Ingredients 2 cans chickpeas/garbanzo beans drained & rinsed 1 medium onion, small dice spices of choice (I used: sage, dill, garlic salt, salt, pepper) 2.5 cups cooked rice (extra virgin) olive oil 1 egg (optional) Directions Mash chickpeas with a blender or a fork. Add…
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Our Wood-burning Stove
Read moreThis month, we completed the installation of our new wood-burning stove. This is one of our first, and most important, steps toward sustainable living. Wood-burning stoves are one of the most energy efficient and environmentally-friendly ways to heat the home. Wood burners outperform both solar…
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Day 30: Your Hopes for Your Blog
Read moreI started this blog in the summer of 2009 as something to do when I was bored at work. It quickly evolved into a journey, my story, and a little community grew around it. Over the years, the concept has changed. It went from “self-help,”…
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Day 29: A Confession
Read moreMy Confession: I am breaking a promise to write this post. I had promised myself and my husband that I would not work today. And by work I mean blogging/photography work. Housewife work is okay, of course, if I stopped cooking, cleaning, caring for baby…
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Day 29: Your Most Embarrassing Moment
Read moreI will never forget my most embarrassing moment. It was about five years ago, sometime within the first year that M. and I had started dating. We went to see a concert with two of his brothers and their girlfriends. We had decent seats and…
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Happy (Roman’s First) Thanksgiving!
Read moreThis Thanksgiving my heart is bursting with gratitude. I am thankful for my beautiful family. My sweet, sweet Roman James — the light of my life. I am thankful for my husband — the very best Papa that I could ever want for my son.…
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Day 27: What’s In Your Closet
Read moreI would so much love to skip this challenge day. And I am sure that you can see why… Truth is that I haven’t even looked in my closet for months. I wear the same four pairs of pants and five shirts/sweaters on rotation. Because…
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Whole Foods + Plated.com
Read moreIf you visit my little blog frequently, you may have noticed that I’ve been talking more and more about whole foods recently. The more that I learn about human biology and nutrition, the more passionate I become about the importance of whole foods. If you’re…
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Day 26: Your Hidden Talent
Read moreI’ve been racking my brain all night trying to think of something to write for this one. Unfortunately, I’m coming up blank. I can’t do any cool party tricks like tie a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue or twist myself into a…