The last few weeks have been tough for Erik and me. We’ve both been really focused on work (he’s been REALLY focused on work). Plus, Erik has been traveling a lot, which means I’ve been home alone eating like a preschooler – mac and cheese, peanut butter, ice cream. Also, the house is a mess and I haven’t been to the gym in ages…but that’s beside the point. Basically, the most interesting thing to come . . . → Read More: Eating vicariously
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 Comments are closed  Articles, Books, Recommended Reading  avocado, junk food, meditation, microbiome, science We’ve finally dug out of the snow and are starting to normalcy. We actually had a lovely weekend! Erik and I both got home in plenty of time on Friday afternoon to hunker down. Our neighbors across the street had a blizzard block party, so we spent Friday night pretty much ignoring the blizzard in favor of drinks and games. When we headed home around midnight, the streets had completely vanished and we waded . . . → Read More: Surviving Nemo + Blizzard Pancakes This year we wound up accidentally stockpiling certain root vegetables from our winter CSA. Rutabagas. Parsnips. Turnips. The good news is that they last a log time. The bad news is, that takes away any imperative to use them up. The next thing you know, you crisper or root cellar (or wherever you keep them) is about to burst. We found this recipe in an attempt to use them up in volume to take . . . → Read More: How to Use Up Your Winter CSA / Rutabagas / Parsnips / Turnips and Make a Great Winter Vegetable Casserole 3 comments - (Comments are closed) CSA, Dark Days, Recipes casserole, freezer meals, parsnip, rutabaga, turnip, using up your csa, watermelon radish, winter root vegetables Happy New Year! For us, New Year’s Eve is an excuse to host a dinner party, so we invited our closest friends over and had a low key evening. We started with homemade French bread (recipe to come) with local butter and quick-pickled radishes. Then we had braised pork belly with turnips and an arugula-parsley salad. For dessert, Erik fried Twinkies. Yeah, we had fried Twinkies after such a homemade old-school meal. They were . . . → Read More: What to do with a half-drunk bottle of Champagne? Comments are closed Desserts, Recipes, Waste Not, Want Not champagne, how to, leftovers, local food, sorbet, vinegar Merry Christmas!! I hope you’re all having a wonderful day – whether celebrating the holiday or just enjoying a day off. We get to see both sides of the family today, so it’s bound to be a good one. Since we’re traveling this year, I didn’t do a lot of Christmas baking, but I did squeeze in these “Massachusetts shortbread” cookies right before we left home. “Massachusetts” because of cacao nibs from . . . → Read More: Cookies with Dried Cranberries and Cacao Nibs |
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