Author Archives: gardenstatefan

Is “Casual” Keto Possible?

It sounds like such a great concept: why not dabble in a ketogenic lifestyle vs go all in? I mean, who doesn’t want to avoid the keto flu (yes, it is real!) along with other challenges that come with keeping your carbs between 20 and 30 grams to get into actual ketosis. After losing 30Continue reading “Is “Casual” Keto Possible?”

Lemon Twist: Budget-Friendly Scallops Hack

If you’ve ever seen the terms “wet” and “dry” used for my favorite mollusk, it might seem really counter-intuitive. Scallops come out of the ocean, a pretty damp environment, so aren’t they all wet by definition? Actually, as some of you foodies probably know, the term wet refers to treating this popular seafood with aContinue reading “Lemon Twist: Budget-Friendly Scallops Hack”

Sous Vide Sad, Awful Fail

Ah, sous vide … just saying it correctly evokes the sophisticated smugness of a head chef in a five-star restaurant. Or is that just me? I was introduced to this esoteric cooking technique while promoting a certain grocery store’s side project — a restaurant across the street from their flagship store. It was my jobContinue reading “Sous Vide Sad, Awful Fail”

Humans Come First on the “Cluetrain”

Way back in 1999, the godfathers of the internet experience put out The Cluetrain Manefesto & its “95 theses” designed to disrupt business as usual on the nascent internet. First off, they eschewed calling all of us out in cyberspace “users.” It should be required reading daily for any internet marketer to get their missionContinue reading “Humans Come First on the “Cluetrain””

Go Darker for Easy Chocolate Nut Butter

A friend of ours is a true artisan chocolatier for a popular food retailer I might have spent 15 years of my life writing for. Now we’re all in the middle of a pandemic, and I’ve been on an extended job search that includes frequent bouts of existential anxiety interspersed with bursts of creative energyContinue reading “Go Darker for Easy Chocolate Nut Butter”