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Monthly Archives: February 2012

stronger than we think

stronger than we think

I have not felt all that strong this week. Getting out of bed has been a challenge, and the days have moved along rather tediously. Simple things like washing the dishes after dinner and deciding what I’ll eat for lunch tomorrow have seemed so difficult. I’m sure you know this feeling. Sometimes I find myself wishing […]

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remedy quarterly issue 8

remedy quarterly issue 8

Hello, friends! I come today with a bit of exciting news. I just received the latest issue of Remedy Quarterly, a truly lovely food magazine created by Kelly Carámbula, who also happens to be a blogger I greatly admire. I have loved this magazine for awhile now, with the inspiration it has taken from old […]

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charming in its own way

charming in its own way

I love this salad. I really, really do. But standing in the middle of my kitchen this past Sunday afternoon, the unfinished salad in a big bowl on the counter, I was deeply frustrated with the purple and green specks of cabbage and little bits of carrot and deep green shards of kale it had […]

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worth the wait

worth the wait

I had long dreamed of owning Rose Carrarini’s Breakfast, Lunch, Tea. It began when some of my favorite food bloggers started posting recipes from it that were right up my alley (maple syrup scones? swoon! date and oat slices? yes, please!). The recipes were simple, made with natural ingredients and sweet-but-not-too-sweet. And the cookbook’s British author […]

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on love, etc.

on love, etc.

Opinions regarding Valentine’s Day fall along quite a wide spectrum. I understand that. The commercialism that proliferates around the holiday is unfortunate, to say the least, as is the fact that it makes people feel sad about their relational status. Those things are no good at all. But the holiday itself? Well, that I like. And […]

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