Savvy Eats

A few weeks after I started taking anti-gravity Pilates, my instructor Josh told us we were going to add something new to our routine: swinging, or “swooshing.” We stood with the hammocks in front of us, resting right at the hip crease, and walked forward until the hammock was tense.  Then we rose on to [...]

As some of you noticed, I made a major food scientist faux-pas a few weeks ago: I stored some tomatoes in the refrigerator. What was I thinking? Don’t feel bad if you didn’t know that storing the tomatoes in the fridge is generally a no-no: lots of people don’t! Like basil, tomatoes come from a [...]

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 [...]

This may sound ridiculous, but I’m afraid of cooking fish.  I went to the grocery store with the full intention of buying some fresh shrimp for dinner last week.  I walked up to the shrimp, turned sharply on my heels, and walked away again.  I couldn’t stomach the idea of handling and preparing the grey [...]

   There have been quite a few board and card games played around these parts this week. I’ve rocked out at Clue and Cranium Turbo (I especially love the sensosketch cards, aka pictionary-with-your-eyes-closed), but my sister totally dominated at Boggle. New Year’s Eve will be filled with even more game time, most likely of the [...]

In case you were wondering what 75 pounds of tomatoes looks like, it looks like three of these huge bags: Needless to say, I’ve spent a lot of time with my knife and cutting board in the past few days, trying to get all the tomatoes frozen before they went bad. I’m freezing three different [...]

As much as I love the gardening, cycling and all-around warmth that comes with summer, it doesn’t hold a candle to fall. I love the slightly-cooler temperatures and changing leaves of fall. I love the apples, pears and pumpkins. And I can’t get enough of the warming comfort of fingerless gloves, slipper socks, and a [...]

Sometimes, simple is best. Take this pasta, for instance, born out of a large supply of fresh San Marzano tomatoes for freezing + a migraine that killed all desire to cook.   The combination of these five basic ingredients led me to crave it again the very next night, this time without the headache. Spaghetti topped [...]