kahlua cupcakes with chocolate mousse frosting

A few nights ago I needed a chocolate cupcake. This was no pedestrian thought sauntering along the crosswalk of my mind, but a New York sidewalk-pounding commuter thought directly en route to my brain where it would lodge itself firmly until mollified, cake in hand. That may not sound unusual to you, but chocolate isn’t […]

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a trip to the north park farmer's market

I have the attention span of a gnat lately — photos unedited, notes scrawled on scrap paper for recipe ideas, a half-finished video, four emails in my saved drafts folder. Each project tempts me down a winding path of more ooh shiny! topics and distractions. So many exciting things to do! Blogging has turned into […]

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csa share 05/05/11

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I had planned to share a fiesta meal with you, but the day got away from me and suddenly it was CSA time. Luckily, Mexican food is delicious every day of the year, and now I have some beautiful produce to share with you. So grab a margarita while you scroll. […]

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kimchi fried rice recipe

When life gives you five quarts of homemade vegetarian kimchi, make kimchi fried rice. That was my cousin’s unsympathetic suggestion when I was attempting to complain about my overabundance of kimchi. She’s always telling me how she goes out for amazing Korean vegan food. Or is it vegan Korean food? She’s neither vegan nor Korean, […]

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weekend in brief and the cookbook winner!

Happy May Day! I’m home from an absolutely fantastic weekend at Camp Blogaway. Highlights of the trip included generous speakers and sponsors, a warm and supportive community, tons of information, and many wonderful people. Though I decided to focus on being truly present with the other people who were there in lieu of taking pictures, […]

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the kitchen reader: my life from scratch

The April selection for The Kitchen Reader book club was My Life from Scratch: A Sweet Journey of Starting Over, One Cake at a Time by Gesine Bullock-Prado chosen by Shelley of My Little Chickadees. I actually got this book for Christmas and read it a few months ago. First I have to profess my […]

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vegetarian kimchi recipe: too much of a good thing?

The feedback on my blogoversary + giveaway post is amazing! Have you entered yet? I promised Korean food, and Korean food you shall have! What better introduction to Korean food is there than kimchi? Kimchi (also spelled “kimchee”) is often referred to as “Korean sauerkraut.” Sauerkraut: a smelly mystery jar always lurking in the door […]

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happy blogoversary t(w)o me

Back in April 2009 in a fit of boredom and naive optimism I started this blog. Here we are two years, 480 posts, and 46,000 visitors later. While the focus of the blog has changed (like I actually decided on one), I’m happy with how far it has come. I’ve made some wonderful blogging and […]

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csa share 04/21/11

After an overcast morning spent at the computer, I was happy the sun came out right about the time I needed to head to the farmer’s market to pick up our CSA share. It counts as my workout for the day since I walked and carried all the veggies home myself, right? The market was […]

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Give Me Five Minutes and I’ll Give You a Workout

“I want to work out regularly, but I just don’t have time.” Sound familiar? I constantly hear this from clients. Then starts the list of reasons why they can’t even start exercising. Incorporating physical activity into your life doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. If you’re not exercising at all, any level of activity […]

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