Links to a Healthy Weekend

April 18, 2009

I hope things are well where ever you may be this Saturday!
I have had a really great week. Thanks for such a positive response to Mango Week and I’m looking forward to all your great mango recipes.
I’ve been asked if the badge can be used to share the recipe challenge on your own blog and the answer is – absolutely! I appreciate anything you do to invite others to participate.
I came across so many great articles and posts this week that cover topics from gardening to travel to content theft. The food and health web-world was overflowing with informative stuff!
The Nutrition Data Blog posted an article about What Growing Your Own Food Can Do for You. Yet another reason to garden in any way you can. I also read the blog Gardner to Farmer which was mentioned in this post. It provides a wealth of helpful info for those who are looking to get started.
Veggie Trader is a site I found through Twitter this week. You can use the site to trade, buy or sell produce with other growers in your area. Such a great idea! You can get rid of the some of the extras you might have and also get your hands on a variety of veggies you may not be able to grow yourself.
Food Lovers Like Me took a trip to Panama and shared her experiences with us this week through pictures. The fish and corn soup with guava punch look amazing!
Bitchin’ Avocado is a blog written by Allen who also blogs at Eating Out Loud. This week he provided a very helpful post about How to Trace What’s Copied from Your Blog. He spreads the word about a content tracer he’s used to track who copies text and pictures from his food blogs. Very interesting stuff!

Photo of Iguazu Falls, Argentina

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  • VeggieGirl April 18, 2009 at 10:45 am

    “Bitchin Avocado” = best name ever, haha. Love it!! 😀

    Hope your weekend goes as well as your week did!!

  • Mindy April 18, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Thanks for the heads up on Veggie Trader. Nothing in my area, but I’m going to send it on to other people in my region…hopefully people will start using it soon since I have a huge pear tree in my yard back in KY. No one can eat that many pears.

  • Reeni♥ April 18, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    Thanks for the links-I’m going to check out the Gardener to Farmer and the trace one. Have a lovely, healthy weekend!

  • Tangled Noodle April 18, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Thanks for more great links! I just got done going through Bitchin’ Av’s post on content thievery as well as following other links he provided. It’s awful when someone takes credit for all you hard work!

    Have a wonderful weekend!

  • Heather April 18, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    where is that picture from? it’s gorgeous!

  • Alison April 18, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Thanks for the links! I’m really excited to think up mango recipes.

  • Lori April 19, 2009 at 1:54 pm

    VeggieGirl – Thanks! I agree. I love it!

    Mindy – I think it is such a great idea. A pear tree? How cool. If we cross paths in KY at the same time, I’ll take some! 🙂

    Reeni – Gardener to Farmer has a ton of great info. Hope your weekend has been great!

    Tangled Noodle – I know. It is so hard for me to understand people who can steal content and not feel guilty or view it as wrong.

    Heather – Right after I got your comment my husband said I needed to start putting the location at the end of the post! 🙂 I have done it before, but forget sometimes! Oops! Iguazu Falls in Argentina to answer your question. The Argentina side is much better than the Brazil side. Even many Brazilians admit that. Ha!

    Alison – Great! So glad you are planning to participate!

  • laura April 20, 2009 at 7:13 am

    Thanks for the Veggie Trader link. I miss being able to show up at my small-town farmers’ market with my own backyard produce and buy from others with the same.

  • Sapuche April 20, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Thanks for the great links, and glad to hear your week went so well! I’d love to have my own garden, but I think I’ll have to wait a while longer to grow my own food. Love the Veggie Trader concept, and the BA post looks really useful, too.

  • Links to a Healthy Weekend

    October 18, 2008

    It is a beautiful Saturday around here. By beautiful I mean overcast. Clouds are the ultimate blessing when battling the South American sun. I hope you find some beauty in your weekend as well.

    Today is going to be an afternoon of football and some web-surfing. Tomorrow I’ll probably break into the kitchen. I haven’t done much cooking or baking lately. Here are a few things I enjoyed reading this week.

    Michelle at The Mindful Eater talked about a Things I Have Learned list that I found inspiring as well. My favorite was “Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid…” Check it out and see if you’ve learned some of these same things.

    My Great Grandma, Great Aunt and Mom were/are excellent at canning. Their abilities and resourcefulness always amazes me. I love seeing how others extend the life of their fresh ingredients. Kat at A Good Appetite spiced up here homemade applesauce with some pomegranate juice. The combination sounds wonderful!

    I have always enjoyed exercising. I doubt I would have gotten into my field of study if I hadn’t. I’m going to be honest here though, running kicks my butt. I can take any group exercise class you throw at me, stay on the elliptical all morning, but when it comes to running I’m huffing and puffing in no time. I do keep it up from time to time though and take part in race events.

    Do you run? A Cheerful Scoop, which focuses on the more upbeat news out there, reported on a study showing how running may slow aging. Even more incentive to keep at it.

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  • VeggieGirl October 18, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    So glad that the weather is beautiful where you are – it’s beautiful here too, but FREEZING (40°F!!!).

    Great links!! I especially love the “Things I have Learned” list. These three on the list really caught my eye:

    – “Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid, I have to live now.”

    – “Worrying solves nothing.”

    – “Having guts always works out for me.”

    I too have always loved being active – it’s part of who I am!!

    Enjoy your weekend!! :0)

  • Meg October 18, 2008 at 2:09 pm

    Thanks for the wonderful links!

  • Erica October 18, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    Cute post! I think running is one of the most difficult physical activities! It takes mental and physical strength! I need to start canning! Maybe once I have a garden 🙂

  • Lori October 19, 2008 at 7:19 am

    veggiegirl – Those two caught my eye as well. I love how simple lists like that can really get you thinking and refocused.

    meg – Thanks! I’m headed over to your blog now to see what you’ve cooked up this weekend. 🙂

    erica- Maybe one day I’ll get over the hurdle and find running more do-able. There is still hope. 🙂

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