February 28, 2013 – 4:54 am
A few weeks ago my Grandpa friended me on Facebook. I immediately texted my two sisters to verify that this was, in fact, Grandpa. They confirmed. And so, confused, I accepted his friend request and popped over to admire his page. It was, as you can imagine, quite bare. He’d accidentally noted that he was [...]
February 19, 2013 – 12:06 pm
This past Sunday morning found Sam in the living room reading the paper and listening to records and me taking mad scientist notes in the kitchen, working on this humble beauty. I’d stumbled across a recipe for a honey cake that I wanted to make but as I was converting the grams into standard cup [...]
February 12, 2013 – 8:48 am
I always thought I’d be a teacher when I grew up. Like the dutiful first child that I tend to be, I went to school to be a teacher. I continued on to graduate school. I taught college freshman in Boston and moved on to teach high school freshman back in California. My mom was [...]
January 30, 2013 – 10:47 am
Last week I didn’t write a blog post because we were in one of two places, both without Internet. First, it’s likely we were on an Amtrak train headed to Essex, Montana. Second, it’s even more likely that we were actually tucked away in the lodge of the mountain inn where we were staying. As you [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Photography, Recipes, Snacks, travel, Vegetarian
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Tagged Amtrak, Birthday, January, Montana, Sam, train, travel, Winter
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January 18, 2013 – 11:36 am
I moved to Seattle last February so this January business is all new to me. I remember pulling into the city in the U-Haul we lovingly named Hugh on a sunny February afternoon. We were eager with anticipation and hope, schlepping everything into the house in tee-shirts with a few strong helpers and occasional mild [...]
January 10, 2013 – 9:45 am
Harold is someone I’ve written about many times before, but not here. I wrote about Harold for my college entrance essay, for a graduate school speech, and even mentioned him in my book proposal last year. He’s unassuming in appearance, but not in character — you likely wouldn’t look twice as you walked by him [...]
Posted in Photography, Recipes, Rice and Grains, Side Dishes, travel, Vegetarian
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Tagged greens, kale, millet, New Year, vegetarian, whole grains, Winter
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December 28, 2012 – 10:41 am
This, my friends, was the view from my car window on the drive down from Seattle to the Bay Area. Remember when I promised photos from the coast road and a recipe for Christmas morning? Well that was quickly absorbed by a very different kind of trip than we’d originally expected. A snowier trip and [...]
December 16, 2012 – 2:10 pm
The Saturday before my manuscript was due, Sam and I went out to get our first Christmas tree together. I was exhausted, it was raining, and I wasn’t feeling supremely festive but it was the day that fit in with both of our schedules. Once I got to the lot, things changed. There were all [...]
December 6, 2012 – 4:08 pm
Hello from the other side! I realize we haven’t been back here for a few weeks, and I’m sorry for dropping into a little black hole. My cookbook deadline was Monday, so I’ve been a writing and editing machine, stepping away from the computer to occasionally clean the house like a crazy person or throw [...]
November 16, 2012 – 11:28 am
I didn’t expect green beans to bring up such a great discussion on traditions, sharing of poems and how a piece of writing can linger with you. So thank you for that. Your comments pointed out how important people and place are and how food takes the back seat when it comes right down to [...]
Posted in Breads, Muffins & Scones, Fall, Holidays, Marge, Recipes
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Tagged biscuits, giveaway, granola, Marge, thankful, Thanksgiving
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