This morning we headed to our local natural foods shop to pick up our first CSA (community-supported agriculture) share of the season. Tomorrow, I’ll share some details about what came in the box, but for now, a few photographs of tonight’s supper. There is seriously…
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Recipe: Peanut Butter Walnut Apple Cookies
Read moreI am a little bit ashamed to admit this… but this weekend I baked something “from scratch” for the very first time! See, I’ve been getting adventurous in the kitchen for awhile, but when it came to baking, I’ve been intimidated. The thing that I…
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Recipe: Walnut Sweet Potato Burgers
Read moreIn sticking with my recent sweet potato theme, this weekend I made homemade walnut sweet potato “burgers”. Typically I try to keep things simple in the kitchen, but this recipe was a bit of work. Even so, the burgers were delicious & worth the effort.…
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Recipe: Homemade Sweet Potato Fries
Read moreRecently, I made homemade sweet potato fries for the first time. My initial reaction—What on earth took me so long?! The fries were as delicious as I’d hoped and simple to make. I made little changes to two recipes (this & this) to create my…
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Recipe: Simple Summer Hummus
Read moreSaturday was hot, hot, hot and I was busy with house chores all day. When lunch time came, I was craving something simple and light. I took my classic hummus recipe and added a summer twist. If you’d like to try it yourself, you’ll need:…
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Recipe: Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Read moreThursday night’s supper was stuffed portabella mushroom caps + salad + corn on the cob. The mushrooms were delicious. If you’d like to make them yourself, you’ll need: 4 portabella mushroom caps boiled quinoa diced onion diced red bell pepper egg spices olive oil shredded…
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SPRING FITNESS CHALLENGE: Week 2 Wrap-Up
Read moreWeek 2 Challenge Theme: DETERMINATION. Morning Power Walk Today, I woke up earlier than usual at 6:00 a.m. It felt heavenly to wake just as the sun was rising. I got up early because today was the day that I started power-walking! I’ve been wanting…