It’s been colder than normal down here in the south, and while I usually meet the lower temps with warmer soups and stews, today I just needed something a little easier and faster, with a green base. As a Philly native, if you tell me something tastes like an Italian hoagie, you’re going to get…
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Food Lately, November Style
The last two weeks have been about cleaning up from the chaos of the previous few months, organizing everything within reach, and setting up for a solid start to 2016. I’ve been doing a little more of a local and multi-source roundup for food stuffs lately, trying to both create and save a little change in the process….
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…
A Week of ‘All Over the Place,’ Paired with Great Friends
This past week included a little bit of everything. From a 60-degree Sunday (in Charlotte) to a Wednesday snow storm, and a full-on MAD weekend in Charlottesville. I’ve been all over the place. In Charlotte, when my life is a little more spread out, and time spent in transit is about 10 times that of…
The Longest Week of [My] Summer
It’s not like Bug to be the face of canine depression, but even she couldn’t keep up with this past week. [And perhaps she is jut a little dramatic.] Last week marked the second full week of being the MADness in Charlottesville, and it was a long one thanks to life AND the Memorial Day extension….
Full Health + 1/2 Birthdays: Celebrating the Good
The total chaos of the past few weeks left little time for grocery shopping, and even less time for at-home food preparation. The unfortunate consequence of all this was that meals became few and far between, and resulted in frequent meals out. On the other hand, the fortunate upside is that living in Charlottesville allows…
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