plum cake

I didn’t like plums as a kid. My sister did, but I turned up my nose. Not remembering what they actually taste like, I didn’t know if it was a childhood dislike that I would outgrow, or if I just don’t like plums. Then I saw Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for plum kuchen and immediately bought […]

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pantry-buster pasta

As you may recall, we’re moving soon. In addition to packing, we are also trying to get rid of a lot of stuff. Most of it is stuff that ended up in the closet and we forgot about it. Some of it is food. Since we confirmed the move, I have been trying to only […]

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new toy

My new baby. And entourage. I’ve barely played with it at all as it just came home with me this afternoon. When you buy a DSLR, you get a free class at National Camera Exchange, so I will hopefully take advantage of that opportunity to actually learn to use my shiny new camera. I’m really […]

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home cooking

Interesting articles about food: Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch by Michael Pollan Is the Recession Boosting Home Cooking? [Not Yet] by Mark Bittman Food as a Feminist Act by Katie from The World as Meditation The latter two articles reference the former. First, Michael Pollan talks about the new movie Julie & Julia, […]

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garden update, july 27

My red bell pepper is just starting to barely blush pink. My Roma tomatoes are doing well while the Early Girl is producing too few delicious fruits. I may have pruned a bit over-zealously early on. Whoops. While my jalapenos are also doing great, the other two red peppers are still fighting aphids. I finally […]

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packing, day 1

With my husband scheduled to start his new job in three weeks, we decided to tackle some packing yesterday. Packing, of course, is an involved process which involves multiple steps of sorting, filing, cleaning, and organizing before anything even goes in a box. We decided to start with our enormous storage closet which we knew […]

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my mama loves me

This is on its way to me! Bandha Dress from Patagonia Another item I kind of love? This skirt from Dorothy Perkins (via Outblush). Considering how much time I spent putting away laundry yesterday, I can tell you that I do not need this, despite the fact that it is adorable. I also spent some […]

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new! news!

Did you notice the new layout? If you’re reading from the RSS feed, you might want to click over and check it out! Shiny! Ooh, ahh! Also fun and new: recipe index. I will attempt to keep it up to date and add more categories as needed! Last but not least, NEWS! I will have […]

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whole wheat bread, take 2

This is the bread that broke my poor mixer. Sniff sniff. Good thing it’s yummy. It’s actually the same recipe as the Honey Whole Wheat Bread from last week, but… I ran out of honey. I didn’t have 1/4 cup of maple syrup (or gold coins, which are close in value if not in sugar […]

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summer salads

Greek salad not for you? Try one of these: Bún Chay (Vietnamese Vegetarian Noodle Salad) from TheKitchn Carrot, Dill & White Bean Salad from 101 Cookbooks Dill Cucumber Salad from fresh365 Strawberry-Arugula Salad with Ricotta Topping from TheKitchn None of those appeal? The NYTimes Mark Bittman has 101 Salads to choose from, many of which […]

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