2009 November | the whole plate.

kitchen magic.

New GoBackpacking post!

I made something yummy last night.

It was one of those perfect culinary evenings. The idea popped into my head last week, when I was filling out Brooke‘s survey, and the produce required basically made up the only items on my grocery list this week, as I head to Connecticut tomorrow.

The timing of everything was perfect. [...]

giving thanks.

Thanks to everyone who left such thoughtful and encouraging comments yesterday. I really appreciate the words and advice. I think my frustration stemmed mostly from being caught off-guard, but now I’ve got a doctor’s appointment scheduled, and it was back to normal with energizing yoga this morning. It just goes to show that you can’t [...]

cannot; will not.

Warning: I need to complain a little. Apologies in advance.

Yesterday morning, as I was sipping my coffee and thinking about going to yoga class, I found myself not quite in the mood to venture out to the studio. I opened iTunes and began scanning my ever-growing list of podcasts, when I was struck with an [...]

staying balanced: just be.

Happy Friday, everyone! I’d like to introduce a new feature I’ll be posting once every week or two.

The holidays start next week – one of the busiest and often most stressful times of year. Everyone will be faced with traveling, office parties, family gatherings, friendly affairs. Gifts need to be found and bestowed, elaborate [...]

category-free.

Around the blog world today, some people are participating in a “Vegan for a Day” challenge. Though I’m not officially partaking, it’s probable that my meals today will qualify, as much of the time, the foods I choose happen to be acceptable for vegans.

vegan eating: bulgur, sautéed vegetables, cashews, pumpkin-hummus sauce

I’ve been eating in [...]