happy hippie granola

Two oft-confused slang terms are hippie and granola. While I giggle and agree with a lot of Urban Dictionary definitions, I think the most importance difference is simple: hippies are dirty, granola is delicious. Granola is also so simple to make at home. It’s a good pantry-buster and a great snack. A few articles I’ve […]

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taking the real food challenge

A little over a week ago, Kris from A Small Life talked about a “Real Food Challenge.” I checked out the link and pondered the idea. After seeing Food, Inc. I talked to my husband about his thoughts, and we agreed to aim for more organic, local, and seasonal foods in our home. With veggies from […]

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"peter kitten," with apologies to beatrix potter

Once upon a time there were two little Kittens, and their names were– Ninja Lou and Artemis Wetherby Jones. They lived with their Mother in an apartment, underneath the shade of a very big gum-tree. “Now, my dears,” said their mother one morning, “you may go into the bedroom or under the table, but don’t […]

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the kitchen reader: it ain’t all about the cookin’

On a bit of a whim a few weeks ago, I decided to join The Kitchen Reader, an online book club for food bloggers. Each month we read a food-related book, then each member posts their review on their blog on the last day of the month. What I enjoy about book clubs is the […]

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quick pasta with greens and beans

I’m working on more “everyday foods” posts, but it’s a little more challenging than I anticipated! You would think it would be easier, as it’s sort of what I eat… everyday. Hence, “everyday foods.” Right? Right. The problem is that I either forget to take photos, or if I do take photos, I barely remember […]

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spring seeds

Remember these? Now they’re these: I used a small flat that used to hold some snapdragons to plant my tomato seeds. It’s still a little cool, so they’re living on my kitchen counter until it warms up and they’re big enough to harden and move outside. Because of the short growing season in Minnesota, I’ve […]

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late-night burrito bowls

A few nights ago I picked up my husband after a 14-hour work day. He was, unsurprisingly, exhausted and it had been a long time since his last meal. Briefly, I toyed with the idea of stopping at the 24-hour drive-through taco stand down the street, but greasy food didn’t appeal. What could I make […]

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lemon curd tart with olive oil (gluten-free!)

My husband works a lot of evening and weekend shifts. Every once in a while I will be at home and suddenly realize that it’s Saturday night and that perhaps I am lame for not being out or having plans. If it was a Wednesday somehow it’s not that bad, but those weekend evenings sometimes […]

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picnic-perfect chickpea salad sandwich

As a longtime vegetarian, sandwiches have never been a staple food for me. Yes, there are countless variations of veggies and cheese between slices of bread, but they still make a veggie-and-cheese sandwich. When that’s your only option, it’s not that exciting. In the summer I’ll never turn down the caprese combo of ripe tomatoes, […]

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begging the question

So after thinking about why you DO cook, what about those who don’t? Why DON’T you cook? There are times we eat out, absolutely, and my husband would be perfectly happy if I told him I wasn’t going to buy groceries and he had to subsist on Chipotle and In-and-Out burgers, but usually, I cook. […]

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