It’s cold here.  (Like, really cold.) It’s so cold that it’s possible some mornings I turn the oven on before I even turn the coffee maker on. Just kidding.  (Let’s not get ridiculous.) But it’s true that it’s cold, and it’s also true that cooking in the morning is a great way to warm up …
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Cauliflower is not one of those vegetables I get really giddy about. I mean, I like cauliflower and all – but you won’t see me running to the produce section while shouting and hip-hip-hooray-ing with my arms flailing above my head like a wild woman when I see that cauliflower is on sale. I’m probably …
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Nothing Beets Soup

January 17th, 2013 | Posted by Alison Spath in Vegetable Lovin' - (12 Comments)

Last weekend I went out to dinner with some girlfriends, it was my first evening out on the town since Kaz was born and it was glorious. There was wine. There was dessert. There were no children. There was beet soup. When perusing the menu for our first course, I couldn’t decide between the Beet …
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No Bake Grain Free Granola

December 30th, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (4 Comments)

I make Lisa’s peanut butter coconut oil cups all the time, they have become a fast favorite around here. (Have you tried these yet?  You need to get on it!) Once they’re made, they are a quick, easy, satisfying snack – I love to pop one before a run (sort of like a direct fuel …
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It’s sort of a bummer that I read Deep Nutrition just as the holiday season was descending upon us. A bummer in terms of writing blog posts, anyway. I can’t come here and write about eating fewer refined carbs smack dab in the middle of the sugariest, sweetest time of the year.  Nobody wants to …
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Simply Banana Bread

November 4th, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Breakfast - (10 Comments)

I made these dark and early one morning while everyone was still snoozing, they were ready just in time for breakfast. Served with a side of Yahtzee, our favorite new thing to do at the kitchen table.
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Project Weight Loss: Week 4

October 19th, 2012 | Posted by Alison Spath in Weight Loss - (6 Comments)

Today’s the end of Week 4 of my little Project Weight Loss here, and not much has changed from last week to this week. Last week I weighed in at 143.8, today I weighed in at 143.6 Even if it’s not a lot of progress, it’s still progress.  I’ll take what I can get!  Today …
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Let Them Eat Cake

March 20th, 2011 | Posted by Alison Spath in Parenting - (11 Comments)

I’d love to be able to tell you that my kids are vegetable chow hounds. I have blog with “vegetables” and “kids” in the tag line after all, shouldn’t it follow that I get to tell tales of my little posse begging for broccoli, beans and beets? Shouldn’t I be writing posts about how easy …
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CSA = Community Supported Agriculture.  (Not “Can’t Stand Alison”, thankyouverymuch.) If this acronym is new to you, in short – a CSA is an opportunity for you, the consumer, to get your produce direct from a local farmer.  Find a farm that offers CSA memberships and you can buy a share of their crops for …
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I’ve written casually about my favorite way to make Brussels sprouts before, but now I feel that this vegetable dish deserves an official post of its own because: 1.  I make them all the time and have therefore seriously improved my method 2.  I want to flesh out each step that goes into preparing Brussels …
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