Three Embarrassing Things

HI! This is my new headshot by the wonderful @carabros – what do you think?

I’d like to make one of those “hello meet me I'm Kate posts” which I've never done here on IG. It strikes me that this platform is actually about connecting, isn’t it? Getting that feeling of being a part of it, following along with the lives of others. Wouldn’t that make it very problematic to use this is as a place to pretend to be other than we are?

In the interest of being a real person as a public figure, I’d like to share 3 embarrassing things about me:

1. I peed my pants on a chair in 3rd grade (because I was afraid the teacher wouldn’t let me go pee) and I let another kid sit on it right after me without telling him. Still remember that moment.

2. I’m very defensive when I think I’ve “done something wrong” and this makes me a hard person to confront.

3. I like cafeteria food! It goes back to when my mom worked in a hospital when I was little.

Should I share more?? Look for a series from me in the coming week...anything you are wondering? Please comment below. I may or may not tell you : )

Baked Apple Madness!

OMG, this is such a favorite, people show up at my house with bags of apples and hopeful smiles. It comes together quickly and is a balanced meal unto itself while following the “rules” about combining fruit with food. Believe me, you, if I eat baked apples with nuts and oats and all kinds of crazy fillings, I will be a hot air balloon. Thus, I made this recipe. Personally, I eat them alone and not as a dessert (again- the wind!) Fruits and fruits alone. Let me know if you make these and please give me a story about sharing it!

4 large apples, cored
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup raisins
4 dried figs, finely chopped
2 dried apricots or dates, finely chopped
3 tsp sweet spice mix
1 cup apple juice, cider, or water
16 whole cloves, for decorating the apples
4 tsp honey, optional for garnish

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix all the filling ingredients together in a bowl and let them soak while you core the apples.
Pierce each apple with four cloves (for flavor and decoration). Place the apples side by side in an 8x8 baking dish.
Spoon the filling into the cored apples, letting some sit on top of apples. Pour remaining juices over top and into the pan.
Bake for 25 minutes or until very tender. For added flavor, you can “baste” the apples by spooning some of the liquid from the bottom of the pan over the apples part way through cooking.

Note to self: if you don’t get bloated when you mix fruits and foods, don’t worry about it. Just don’t do it every day. Questions? I’ll bet you do. Post ‘em in the comments.

Should skinny people do a cleanse?

Knowing when to introduce building qualities and when to introduce reducing ones makes all the difference. One must be strong enough to cleanse without creating a deficiency in the tissues. A person with zero body fat should not lose weight in the name of a seasonal health regimen.

For this person, undertaking a cleanse might look like not eating junk food, and eating only foods that nourish the body. This allows a clean-up to go on. But it also requires a focus on nourishment, and preparation of good food, possibly more than three times daily. Cooking, grocery shopping, sitting down, and eating.