Sunday Reading 1.29.17

I'm sure I've said this before but I would really like to host a dinner once a month or once a week if I could really handle it.
http://www.knoxpriest.com/scruffy-hospitality-creates-space-friendship/
Linked to it from here
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/in-priase-scruffy-hospitality
in which I really enjoyed the writing.  But it reminded me the first time we talked about hosting a Friday night dinner after reading this Serious Eats story.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/08/simpler-entertaining-friday-night-dinners-end-loneliness-how-to-build-community-after-having-kids.html

As a person who has developed embarassingly intimate relationships to my coffee teta/gold tooth/21jumpstreet this story struck close to home. For many growing up breakfast is a family meal and the grownup isolation of coffee on the walk is mitigated by these warm people.
http://www.extracrispy.com/culture/979/to-the-breakfast-cart-man-with-love

I'm still obsessed with the suicide forest in Japan
http://www.aokigaharaforest.com/

Another of my favorite New York grocery stores is closed. What are we gonna do?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/nyregion/soho-met-food-grocery-closes.html?_r=0
After the Associated on 14 Street earlier this year
https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160311/chelsea/locals-protest-chelsea-associated-supermarket-rent-hike-as-closure-looms

An article about my favorite newscaster, Pat Battle
http://archive.northjersey.com/community-news/my-hometown-wnbc-s-pat-battle-is-a-long-time-teaneck-resident-1.1336418

Showing self control is empathy for your future self
https://health.good.is/articles/self-control-marshmallow-test-future-empathy

didn't read this yet
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/217831/what-to-do-about-trump

Norman Lear on Longevity and Laughter
https://medium.com/@TheNormanLear/on-longevity-and-laughter-7fcae01c5f14#.7mljjiqvp

A companion piece to the man living in the Maine woods and stealing from camps
https://medium.com/the-california-sunday-magazine/aaron-bassler-fort-bragg-manhunt-2199845d0f30#.afrxaprnl

Cuts of beef
http://visual.ly/cuts-beef?utm_source=visually_embed

On friendship
https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/08/16/friendship/
and also from brainpickings a list of writers advice on writing
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/05/03/advice-on-writing/

Fascinated by the White House kitchen; this article has a bunch of interesting stories.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/12/09/504693961/first-ladies-often-forge-food-trends-but-melanias-menu-is-a-mystery
and http://bluecayenne.com/?p=2221
Here's some excerpts from a book about Eleanor Roosevelt; she developed some 7 1/2 cent meals with the folks at Cornell to serve at the White House during the depression.
https://books.google.com/books?id=RNwDgmvNmBQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
That would be the same as $1.38 today according to this inflation calculator
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

Beautiful story about man running hospice in California
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/03/magazine/one-mans-quest-to-change-the-way-we-die.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0&referer=http://www.thefullhelping.com/weekend-reading-1-15-17/

Nordic way to be good at winter
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/12/the-nordic-way-to-be-good-at-winter.html

Man makes argument that chicken stick is fine for veetarians; the argument is a little thin
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/food/2013/09/chicken_stock_vegetarians_need_to_compromise_and_stop_pretending_it_counts.html

This is some old links, I don't know why I never hit pubish

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/interactive/2013/feb/01/new-york-grand-central-station-secrets

http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/

http://downtowndownshift.wordpress.com/

http://spitalfieldslife.com/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/08/nigel-slater-rye-flour-bread

http://www.theperennialplate.com/

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter?currentPage=all

http://www.popsci.com/files/football-map.png

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter?currentPage=all

http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-02/watch-the-solomon-islands-earthquake-travel-all-the-way-to-michigan

http://ahomegrownjournal.blogspot.com/

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/02/weve-found-perfect-valentines-day-date-infrastructure-nerds/4703/#

http://marcsala.blogspot.com/2013/02/yoga-in-1898-newspaper.html

I really want to get to the waterpod this year
http://inhabitat.com/interview-sustainability-advisor-lonny-grafman-on-the-waterpod/

http://inhabitat.com/nations-oldest-indoor-shopping-mall-being-renovated-into-micro-apartment-building/

http://gardenvariety-hoosier.blogspot.com/2013/02/lights-action.html

got me to thinking
http://gothamist.com/2013/01/22/first_look_inside_the_citys_new_mic.php




My two favorite ted talks
Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened
http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

the introvert
http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html

Links 9/4/2016

Always thinking about food security.
Fall is for reflection.

Lady who does weekly food prep
http://backtoherroots.com/2013/03/21/how-i-prep-food-for-the-week/

Frugality gals $50 weekly meal plan
http://frugalitygal.com/2014/07/50-menu-plan-6-ways-kept-costs.html

$60 weekly budget
I like all the details of course.
http://foodwineandpoopydiapers.com/2014/03/23/how-i-feed-my-whole-family-for-about-60-a-week/

Solidarity fridge
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/08/13/431960054/to-cut-food-waste-spains-solidarity-fridge-supplies-endless-leftovers?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150813

$27 dollar Challenge 2014
http://frugalitygal.com/2014/12/27-dollar-challenge-intro.html

an article comparing Gwyneth Paltrow's challenge purchase and
http://www.thefrisky.com/2015-04-10/what-29-a-week-for-food-looks-like-for-actual-low-income-people-and-not-gwyneth-paltrow/
I appreciate her bringing attention and so much passion in past
http://goop.com/my-29-food-stamp-challenge-and-the-recipes-brouhaha-that-ensued/

https://40daysofsnap.wordpress.com/

http://wholesomemommy.com/real-food-on-a-food-stamp-budget-the-challenge-begins/

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/100-days-on-a-budget/

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/01/our_familys_week_on_a_food_stamp_budget/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/us/politics/house-passes-bill-cutting-40-billion-from-food-stamps.html?_r=0

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings/page/thrifty-weekly-menus

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/08/01/337141837/cheap-eats-cookbook-shows-how-to-eat-well-on-a-food-stamp-budget

http://www.budgetbytes.com/2014/09/feeding-america-snap-challenge/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130913215601-25745675-snap-challenge-day-1-prepping-for-the-challenge

In 2012, Newark Mayor Cory Booker too the SNAP challenge when the weekly amount was about $33. http://gothamist.com/2012/12/10/six_days_into_food_stamp_challange.php

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/the-snap-challenge-the-claim-that-food-stamp-recipients-get-by-on-450-a-day/2013/06/19/110f6b14-d925-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_blog.html

http://site.foodshare.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_movement_education_snapchallenge_menu

https://simplethrift.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/lesson-658-ub-snap-challenge-heres-is-my-grocery-list/

http://cookforgood.com/blog/2013/11/12/shopping-list-for-both-weeks-of-snapcut-challenge-up.html

http://ournewlifeinthecountry.blogspot.co.uk/p/live-below-line-2015.html

http://www.thekitchn.com/what-its-really-like-to-cook-on-a-food-stamp-budget-220862

http://cindybrick.blogspot.com/2013/10/groceries-on-30-week.html

http://moneysavingmom.com/2012/04/is-it-possible-to-survive-on-a-30-per-week-grocery-budget.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/snap-challenge-2015-4?op=1/#y-1--a-routine-breakfast-8

I used to love this blog.... 

https://thirtyaweek.wordpress.com/

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/03/29/killing-your-1000-grocery-bill/

When to get yout veg
http://www.vox.com/2016/3/11/11200834/buy-seasonal-produce-fruits-vegetables
Chart
http://lifehacker.com/this-chart-tells-you-the-best-months-to-buy-any-vegetab-1777518611

Doesn't this look like Tiamat
http://gizmodo.com/theres-a-new-dwarf-planet-far-beyond-plutos-orbit-1783452030?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socilflow

Walks
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/its-not-hiking-the-patient-practice-of-long-distance-walking?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

Interview with Peter Hoffman....the end of an era
http://ny.eater.com/2016/7/15/12189278/peter-hoffman-savoy-back-forty-interview

This guy blogged the best route to all lower 48 national parks
http://www.randalolson.com/2016/07/30/the-optimal-u-s-national-parks-centennial-road-trip/

Interview with Werner Herzog
http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/werner-herzog-interview-master-class-1201706508/
He's teaching an online course in filmmaking.

Scared is scared video
https://vimeo.com/58659769

Summer camp for adults.....oh boy
https://www.buzzfeed.com/scaachikoul/i-went-to-a-summer-camp-for-adults-and-it-got-weird?utm_term=.wy453VN1oK#.qfbB7ELze4

100 foods dr oz wants us to eat
http://www.doctoroz.com/article/100-foods-dr-oz-wants-your-shopping-cart?sp_rid=Mjg1MjE5NTU5S0&sp_mid=2013391#comments

Eliminate the negative
http://www.popsugar.com/smart-living/What-Elimination-Diet-41978645

Something for everybody
http://www.homemadehomeideas.com/84-tutorials-to-help-you-become-more-self-sufficient/

I would like to do some yoga......simple stuff.
http://theheartysoul.com/10-yoga-fat-burning-moves/

Recipes

Working on an oatmeal bar

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-easy-3-ingredient-energy-bars-at-home-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-184306

http://thesocialhome.blogspot.com/2013/01/healthy-home-super-easy-healthy-snack.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/FYcbD+(The+Social+Home)&m=1

https://smittenkitchen.com/2010/02/thick-chewy-granola-bars/

http://www.inspiredtaste.net/21462/soft-and-chewy-granola-bars-recipe/

http://eating-made-easy.com/cranberry-coconut-granola/

oooo, lost a few hours to oatcakes

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2014/aug/27/how-to-cook-perfect-oatcakes-recipe

Links 9/4/2016 from 6/6/2016

We have to take away the stigma of mental illness.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/local/wp/2016/06/01/unwell-and-unashamed/?tid=pm_local_pop_b

Haven't been able to read this article on the pineal gland; I'll keep it here til I get a chance.
http://www.wakingtimes.com/2016/04/11/mysteries-pineal-gland-ignored-mainstream-science-research/

Want to listen to Donovan Livingston's speech
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/this-harvard-graduates-powerful-speech-is-bringing-people-to?bffbmain&utm_term=.ecOA3Xgl8#.uh69ZDv5w
"Light up the world with your luminous allure".

Of course the beautiful Manger
http://mimithorisson.com/

Refinery 29 article are always so engaging and beautiful.
http://www.refinery29.com/2016/06/112974/ramadan-muslim-beliefs-syrian-immigrant

This is an interesting story; would love to research more about them.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-married-woman-who-kept-her-lover-in-the-attic?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page

Eat for a week on $12 a day
http://www.refinery29.com/delicious-cheap-meals#slide-1

Another awesome article from Allison Robicelli; we're gonna miss them.
http://food52.com/blog/17050-in-sickness-in-health-in-white-castle

Minnesota State starvation experiment
http://www.refinery29.com/minnesota-starvation-experiment

6/1/2016 Links

Can't stop reading about hoarding.
http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/collyer_brothers_history_hoarding

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/nyregion/kevin-mccrary-a-hoarder-faces-a-deadline-to-pack-up-and-move-out.html?_r=0

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/12/15/let-go

Slideshow with the 3-4 day dinner meal plan for $20
http://www.refinery29.com/cheap-grocery-bag-meal-planning#slide

I love this guy who stacks rocks.....it's kind of amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFZdZ5igtwI

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-dos-donts-of-growing-mint-147458

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/26/after-tens-of-thousands-of-pigeons-vanish-one-comes-back/

women only residences; can't believe there's any left. the webster house
http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/go_inside_the_webster_apartments_one_of_the_city_s_few_remaining_women_only_residences
and another one
http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/03/why-i-live-in-an-all-women-boardinghouse.html

We have a couple of neighbors who store their trash outside of their door when it gets too stinky inside.
http://streeteasy.com/blog/turf-wars-storing-personal-items-in-your-buildings-common-hall/
we hate it

another pipe bookshelf.......I may have posted this once already.
http://www.the-brick-house.com/2009/09/shelving-unit/

cookie cutters
http://www.fancyflours.com/product/Brigitte-Message-on-a-Cookie-Text-Stamp-Cutter-Set/Birthday-themed-cookie-cutters

I've never had any of these Trader Joe's products on this list but I want at least half.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/the-best-trader-joes-snacks-period/ss-BBpbgmJ#image=1

NYT article on cover crops; how they went out of fashion and are now coming back.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/business/cover-crops-a-farming-revolution-with-deep-roots-in-the-past.html?smid=fb-share&referer=https://m.facebook.com/&_r=0

I like this feature on Refinery
http://www.refinery29.com/money-diary-fashion-photographer-new-york
Here's another one
http://www.refinery29.com/money-diary-cpa-finance-budget
eh, some are better than others

http://gizmodo.com/swarms-of-octopus-are-taking-over-the-world-s-oceans-1777790453

recipes
I wanna make these and know how they're different from Bunuelos
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-po-de-queijo-brazilian-cheese-bread-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-176118

http://www.bestfoodbook.com/2014/07/sweet-potato-corn-cakes-with-garlic.html

http://www.athoughtforfood.net/blog/2016/3/20/bulgur-salad-with-marinated-feta

Week ending 3/4/2015

A NY Times article about overcrowding in NYC.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/nyregion/overcrowding-worsens-in-new-york-as-working-families-double-up.html?src=recg&_r=0
and Scott Stringer's report
http://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/Hidden_Households.pdf

I want to go to Holi celebrations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

These kid stories are pretty creepy
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2016/02/24/creepy-things-kids-say-21-stories/

I love this article and wish I was able to remember everything.

http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plans/easy/five-fab-garden-plans/

My friend and I used to take walks through the Rambles; I might know some of these birds personally.

http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/urban_hawks/

Why do I love beans so much. Here are some great looking black bean recipes

http://frugalitygal.com/2016/01/black-bean-dinner-recipes.html

My local.

http://hellskitchennyc.blogspot.com/?m=1

Oh Thich Nhat Hanh you're the greatest

https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/9074.Th_ch_Nh_t_H_nh

Mapping the bacteria in NYC subways

http://graphics.wsj.com/patho-map/?sel=stn_309

I enjoy reading articles about air bnb....the disasters, the lawsuits, the successes.

http://www.brickunderground.com/blog/2011/09/i_live_almost_rent_free_thanks_to_airbnb

These are always shocking

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/fascinating-graphic-shows-who-owns-all-the-major-brands-1599537576




 A couple of articles I haven't had a chance to read but would really like to.
http://neurosciencenews.com/microbes-alzheimers-neurology-3826/

http://www.naturalnews.com/053177_ginger_chemotherapy_cancer_cells.html#

https://www.cinema5d.com/film-color-schemes-cinematic-color-design/

1.19.16 links from phone

Here's some links from my phone. Some are links from other people and some are links from those links. Most of them where worth holding on to.

Japan's suicide Forrest
http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=73288

Good interview with Wendell Berry
http://www.newsoutherner.com/Wendell_Berry_interview.htm

I would love to make these sticky buns.
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2015/02/pecan-sticky-buns-news/

Five people get their gut biome read....really cool article about the bacteria that make us who we are.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3405567/Do-bug-tum-makes-Bacteria-gut-reveal-astonishing-secrets-health.html

Speaking of gut biome even the government is thinking about it.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/31/us-army-seeks-volunteers-for-3-week-mre-only-diet-/


Soylent
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/soylent-how-i-stopped-eating-for-30-days

https://www.reddit.com/r/soylent/comments/40eq9r/how_much_of_your_diet_does_soylent_make_up/

Strange things famous people said when dying.
http://www.looper.com/4183/famous-people-said-strange-things-death/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_832585

How to store your groceries. I will keep this handy.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/how-to-store-your-groceries#.khNw3ypjX7

Need to do a little more research but
There's a new movie theater in bushwick for 3 dollars a show. Opened with close encounters. The have food that looks good. It's called Syndicated. I wanna take Woody.