Savvy Eats

Take some time for yourself today.  Paint your nails.  Go for a walk outside.  Curl up on the porch with a magazine or book (nothing work related!).  Go to that Pilates or yoga class you’ve been meaning to try out. Finish your sewing project.  Paint with watercolors.  Go for a long bike ride. Take some [...]

The corn I froze last summer is gone and my frozen bell pepper supply is dwindling.  My green beans and tomatoes and strawberries, on the other hand, look like they’ll carry us through to the fresh-eating season.  At least that’s the hope. Also still living happily in our chest freezer are five or six jars [...]

Our power went out last night.  And with it went our fans and window AC unit. Aka, our only reprieves from the 100+ degree day. There was no breeze, either, for us to coax through our windows.  All along our block, lights and air conditioners were out. One block over? Full power.  This is why [...]

While I’m super excited to be back in my kitchen, I was far too tired to put a ton of effort into dinner tonight. Enter this new dish, which takes just 30 minutes and 5 ingredients! Hint #1287 that you are jet-lagged: you go to the kitchen for an apple to snack on, and come [...]

Smart Food Whew, that was a busy one! My finals schedule was as follows: Sunday 7:25 pm – 9:25 pm Monday 7:45 am – 9:45 am Today 10:05 am – 12:05 pm Tomorrow 7:45 am – 9:45 am… but it is open notes! Needless to say, the past few days have involved a lot of [...]

We have a winner of the Cacao Bliss giveaway (congrats, Karla!), but remember, your 10% off coupon for Open Sky is still good until tomorrow! Smart Food While I was home over the weekend, we picked up a cranberry couscous at Whole Foods to have with dinner. Funny enough, I didn’t think I liked couscous [...]

The final winner of the Crofter’s giveaway never got back to me, so I have selected a new winner… Kate from Love of Breakfast! Kate, please send me your mailing information and we’ll get your free coupon to you! Last night, as a belated birthday gift for my mom, I made a lovely, healthy dinner [...]

Though most people think of quinoa as a lunch or dinner meal, my favorite time of day to eat it is for breakfast.

…Because of this, I will not be posting the recipe in the near future, as I hope you will bid on them for this great cause instead.