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Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Blogger Challenge: Potluck Entrees

Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Blogger Challenge: Potluck Entrees

Whole Foods is hosting a 365 Blogger Challenge for Boston-area food bloggers. The recipes have to feature 365 Everyday Value brand products, and be suitable for a potluck entree. One incentive to enter is that a donation will be made to to a food-related charity of the winning blogger’s choice. I’m keeping my fingers crossed,Continue Reading

Garden of Plenty

Garden of Plenty

We planted the asparagus patch during the spring of 2008. “I won’t be able to eat those for three years,” JR would just about shout, exaggerating the claim slightly as is his way, and pointing to the wispy, yet sparse fronds, 21 plants packed together in one raised bed. “But it will be worth it,”Continue Reading

Beet, Goat Cheese, and Bacon Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing

Beet, Goat Cheese, and Bacon Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing

Beets are growing in our garden as we speak. I’d like it if, as I typed, they did a little real life time-lapse effect, and expanded quickly from seed to golden globe, ready for roasting. Alas, gardening requires patience. Our beet seeds were sown on the 14th of April, and my garden calendar alleges thatContinue Reading

Thank you

Thank you

I am always grateful for the friends I have –  for my friends here, and from all of my experiences: travels, jobs, schools, what-have-you. We both are so thankful for all of the well-wishes we’ve received over the last four weeks – thank you thank you thank you for the kind words, the positive thoughts,Continue Reading

The Strawberries Cometh. Eventually.

The Strawberries Cometh. Eventually.

For the last four months, I’ve been commuting to Boston, grateful for the gainful (freelance) employment, but not so thrilled at the travel time. Wah. I know. We can’t have it all, right? But with a drive in each direction of an hour or more (in this year’s frequent snow, sometimes more than 2 hours),Continue Reading