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Fruit Shish Kabobs for Breakfast

February 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (6 Comments)

The first thing I need to tell you is that this was not my idea. In fact, I kept trying to change the subject every time it came up, in the hopes that they’d forget all about it. The little one made fruit shish kabobs with a group of her little friends last week.  On … Read more

Just Because You’re Paranoid

November 28th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Short or Sweet - (7 Comments)

A few things to tell you today. One: Banana, kiwi and diced oranges make the best fruit salad. EVER. I want to weep when I look at this simple salad and remember how amazing it was. But then again I weep when the Disney World commercials play on Hulu during The Biggest Loser, so take … Read more

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 … Read more

More Melon Madness

August 18th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Parenting - (8 Comments)

Peas. Coffee. Popsicles. Pajamas. What the heck time is it anyway? Why it’s time for breakfast, of course. What? You don’t eat peas and watermelon for breakfast? Well then you haven’t lived! Actually, it’s time to tell you that this popsicle mold has paid for itself. This is especially true because our neighbor gave it … Read more

I Cut Up a Cantaloupe Today

August 16th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Healthy Habits - (6 Comments)

See? While slicing up that there cantaloupe I got to thinking about Natalia Rose’s line from the The Raw Food Detox Diet about fruit: Eat it alone or leave it alone. Food combining rules say you should eat only eat fruit on empty stomach because when mixed with other foods, it can lead to fermentation, … Read more

Cash Rules Everything

December 5th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Life - (9 Comments)

My camera has seen better days. And no, taking this picture could not wait even a single second for me to take off my hat or jacket. Apparently the front cover of my camera lost its lust for life about a month or so ago.  It’s barely holding on here.  I had to resort to … Read more

Breakfast Cat Calls

November 22nd, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (9 Comments)

We have two cats.  They’ve each had re-occurring guest appearances here before but what about what these cats eat? This is a food blog for crying out loud! Until recently, our cats subsisted on dry cat food alone.  About a thousand years ago we would give them canned cat food sometimes as a “treat” – … Read more

A Jog Down Memory Lane

October 30th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (7 Comments)

On my run this morning I realized it was a year ago today that I embarked on my maiden voyage with my neighborhood running group. Although I guess a year ago today was Halloween, and Halloween is of course tomorrow. So I suppose I really should have written a year ago tomorrow, but the group … Read more

It’s a Phase

July 13th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (6 Comments)

I go through breakfast phases.  Phases where I pretty much eat the same thing day after day after day for weeks on end until one day I wake up in the mood for something different.  This is how it always goes.  I eventually grow tired of the same old, same old, get some new breakfast … Read more

Pushing Up Pansies

June 29th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Morning Craziness - (10 Comments)

Well, it’s that time of year. The time when I start hemming and hawing about what I’m going to train for this summer: the half marathon or the full marathon. Last year I considered running the full marathon again but then bailed mid summer. I instead opted for the half with the excuse that I’d … Read more