Sunday Supper at the Public House
Good food, nice atmosphere, too pricy without a couponThe Mr. and I used a Living Social voucher at the Public House this morning. It was our first time there. The price was right for parking--the...
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What do you mean you're not my mini-me???
See the Cicadas?Living my idea of the good life is sometimes complicated by the awful truth that my daughter doesn't always want to do what I want to do. (Can you imagine??) I was terribly proud of...
View ArticleThanks, Twitter!
I'm just starting out as a blogger, so I was delighted to see Real Simple's tweet about a blogger contest today. I'm always getting great leads like that through Twitter, and I could definitely follow...
View ArticleBeauty in the Details
I recently visited Guatemala for the first time. There, on the walls of a little boutique my husband found in Antigua, were some works of art that absolutely fascinated me. A photographer had taken...
View ArticleDrive
Did you honk your horn in support of Saudi women's right to drive this month? Their cause has really captured my imagination. I once drove 1,000 miles with my baby daughter, my cat, and as much as I...
View ArticleFighting procrastination--like fighting plaque???
I'm making some huge, positive, and exciting changes in my life right now...slowly. And inconsistently. You see, when I feel unsure or overwhelmed, I tend to procrastinate. So my progress comes in fits...
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Here We Go Again | 2012 Budget Debate Targets Public Broadcasting
When I was being trained as an educator, we were asked to write our educational philosophy, a mission statement for how we viewed education and what we wanted to accomplish as educators. I started mine...
View ArticleQuick Stuffed Peppers and Roast Potatoes
New city, new home, new fridge...it's time to start cooking! The little one and I just moved cross country to set up house with the Mr., and for the first couple weeks, we were sans fridge. I do love...
View ArticleForgiveness
My stepmother, a rabbi, started a project on forgiveness leading up to the Jewish High Holy Days, a time during which Jews seek forgiveness and seek to forgive others. She asked me (among others) to...
View ArticleTraditional Skin Care Giveaway!
Slowly but surely, I've been removing toxins from my home, from food to cleaning products to personal hygiene. It's addictive. I get this thrill of power when I take back control over what I put in,...
View ArticleChallenge: 60 posts in 60 days
One of my favorite blogs, Cheeseslave, has laid down the gauntlet: can fellow bloggers commit to crafting 60 posts in 60 days? To that, I can give a resounding "I don't know!" Heh. But I'll certainly...
View ArticleOkay, Universe. I hear you.
I feel comfortable and confident with the choices I have made towards leading a simpler, more connected, and more sustainable life. But I grew up much more conventionally, and sometimes I let myself...
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Diving back in
Today was all about getting back into my routines and reclaiming my home and kitchen. It's a slow process. At least my morning "smoker's cough" seems to be on its way out. I've been unusually sickly...
View ArticleDetergent Opera
To use the dishwasher or not to use the dishwasher, that is the question. I reaaaally hope the answer is "to use it". I'm grateful our apartment came with a dishwasher (I've gone without), but it's so...
View ArticleInternet brain
I really enjoy reading the transcripts of Chris Kresser's Revolution Health Radio podcast. One of the things he talked about in his latest episode is the phenomenon of "Internet brain": basically, the...
View ArticleFreezer Cuisine Part 1
In the interest of tightening my budget's belt, I'm trying to put off grocery shopping for as long as I can. I've gotten too dependent on quick -- but more expensive -- animal protein, so it's time to...
View ArticleFreezer Cuisine Part 2
You're just dying to find out what I did with my lentils and bulgur after soaking them, aren't you? Well, I won't keep you in suspense any longer.MujadaraWith one half of the lentils I soaked, I made...
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10 Signs You May Be a Real Foodie
10. You find your cleaning products in your pantry. And your beauty products. And your medicine. 9. You get upset when recipes tell you to "discard" something. 8. You wish your refrigerator had more...
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Freezer Cuisine Part 3
This is the third, and possibly last, look at what I did with all the stuff I pulled out of my freezer several days ago. I will be glad to talk about something else in my next post, because I can't...
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I'm not just eating for one...
Michael Pollan was on Science Friday a while back getting the word out about his new book, Cooked, and how what we do to our food is almost as important as what our food is. Here was one of my favorite...
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