Alisa, Author at What Would Betty Do? - Page 58 of 75

Making My Bike Useful

Written on March 9, 2011 by Alisa.

When I was a kid, I rode my bike everywhere. I walked into Kmart shortly after my 12th birthday, carefully counted out two years’ worth of saved cash from birthdays and Christmases, and walked out with a royal blue ten speed that I adored. No helmet, of course. What kind of tool would have worn […] Read More

Try Something New: Brussels Sprouts

Written on March 7, 2011 by Alisa.

I don’t like Brussels sprouts. The thing is, I don’t know why I don’t like them. They’re part of the cabbage family, like… well, cabbage, but also broccoli and cauliflower. I like all of these veggies, yet I detest the Brussels sprouts. I know, it doesn’t make any sense to me, either. After I started […] Read More

Training: 3 Weeks and Counting

Written on March 6, 2011 by Alisa.

I have 20 days until my first 5K. Twenty. When I first signed up for this race, I had the overconfidence of the halfway decent runner that I was in September 2010. I seem to have forgotten that she was replaced by the lumbering, achy, half-assed runner of March 2011. The Plan Monday: Rest Tuesday: […] Read More

Angel Food Cake

Written on March 4, 2011 by Alisa.

Betty had one dessert specialty, and that was angel food cake. She would bake one for everyone’s birthday, and it was far and away my favorite part of celebrating. On the flip side, her ancient oven often scorched the top, which means that I have a strange affection for overcooked angel food. The cake was […] Read More

The Pot and the Kettle

Written on March 2, 2011 by Alisa.

Recently, Rush Limbaugh opened his big mouth to criticize Michelle Obama as a hypocrite for eating ribs for dinner after a day of skiing. After all, she is the spokesperson for Let’s Move, a program designed to develop healthier kids through better eating habits and more exercise. “The problem is – and dare I say […] Read More

What’s In Season? March

Written on March 1, 2011 by Alisa.

In California, March is when we start to teeter on the edge of Spring. It taunts us. Market sellers hawk the first strawberries, but you know that they’re no better-tasting than the ones from the supermarket because they’re not yet offering samples; samples and Spring officially kick off in April. Towards the end of the […] Read More

Try Something New: Wing-It Red Beans and Rice

Written on February 28, 2011 by Alisa.

I read Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food again, and I wanted to try more recipes with dried beans (an ingredient that I often struggle with), whole grains and minimal meat. I read several recipes for red beans and rice, but none of them felt right. Plus, I couldn’t get a ham hock to save […] Read More

Training: Paging Dr. House

Written on February 27, 2011 by Alisa.

I’ve come to the realization that I’ll spend an eternity on the elliptical machine if I’m watching TV at the same time. Oh, USA Network, your reruns of House MD keep me going. Ok, maybe it’s because I have a longtime crush on Hugh Laurie’s sense of humor (A Bit of Fry and Laurie, anyone?), […] Read More

No-Knead Bread

Written on February 25, 2011 by Alisa.

I love bread. I don’t really have words for how much I love bread. And there’s little in the world that can beat fresh, warm bread, right from your own oven. Last winter, I tried a variety of no-knead bread recipes. Here are the two winners; the first recipe requires prepping the dough a day […] Read More

New Fertility Options for Oncology Patients

Written on February 23, 2011 by Alisa.

Last year, when training with Team in Training, I heard more than a few stories about the fertility worries of leukemia and lymphoma patients. These blood cancers tend to strike at a younger age than many other cancers, making fertility more of an issue, and one that I admit that I’d never really thought about […] Read More

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