Savvy Eats

For me, the first sign of spring isn’t the chirping of a robin or a blooming daffodil or even the little shoots of lettuce popping up in the cold frames. No, the first sign of spring is the day we can bike to the once-again-outdoors Farmers’ Market. There usually isn’t much produce yet – just [...]

I started biking outdoors again last Monday with a ride up the hill to Dan’s office.  Last year, the first few rides were rough; my heart fluttered, my muscles burned, I gasped for breath. The “big hill” is actually 3 large hills, stacked back-to-back, with brief flat areas in between. Last spring, I had to [...]

I have the worst track record with my nails. Mostly because of my terrible habit of picking at my fingers when I’m stressed. At times, it has been so bad that people have asked what is wrong with my hands, and I end up embarrassed and trying to hide them. For years, I promised myself [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day!  The little thing I’m thankful for today is probably a bit obvious: my relationship with Dan.  Five reasons I love my husband and our relationship: 1.  The way we take one mistake or joke and extend it into an entire conversation.  Case in point: Text from Dan last Wednesday: “I am going [...]

Ever since we moved to Ithaca, I’ve been on the lookout for a card catalog.  I dreamt of using one for my work, filling it with cards detailing post ideas, recipes and inspiring phrases.  I could catalog the recipes from all my cookbooks, a la a physical version of Eat Your Books, I thought.  Or! [...]

Like promised, I’m back with another easy way to get organized in the new year.  A few weeks ago, I finally tackled my tea drawer.  The drawer was a mess of boxes and jars and bags, plus another shoebox-sized box of random samples and single tea bags.  I could usually find what I wanted, but [...]

When it comes to building anticipation for holiday gifts, Dan is a pro.  I do my best to keep up, wrapping his gifts in deceptively-sized boxes and keeping “surprise” presents hidden until opening time. But that is nothing compared to Dan’s tricks. Take this gift, for example: It looks like a giant peppermint on the [...]

By now, it has become a Thanksgiving tradition to really celebrate the little things in life in the the weeks leading up to Turkey Day.  In 2010, I kept it simple: slips of paper in a jar.  In 2011, I took it up a notch and we wrote what we were thankful for on little [...]