What to Do With a Pumpkin

October 16th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Vegetable Lovin' - (8 Comments)

(Alternate – and perhaps more catchy? – Title: The One Where I Show You My Underwear) (Took me a minute to decide.) So! White bean blondies aren’t the only thing you can bake to heat up your kitchen. Pumpkins are good for that too, especially first thing in the morning. This pumpkin showed up in …
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What Did You Learn Today?

October 13th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (5 Comments)

I don’t know about you, but we learned how to ride the bus. Crazy, no? We’ve only lived here for nearly two years now. Did you know that Google Maps makes it EXTREMELY easy to figure out how to get from Point A to Point B on the bus? Yet another thing I learned today! …
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Life is settling back into a post-marathon norm around here. I spent much of today getting caught up on all things food and laundry now that I’m hobbling around a little bit less and taking the stairs slightly faster than yesterday. Or at the very least I’m not doing the “step up with my right …
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What Kind of Day?

October 2nd, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (1 Comments)

I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but it’s A Cold, Wet and Dreary kind of day here. Or maybe A Soup, Sandwich and Writing on Your Bread with Mustard kind of day? Yeah, I like that kind of day much better. So I guess that means we better make some …
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I See Blue Circles

September 28th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (1 Comments)

My kids love frozen blueberries. Both of them. Even the little one. They snack on them straight from the freezer and then force me to look at their blue stained lips for about three hours until the color wears off, or until I can’t take it anymore and pin them to the ground for a …
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Kale Chips

September 22nd, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Vegetable Lovin' - (3 Comments)

Today at CSA pick up we were told, “We have TONS of Kale – don’t be shy!” Well you’re in luck!  I am not shy. So ummm, yeah.  After I saw just how much kale I actually brought home, I then saw two options – Option A: move through a serious amount of kale in …
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Retrace Your Steps

September 14th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Lunch - (5 Comments)

Have you ever found yourself eating a grilled hummus and coleslaw sandwich for lunch and wondered how on earth such a concoction happened to land on your plate? Oh right, I think it started because I was making soup. Soup that began with potatoes. And then some beans were added too. And then Bean and …
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Ratatouille: Revisited

August 25th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Dinner Time - (10 Comments)

I’ve been waiting and waiting for eggplant to show up in the CSA share this summer so I could make Ratatouille. Finally, the good word arrived in my inbox yesterday. (more peaches. did ya catch that?) Well what do you know – this week I’ll be picking up just about everything I need to make …
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We’ve gotten a slew of peaches from the CSA share in recent weeks – more peaches than we can eat. Or really, more peaches than I am currently in the mood to eat. Don’t get me wrong – summer peaches are fabulous. But frankly, I am peached out. I’ve thrown enough Peach Pits into our …
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Whenever I get carrots like this: I feel really cool. Like – That’s right! My carrots are so crunchy granola they still have their crazy green tentacles attached, yo! These greens are like mace for hippies. They protect me as I walk back to my car from CSA pick up. They totally say “Don’t mess …
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