So yesterday I kind of hinted at something. Or maybe admission of not having bacon in my refrigerator is more than a hint. The hubs and I are going healthy. Ish. Nothing drastic, people, don’t worry. No one is sick or dying or pregnant. We just want to challenge ourselves to put higher-nutrition content into our bodies, and maybe detox a little from the onslaught of rich and delicious feasting we took part in over the holidays. The sauces, the desserts, the roasts — it was seventh heaven, minus Jessica Biel. Her bod, by the way. My goodness. To provide a little … Read More
Recipe: Black bean, kale & farro soup with smoked olive oil (no bacon! whaaaat?)
Here’s a recipe that’ll knock your socks off. It’s a soup — no biggie — chocked full of veggies — no biggie — that would be excellent kicked off with a little rendered bacon — duh. Few soups wouldn’t benefit from getting things started with a little smoky, salty, fat. Except for I’m out of bacon. And, as you can read more about in a post I’m hoping to get to tomorrow, we’re kind of trying to limit bacon intake in this house, among other things, at least for a little while. Something to do with wanting to live a … Read More
Recipe: Cinnamon steel cut oats with almonds & olive oil
I suck at a lot of stuff. Growing things. Touching my toes. Not eating when I’m not hungry. And relaxing. Ask Chris. Ask my coworkers. When it comes to relaxing, I’m just not any good at it — at least not spontaneously. Unless an activity is on my to-do list or iCal, it hardly makes the radar, which is why my written weekend agenda is literally full of “relaxing” line items like Catch Up on Pinterest, Take Nap, and Parenthood (3 Episodes Max). It’s sick, I realize, but it’s actually the antithesis of relaxing that allows me to…relax. This past weekend, … Read More
Recipe: Roasted kale pesto
It’s been a bit of a hectic Saturday around here, but I’ve been somewhat lacking on the posts lately, so amidst errand running, actual running, baby showering (which we are running late to as I write this — sorry Em!) and mountain biking expeditions, here is a quick post of one of the recipes I created for Full Circle Farms’ Good Food Life blog a few weeks ago. (By the way, we’re still still receiving our Full Circle shipments, and they continue to impress. This week’s delivery: kale, zucchini, carrots, apples, and pears — all beautiful and all organic.) Make … Read More
On travel blogging, taking Costa Rica by the head — and a recipe
I was browsing vacation pictures today, contemplating the approach I would take to the first of several posts about my recent travels, when my super duper procrastination skills brought me to a rather relevant post over at Dancing Branflakes — one of the internet’s most elegant blogs, authored by none other than my high school classmate and allover beautiful person Tiffany. (She’s a spectacular dancer in spectacular shape with spectacular taste, so check her out.) The post title? “Being a Good Travel Blogger.” How ’bout that. Much along my same thoughts, the chic Mrs. Branflake asks her readers: “…it’s hard … Read More