?
• “Gay”… “Straight”… “Bi”…
• Parenting For Free: Baby/Toddler Stuff Swap
• A Critique of a Critique of Extended Breastfeeding
• The Local is Political
• To Vote Or Not To Vote
• Quote: Vonnegut On Community
• Contrarian Spirit

On Food

• Enjoyful Foods’ Paleo Vegan Hot Cereal Review
• How to revive hard bread
• You Know You’re ‪‎Paleo‬ When… #1
• Add egg nog to everything!
• What 18% Means
• I helped to kill and process a chicken.
• A more diverse diet
• Is paleo bad for the environment?
• “You don’t eat a lot of meat, right?”
• Rhode Island Grazing Party, 6/14/14 – local and real food, paleo cookout – includes recipes
• San Juan Restaurant Reviews – About.com
• Casa Cortes Chocolate Bar – About.com
• Saborea Puerto Rico Food Festival – About.com
• Discover Mofongo, Puerto Rico’s Must-Try Food (About.com)
• Lechón (Puerto Rican Pig Roast) – About.com + alternate ending
• RI WAPF: Vanessa Query, Patrick Beck on bone broth, pastured beef
• You Are What You Eat… literally!
• Becoming a vegetarian means not getting your hands dirty. But it will arguably change nothing about the meat industry.
• Oysters: A Round-up of Odes and Recipes
• Baby-Led Weaning: the traditional approach to solid food
• how I am about paleo right now
• Tara’s: a real Irish family pub in Southern RI
• A Day in the Kitchen: Fermenting, Baking, Grilling
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #5 (Plus a Bit of Urban Foraging)
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #4
• Quotes on gastronomy from Luís Fernando Veríssimo
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #3
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #2
• What Paleo Means to Me (a non-dogmatic view)
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #1
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• A Visit with New England Grass Fed
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Kelp Noodles
• Links: Agave “Nectar”
• Paleo Soda by Green Bee
• “Anyone who doesn’t know the difference…”
• Link: Interpretive Paleo and Paleo Absolutism
• How to Steam Littleneck Clams
• The Tomato Tree
• Should Whole Foods “Close All Its Meat Counters”? (No.)
• Quote: “The business of food science is in conflict with the poetry of human nourishment.”
• Link: “moving from a ‘paleo diet’ to a ‘paleo template'”
• A Rant About Crap-Food*
• Quote: A Balanced Diet

Sustainability

• Link: How to live without air conditioning
• I helped to kill and process a chicken.
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #5 (Plus a Bit of Urban Foraging)
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #4
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #3
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #2
• Homemade Tooth Powder and Mouthwash
• Amateur Gardening in Rhode Island Report #1
• Herbed Eggs and Greens Recipe
• The Tomato Tree

Wellness

• The Origin of Modern Personal Hygiene Standards
• Radically Natural Personal Hygiene
• My Natural Menstrual Care Routine
• One nice thing about working from home
• Oystergirl on Periscope #2: a tour of my dynamic work station
• A few thoughts on hygiene
• Movement Manna: Horizontal Rock Climbing
• Link: How to live without air conditioning
• The primacy of gut biomes
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is: A Conversation
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is (Part 2)
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is (Part 1)
• You Are What You Eat… literally!
• What Paleo Means to Me (a non-dogmatic view)
• Homemade Tooth Powder and Mouthwash
• My Interview for the Knowing Birth Series
• How To Get A Bad Night’s Sleep
• Vibram Five Fingers: Shoes For People Who Hate Shoes
• Quote: “everything is anti-bacterial now”
• What Does “Natural” Actually Mean?
• A Critique of a Critique of Extended Breastfeeding
• Healing Hot Toddy Recipe (medicinal & recreational)

Wellness: Natural Movement

• Oystergirl on Periscope #2: a tour of my dynamic work station
• Movement Manna: Horizontal Rock Climbing
• What Paleo Means to Me (a non-dogmatic view)
• Vibram Five Fingers: Shoes For People Who Hate Shoes

Wellness: Personal Hygiene

• The Origin of Modern Personal Hygiene Standards
• Radically Natural Personal Hygiene
• My Natural Menstrual Care Routine
• A few thoughts on hygiene
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is: A Conversation
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is (Part 2)
• Good Hygiene Is Not Always What You Think It Is (Part 1)
• Homemade Tooth Powder and Mouthwash
• Quote: “everything is anti-bacterial now”

Recipes

My recipes are largely categorized based on Balanced Bites‘ handy infographic.

Note: Because all of my recipes are real food recipes, I got rid of that needless category.

Paleo Recipes

• Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe
• Oil Free Salad Dressing with Avocado
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Banana Carob Cake Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• A Paleo Dinner: Stir-Fried Cod, Roasted Asparagus, and Sweet Potato Fries
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• Tips for Cooking Steak
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Light Springy White Fish Stew Recipe
• Homemade Dried Cajun Spice Mix Recipe
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Irish Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• Yay Eggs! Part 2: Jenn’s Paleo Egg Muffin Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 1: My Favorite Recipes
• Stir-Fried Squid Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Perfect Scrambled Eggs Recipe
• Kelp Noodles
• How to Steam Littleneck Clams
• Egg, Avocado, and Tomato Salad Recipe
• Herbed Eggs and Greens Recipe

Primal Recipes

• Oil Free Salad Dressing with Avocado
• Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation
• One-Pot Oyster Stew Recipe
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Banana Carob Cake Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• A Paleo Dinner: Stir-Fried Cod, Roasted Asparagus, and Sweet Potato Fries
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• One-Ingredient Cheese Crisps Recipe
• Tips for Cooking Steak
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Light Springy White Fish Stew Recipe
• Homemade Dried Cajun Spice Mix Recipe
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Irish Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• Yay Eggs! Part 2: Jenn’s Paleo Egg Muffin Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 1: My Favorite Recipes
• Stir-Fried Squid Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Perfect Scrambled Eggs Recipe
• Kelp Noodles
• Traditional Oyster Stew Recipe
• How to Steam Littleneck Clams
• Coconut-Curry-Creamed Shrimp and Greens Recipe
• Egg, Avocado, and Tomato Salad Recipe
• Herbed Eggs and Greens Recipe
• Salmon, Vegetables, and Kelp Noodles in a Vegetable-Cream Sauce

Gluten-Free Recipes

• Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe
• Oil Free Salad Dressing with Avocado
• Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation
• One-Pot Oyster Stew Recipe
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Banana Carob Cake Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• A Paleo Dinner: Stir-Fried Cod, Roasted Asparagus, and Sweet Potato Fries
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• One-Ingredient Cheese Crisps Recipe
• Tips for Cooking Steak
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Light Springy White Fish Stew Recipe
• Homemade Dried Cajun Spice Mix Recipe
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Irish Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• Yay Eggs! Part 2: Jenn’s Paleo Egg Muffin Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 1: My Favorite Recipes
• Stir-Fried Squid Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Perfect Scrambled Eggs Recipe
• Jambalaya Is Not Cooked, It Is Built
• Kelp Noodles
• Traditional Oyster Stew Recipe
• How to Steam Littleneck Clams
• Coconut-Curry-Creamed Shrimp and Greens Recipe
• Egg, Avocado, and Tomato Salad Recipe
• Herbed Eggs and Greens Recipe
• Salmon, Vegetables, and Kelp Noodles in a Vegetable-Cream Sauce

Grain-Free Recipes

• Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe
• Oil Free Salad Dressing with Avocado
• Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation
• One-Pot Oyster Stew Recipe
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Banana Carob Cake Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• A Paleo Dinner: Stir-Fried Cod, Roasted Asparagus, and Sweet Potato Fries
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• One-Ingredient Cheese Crisps Recipe
• Tips for Cooking Steak
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Light Springy White Fish Stew Recipe
• Homemade Dried Cajun Spice Mix Recipe
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Irish Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• Yay Eggs! Part 2: Jenn’s Paleo Egg Muffin Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 1: My Favorite Recipes
• Stir-Fried Squid Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Perfect Scrambled Eggs Recipe
• Kelp Noodles
• Traditional Oyster Stew Recipe
• How to Steam Littleneck Clams
• Coconut-Curry-Creamed Shrimp and Greens Recipe
• Egg, Avocado, and Tomato Salad Recipe
• Herbed Eggs and Greens Recipe
• Salmon, Vegetables, and Kelp Noodles in a Vegetable-Cream Sauce

Dairy-Free Recipes

• Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe
• Oil Free Salad Dressing with Avocado
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Banana Carob Cake Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• A Paleo Dinner: Stir-Fried Cod, Roasted Asparagus, and Sweet Potato Fries
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• Tips for Cooking Steak
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Homemade Dried Cajun Spice Mix Recipe
• Irish Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• Yay Eggs! Part 1: My Favorite Recipes
• Stir-Fried Squid Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Perfect Scrambled Eggs Recipe
• Jambalaya Is Not Cooked, It Is Built
• Kelp Noodles
• How to Steam Littleneck Clams
• Egg, Avocado, and Tomato Salad Recipe
• Healing Hot Toddy Recipe (medicinal & recreational)

Vegetarian Recipes

• Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe
• Oil Free Salad Dressing with Avocado
• Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• One-Ingredient Cheese Crisps Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Homemade Dried Cajun Spice Mix Recipe
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Irish Colcannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage) Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 3: All About Eggs
• Yay Eggs! Part 2: Jenn’s Paleo Egg Muffin Recipe
• Yay Eggs! Part 1: My Favorite Recipes
• Open-Faced Omelet Sandwich Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Perfect Scrambled Eggs Recipe
• Traditional Family Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe
• Herbed Eggs and Greens Recipe

Drinks Recipes

• Chai Tea Spice Mix Recipe
• Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation
• Cold-Brewed Fruit Tea with Honey Recipe (Better Than Juice!)
• Cold-Brewed Lavender Lemonade with Raw Honey Recipe
• Cold-Brewed Coffee Recipe and Cold-Brewed Tea Recipe
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Healing Hot Toddy Recipe (medicinal & recreational)

Sweets Recipes

• Easy Homemade Egg Nog Recipe – raw, real food, paleo, primal – with chai spice variation
• Chocolate Raspberry Cookie Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Banana Carob Cake Recipe (paleo, grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free)
• Homemade Hot Cocoa Recipe
• Grain-Free Sweets: Get This Book (with Recipe)
• Traditional Family Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe

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