project: food budget, weeks 7-10

I think most of the participants in the project skipped posting on Thanksgiving, but since I’m posting bi-weekly, that makes it a whole month since my last update. As I guessed, our food expenditures increased based the amount of people eating at our house. Not only did we add 3 adults and a ravenous 4-year-old, […]

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csa share 12/01/11

It was wonderful to have my family here for Thanksgiving, but it was a new experience to have everyone stay with us. Our large CSA box is usually more than enough food, but we stocked up at the farmers market several times with company in town. It was fun, though, and I had an excuse […]

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scenes from thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving this year was a little different than last year. My husband bought and roasted some turkey legs. Everything else was vegan/dairy-free. Then everyone helped move the table under the window so I could take pictures before we ate. Thanks, family! I burned the first pan of sweet potatoes and had to make more. The […]

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healthy thanksgiving challenge

A few weeks ago, Cathy from What Would Cathy Eat? contacted me about her Healthy Thanksgiving Challenge and I loved the idea. Thanksgiving is so often considered a holiday of excess, but for many people, it’s a gauntlet of health concerns. Check out my contribution, a butternut squash, caramelized onion, and mushroom galette that happens […]

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csa share 11/17/11

This week was a whirlwind. I spent last weekend in Santa Monica at the International Food Blogger Conference with 200 other amazing bloggers listening and learning, talking, tweeting and typing. It was great to see some friends from Camp Blogaway and meet so many amazing new people. My Adorable Baby Niece (who recently turned 4) […]

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spicy sweet potato coins

Let’s hop in the way-back machine. Where are we going? How about back to a time when I blogged about the food that I cooked and took pictures of actual dishes. Remember that? Me too. I’ve been doing a lot of writing for other projects lately, especially my coaching events, and by the time my […]

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project: food budget, weeks 5 and 6

My expenditure tracking was poor the last two weeks. My husband’s birthday (and a small party) was on Halloween resulting in 3 trips to the grocery store in one day. I was working at the time and take no responsibility for such shenanigans. Totals Week 5: $144.24 — More than the previous week when I […]

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csa share 11/3/11

It’s shoulder season, a time of in-between, halfway between solstice and equinox. The last vestiges of summer-warmed zucchini and peppers snuggle next to the first root veggies, squash, and hardy winter greens that will soon fill the farmers market tables. We pick up on Thursdays, and it was a lovely day. Friday, however, has been […]

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trick or treat

Hey look! A recipe! Nope, it’s a trick. Ready for your treat? Today I’m sharing a guest post over at Eating Rules as part of October Unprocessed on how to make seitan from just flour and water. Yes, I’ve done it before, but this time it’s better and with no processed ingredients. Vegan! Dairy-free! Chock […]

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Feeling the Fear

Why are people afraid of living a happier, healthier life? Truly, they are. It might seem silly to feel fear around something that isn’t spiders or heights or something “scary,” but what prevents people from taking control and changing their lives for the better is not laziness or lack of motivation and willpower, it’s fear. […]

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