Me Amoeba

Raw Spicy Chocolate Balls: to Warm Mouth and Soul

Fawn — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:08:25 +0000

I don’t think I’ve talked about it, here, so for those of you who do not know, I went back to school–for real. I’ve been taking college course intermittently for a few years. But this tornado I stepped into is a full-fledged university, complete with high standards and class sizes small enough that professors know [...]

Rawkin’ Corn Salad: Summer’s Perfect Complement

Fawn — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:39:57 +0000

It hardly seems American to live a summer without eating an ear of corn. And yes, raw corn can be delicious. The flavor of the ear is more critical when eaten raw, since you don’t have the benefit of adhering flavor enhancers like salt, pepper, and butter. And though a superb, peak-season ear of corn [...]

Sun Goddess Pasta with Fresh Pesto Sauce

Fawn — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:50:32 +0000

Enjoy fresh summer squash and basil on a late-summer afternoon, raw … because nobody likes to turn the stove on when it’s 90-something degrees outside. I’ve avoided raw food dishes that require raw noodles because, as I mentioned before, a lasagna recipe, early in my conversion, left an awful taste in my mouth and ruined [...]

Over-the-(uh)Internet Antidepressant for Creative Types

Fawn — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:35:55 +0000

While decompressing from tres semanas locas de español, I found an interesting article/podcast about how to battle the incessant feeling of failure that many creative types endure. In the episode titled Feeling Successful, Dr. Eric Maisel “examine[s] the idea that purpose wanes if we do not experience success—or at least the feeling of success.” Check it out. Here’s the [...]

Arrogance is Ignorance

Fawn — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:44:38 +0000

Every thirty-something I know has heard their grandpa tell them, “the more you learn, the less you know.” Yeah, sure gramps, we’d say–our stock response to anything we believed didn’t or wouldn’t pertain to us. Then we went about our merry, careless way to become masters of all things our friends knew, or pretended to [...]

This Week’s Fresh Pick: Berries

Fawn — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:24:46 +0000

A couple of months back we moved the Amoeba headquarters to the lush and more populated (civilized, some would say) side of the Cascades. The years spent at elevation in Central Oregon’s high desert were good, but it was time to uproot and tumble across the brittle landscape to new horizons. Fear of Portland’s rainy reputation [...]

Frosty Berry Squares: Rawk your 4th of July Celebration

Fawn — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:40:05 +0000

We’ve had a little setback with the new homepage, so we’re back to square one and not a hundred percent of that, sadly. Square one is, ironically, in line with today’s recipe post, however. Frosty Berry Squares are delish anytime, but they’ll make a festive addition to your 4th of July get together. I’d like [...]

Take Your Exercise Routine to New Heights, Literally

Fawn — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:47:45 +0000

I was drawn to aerial arts from the first performance I saw. Perhaps that’s because I love airplanes, and flying. But propellers and horsepower aren’t what I mean. In saying “aerial arts” I mean, basically, circus stuff. Some old-school, iconic stuff like trapeze and lyras (a circular hoop), but aerial arts also includes straps and silks, and other [...]

Blueberry Basil Rhubarb Cobbler: a Raw Food Recipe

Fawn — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:45:36 +0000

This delectable dish is a result of combining this week’s food news into one edible celebration. Top story: there’s a lot of buzz around here this week about the availability of local berries. And Oregon berries are a big deal. So big, in fact, they have their own Facebook page–which, of course, I “liked.” The [...]

MSG: Here, There, and Everywhere

Fawn — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:50:02 +0000

Though I’m tempted to shine an interrogation light upon the never-ending lineup of foods that contain MSG–or its offending compound: processed glumatic acid, also known as glutamate–this will be the last record. At least for awhile. There are only so many assaults a person can withstand. If you missed the original article, about how difficult the FDA [...]