A friend just pointed out this link, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive. It’s pretty fascinating stuff, excerpted from Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive, by Noah Goldstein, Steve Martin, and Robert Cialdini. Some of it’s psychological research done for advertisers, other from more general psychological studies. these are the kinds of things advertisers…

I feel like I failed my farmer’s market this week.  One of the growers showed up with the most tender early summer squash–neon golden zucchini, green “regular” zucchini, yellow squash, and more.  I was overcome with excitement, as I am whenever I see the year’s “first” of anything.  But all I walked away with was…

Last night I met people who work on a newish online section from the New York Times, Recipes for Health. It’s lovingly put together by devout foodies and divided up by main ingredients. They have some slideshows of recipes by kind, like this deeelish-looking salad recipe collection. This roasted beet-yogurt salad in particular is calling my…

Fresh Living is on Beliefnet’s homepage today, with a gallery of tips for keeping a positive attitude even during the high-stress process of moving into a new home.  From the intro: “If you’re moving, you have my simultaneous congratulations and sympathies.  Despite the excitement of starting fresh in a new home, the process of getting all…

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