Swig of olive oil 1 onion 3 Yukon gold potatoes 2 large carrots 2 celery stalks Garlic Sea salt Bay leaves, thyme, black pepper Veg stock Quick grits Chop the veggies and saute in the olive oil. Add herbs and spices. Cook a bit to mingle flavors. Add veg stock and simmer for 30 mins.Continue reading “Polenta Potatoes”
Tag Archives: Crohn's disease
Fatigue
My thyroids fucked up but I’m too tired to tell you about it
Irritable #4
A year of comics and rumination about chronic illness now available. Email totbchicago@gmail.com for a printable PDF and instructions, or I can send you a copy by snail mail.
Beechwold Salad
For best effect, dance in your kitchen to Joy Division, Closer, during preparation and consumption of the following salad: 2-3 dates, chopped 1/4 c toasted almond 1 avocado, smush it around with the other stuff Some lettuce or other leafy green 1/3 c shredded cabbage 1/2 c garbanzo and/or kidney beans 2 T olive oilContinue reading “Beechwold Salad”
Ginger Snausage Dumplings
My best friend gave me a Dolly Parton sweatshirt. My wardrobe is complete. Ginger Snausage Dumplings 1/4 tube Gimme Lean vegan snausage, pinched into chunks Spoonful of sugar Thumb sized chunk grated ginger Green onions, chopped, to taste 10 wonton wrappers Mix the snausage, ginger, sugar and green onions together in a bowl. Spoon theContinue reading “Ginger Snausage Dumplings”
SAD and Perfect Granola
Seasonal Affective Disorder is this hilarious game you play with your eyeballs and your brain from December to February. You will always lose the game. Eventually you will be completely dead inside and only motivated to get off the couch by money. After 20 years of trying and failing, I have finally perfected homemade granola.Continue reading “SAD and Perfect Granola”
Remission
Sick Days
There is a certain amount of guilt that accompanies taking a sick day. People who are not chronically ill don’t take time off for fatigue. People who are not chronically ill don’t have the innate sense that the return of tell-tale symptoms require rest and self care. Alas, I am chronically ill, and my bodyContinue reading “Sick Days”
Pain Flares
Until I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, pain always had a purpose. Something hurt because I smashed, cut, burned, bruised, or otherwise maimed myself. Then came a new chapter of my life: mysterious pain flares. Inflammatory and Auto-Immune diseases are unique in their ability to inflict random pain on their unwitting victims. Example: I justContinue reading “Pain Flares”
Why Big Pharma is a Disaster for Crohnies
It starts with trauma. Your body is tearing itself apart. You are in extreme pain. You have never been this sick in your life. You can’t think straight, you’re fatigued, the sight of food repulses you, you are violently ill. Under these conditions, you will make the most important decisions of your life: decisions thatContinue reading “Why Big Pharma is a Disaster for Crohnies”
Eating Vegan with Crohn's Disease 