There are some weekends that stand out from the rest, and this weekend was one of them. Fall is in full swing in Charlottesville, and things in MADville are getting crazier by the day. A full social, sweat, and food recap of the weekend is in order, but I need to take a day or…
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Welcome to Fall: Comfort Food + Charlottesville Weekends
It’s fall. It’s a leaves changing, crisp air breathing, college football kind of fall, and I’m so in love with it. I love warm weather just as much as the next winter-fearing southern transplant, but there’s some naturally ignorant draw to the changing of the seasons that fools my body and mind into thinking that there…
Pausing in Maine: Vegan Lasagna + Higher Vantage Points
Life has been stuck on fast forward lately. Time is moving fast — too fast — and while all the balls still seem to be in the air, I needed to hit a hard pause, away from all the noise. So, in the spirit of my new theme, ‘reconnection,’ I took off to Augusta, Maine…on…
Kale is King
After this summer I think that I’m going to designate Kale as it’s own food group. It’s not just that it’s such a nutrient rich plant (or, you know, the most ‘in’ leaf right now; my excitement really revolves around the fact that it keeps so amazingly well marinated in dressing that other soggy and…
Starting the Week with Sunday
Sundays are the days that I look forward to most – not just because it’s part of the weekend, but because it’s usually the re-grouping day. It’s the day when my errands happen, groceries are stocked, and the chaos of the last week gets settled so life can be organized. It’s also the day that…
Day 1 of 28: Real Food + ‘Real’ Life
Day 1 of 28 is in the books — and it was a great one. I had done my due diligence of stocking the fridge and cabinets with all of my favorite clean foods and ingredients, but I completely failed on the Sunday prep piece so meals today were a little bit of a scramble (and…
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