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Astra Libris .. Patient Expert

Atlanta, Georgia
I’ve worked on a sheep farm, on countless horse farms, in a cell biology lab, in an Ethiopian refugee camp, in a bookstore, and in a shipping warehouse. I’ve worked as a caterer, as a waitress, as a prep cook, as an English tutor, as an editor, and as an instructor attempting to... Full Bio
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Vegan Portland Day 1! by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking A truly remarkable dinner at Blossoming Lotus... With raw nachos, a gorgeous salad with ginger dressing, soothing mate, coconut iced chai, Bhutanese red rice and bok choy st ... Read on »
Pumpkin Muffins by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I am fascinated by the things people consider A Good Idea. Just yesterday, I drove past a lady walking her dog while clad only in a scanty crop-top barely covering her ... Read on »
Whole Wheat Honey Cake by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking   It's been a difficult few weeks. My grandmother passed away, and everything else became a blur. We're leaving for Portland Oregon on vacation in a week, but I've been ... Read on »
English Muffin Bread by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking We have some sort of yeast fixation in our household. Saturday night found Zach putting up a new round of beer, while I was kneading dough for the weekly batch of bread. Tot ... Read on »
Smoked Corn Salad by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking It was a difficult long weekend. Long weekends shared by Zach and I are usually met with great merriment in our household, but this labor day weekend we flew hastily t ... Read on »
Deconstructed Stuffed Peppers by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Every culture seems to have its own variety of The Stuffed Vegetable. Growing up in a Jewish household, I was exposed in particular to The Stuffed Pepper and The Stuff ... Read on »
Four Herb Pecan Pesto by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I am completely obsessed with this pesto. I have no earthly idea why I don't make pesto more often. Like everyday. Or at least weekly. No, I promise this isn't just ... Read on »
Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking I'm quite sure I grocery shop and bake when I am stressed the way some people crave "retail therapy" and shop for shoes. Yesterday after work I innocently stopped by t ... Read on »
Slow-Cooker Minestrone by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Our slow-cooker is a life saver. No, not in the hyperbolic sense, seriously. I am rather sure that if it wasn't for the invention of the slow-cooker, I would have suff ... Read on »
Sunshine and Sweet Corn by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking   I spent so much time in the sun on Saturday! I am exceedingly happy. A massive dose of Vitamin D does wonders to propel me through the workweek. I have a lovely vie ... Read on »
Flourless Pumpkin Oatmeal Bread by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking During the week, Zach and I always have the exact same breakfast: 1/2 cup fat free Greek yogurt topped with FiberOne cereal for me, and no breakfast for him - a fact t ... Read on »
Weekend Creativity by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This past weekend was one of those weekends so glorious that I immediately wondered why I decided to give up most of my life and spend more time torturing myself with ... Read on »
Bottling Our Homebrew! by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Yesterday Zach had a day off from work, and since that almost never happens, I came home from work early (which also almost never happens) so we could bottle his quadruple I ... Read on »
Welcome to 21st Century Urban Pioneers! by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking If you've read our blog before, you may have noticed that posts became more infrequent, and finally paused altogether. Yes, I have been busy, but most of all I have be ... Read on »
Healthy Eating on the Road by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking This is what happens when you walk into a restaurant and say that all you want for lunch is a salad made from any kind of vegetable they have in the kitchen... Magic!! :-) ... Read on »
Two Picnic Salads by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking Spring has finally arrived in Ohio - not nearly as early in the year as when we lived down south, but it its own quiet time all the same, bringing with it picnic weath ... Read on »
Coconut Spelt Cookies by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking To be honest, I didn't think Zach would like these cookies. No no, I'm not a mean wife who purposely bakes cookies her husband will dislike - its just that whenever I ... Read on »
Berry Lemon Muffins by Astra Libris .. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Cooking As I am sure you could tell from my last two posts quite some time ago, Zach and I were off work recently on our second and final of the two vacations the military all ... Read on »