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Spring!

It is spring, my favorite season of the year. So much potential. So much excitement. So many new beginnings. More than at New Year’s, I find myself coming up with resolutions to do better, be more focused, use my energy in more productive ways, and to find happiness in everyday moments. This winter has beenContinue reading “Spring!”

A Ratatouille of Sorts

My last post was based off of another person’s recipe. This post is based off of another person’s recipe. Apparently, I’ve been more into reading recipes than I have been into whipping up original creations lately. That said, this ratatouille feels like the answer for every overzealous gardener who finds him/herself with an abundance ofContinue reading “A Ratatouille of Sorts”

Swiss Chard Rolls

The recipe I want to share with you all today is not my original recipe; it is stolen, but it makes such a delicious and healthy product that I feel compelled to write about it. And it was “stolen” from our CSA newsletter, which makes me feel a little bit more okay with my almost-recipe-plagiarism.Continue reading “Swiss Chard Rolls”

Barbacoa, Take Three

I have been on somewhat of an unintentional blogging hiatus. Work and life sped up, and blogging took a backseat. This Memorial Day weekend’s barbacoa rejuvenated me in more ways than one, and I’ve revived my writer’s bug. There exists nothing quite like a day of cooking with people whom you love to get theContinue reading “Barbacoa, Take Three”

Date Balls

Yesterday, in my blog post about chocolate-covered peanut butter balls, I mentioned that I don’t get too into baking for the holidays. Yet, here I am, about to write about another holiday sweet. Today’s delight is a bit healthier. It’s entirely vegan and raw. I’m writing about date balls! Medjool dates arrive to our houseContinue reading “Date Balls”

Peanut Butter Balls: A Yummy Tradition

We don’t get too into making Christmas cookies here at our house. There is an annual tradition in our extended family for all the ladies to get together a few weeks before Christmas and turn the kitchen into a bakery, so the family as a whole is plenty stocked come Christmas Eve. However, here atContinue reading “Peanut Butter Balls: A Yummy Tradition”

Squash Curry

Something that I make quite often is Squash Curry. It’s so simple, and doubling the recipe makes it great for potlucks or packed lunches. Plus, between our gardens and our CSA box, we usually have squash growing out of not only our ears, but our toes and nostrils too. Ingredients:1.5 lbs. of cubed squash1 14-ozContinue reading “Squash Curry”

An Under-the-Weather Thanksgiving Weekend

All of our plans after a family Thanksgiving on Thursday have been thwarted by illnesses. Bright and early Friday morning, we realized we’d have to cancel my family Thanksgiving, and by last night, it became clear any plans of Christmas-tree shopping or friendly gatherings at our place would have to be postponed. So much forContinue reading “An Under-the-Weather Thanksgiving Weekend”

Garlic Planting

A bed of garlic deliciousness Today, this year’s saved garlic cloves are resting snugly in the ground, covered by chicken litter and leaves. Looking back, we increase the number of plantings by about 10-20 each year.In 2008, we planted 8. In 2009, we planted 26. In 2010, we planted 45. In 2011, we planted 64Continue reading “Garlic Planting”

Stuff…and stuff

Over the past week, I’ve heard a common theme in a variety of non-similar situations from crowds who seemingly have not much in common. Maybe as the holiday season picks up or as I find myself locked into a maddening schedule of commitments, I am just more intune. But the ever-present idea that I heardContinue reading “Stuff…and stuff”