health coaching update

I’m finally feeling caught up on posting some actual food on my food blog. So the perfect segue from the cookies and booze I just posted is health coaching news, right? Right. My health coaching program is already half over! It’s hard to believe how fast it’s gone by and how much we’ve covered. I’ve […]

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festive homemade cranberry holiday liqueur

If you’re thinking of homemade holiday gifts, this is a fun and festive option. It involves the seasonally appropriate ingredients of cranberries (pretty!) and alcohol (coping mechanism!) to power through the holiday season. You’ll need: cranberries, vodka, sugar, water, and jars. I made a double batch which was way more than we needed since we […]

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if you give a cat a cookie

A few days I wanted a cookie. The obvious solution was to make cookies, and I did. It wasn’t a major sugar craving, I just wanted a lightly sweetened something. It wasn’t a time for chunky chocolate or hearty oatmeal or zesty gingersnaps, it was an occasion for something light and buttery. These almond crisps […]

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new food friday 11.19.10

It’s Friday again, and that means new food! Hello, pomegranate. While driving through the central valley of California on our road trip we saw a lot of pomegranates. According to Wikipedia, pomegranates are fruit-bearing deciduous shrubs first brought to California by the Spanish in 1769. Gracias. I’ve eaten pomegranate seeds (or “arils” as they are […]

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csa share 11/18/10

I’m really enjoying our new CSA pick-up location. It’s just over half a mile to the farmer’s market, so we take the opportunity to walk over to get our share every other week. We’ve also been stocking up on fruit for snacking. We grabbed a few tomatoes, probably one of the last times we’ll see […]

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variations on a taco

We were trading dinner ideas back and forth the other night (always the optimist, the Veggie-Hating Husband usually starts by suggesting mac ‘n’ cheese) when I came up with an idea I pitched as “Greek tacos.” The idea started with chickpea salad, but the phrase “chickpea salad” does not inspire much confidence in my spouse […]

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another pizza luce knock-off: garlic mashed potato pizza

When is Pizza Luce going to open a San Diego location? I guarantee there is a market out here. Namely, us. Until that happy day arrives I will continue to knock off our favorite menu items. For my first attempt, we had The Rustler BBQ mock duck pizza. Now I bring you my favorite pizza […]

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… and the winner is …

This giveaway was so fun! That you all for entering, I love all the recipes you suggested. Maybe I should do this again in the spring or summer and see what response I get. All the recipes this time are for warm, delicious, grounding fall foods. In no particular order, here are all your wonderful […]

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the thistle that almost destroyed our marriage

A few years ago I spotted an artful heap of beautiful in-season artichokes at the grocery store. I pointed them out to my husband who asked, “Do you want to get some?” My face lit up at his interest. I love artichokes. He held a produce bag for me as I carefully selected two beautiful […]

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sunny saturday

How is your weekend going so far? A foot of snow fell in Minnesota last night and today, but here in SoCal we had clear skies for a balmy 78 degree day. Perfect outdoor weather, and we took advantage of it. I should get a few posts out of the day’s activities for sure. Speaking […]

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