My normally over-responsible 16 year-old left his keys & ID at school yesterday after his AP Stats exam, and then forgot to go to his driver's ed lecture in the evening. He felt terrible about both and as recompense, woke up early and made everybody pancakes for breakfast! (He was already forgiven, and he can make up the driver's ed class tonight, but hey, pancakes!)

I endorse pancakes as a coping method.

Sorry about the teenage angst all round.

I would not want to be a teenager again for anything. Yuck.

Other things I don’t want to do: swallow (it hurts), my job (it’s boring), the workout I h e later. Boo Wednesdays are the worst. Not yet close to the weekend.

and has a crisis brewing in ceramics, as the kiln fires tomorrow and he is not finished

I'm familiar with that stressor! The one good thing about the abrupt end of the baseball season is that Matilda is catching up with her ceramics.

A whole cohort of Buffista babies are nearing the end of high school!

It's ten days to the Memorial and I have many little tasks to address yet.

New research shows that even a little bit of olive oil a day has a huge benefit in reducing the risk of dementia: [link]

This post brought to you by the broccoli I just made in the microwave with olive oil, salt and Spanish Paprika, topped with parm. Also reheated some chicken thighs with it.

Lean protein and green cruciferous vegetables, now with a spoonful of olive oil.

I'm going to live forever!

I'll probably need some apple cider vinegar, live culture probiotic yogurt, ginger, garlic, local honey and turmeric though.

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

Kale. Ideally sautéed or braised with olive oil and garlic salt. If I go more than a few days without I feel sluggish and gross. Broccoli or spinach can fill the same niche but sometimes now I really crave the texture of kale. Used to be a huge fan of home brewed kombucha (green tea and turbinado sugar) but had to call quits on that when the acid reflux got bad.

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

I think doing 4 years of Food Grad School burned me out of believing in health-foodie things. Other than really boring ones like Everyone's Diet Could Probably Use More Fiber.

I changed my haircolor this morning and have learned, yet again, the humbling lesson of Pastels Are Really Difficult, Jess. I don't *hate* the weird pinkish shade I ended up with, but damnit, I wanted lavender.

This post brought to you by the broccoli I just made in the microwave with olive oil, salt and Spanish Paprika

I roasted broccoli the other night and I usually put garlic on it, but next time I make it, I'm going to try smoked paprika instead of garlic.

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

Fiber is god. [edit] I posted that before I read Jess's post. #TeamFiber

I eat yogurt every day and I have much less reflux. If I finish the cups more often, I feel like my digestion is better, but sometimes in the moment, I ate too many other things. Water with lemon makes water better, but I found out later, it's also really healthy and immune-boosting

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

The various mushrooms that have been found to help bolster immunity and cognition. I can tell when I've missed a few days of my supplements. Which are in the form of powder added to dark cocoa powder and undetectable when I make it into hot cocoa.