Menu: Week of 03/14/21
Several of you have been kind enough to reach out to ask about how my recently implemented and dreaded life-style changes are going. The...
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Mar 7, 2021
Menu: Week of 03/07/21
I had a conversation with my mom this week that made me think about the way I shop for food and how important - perhaps pathologically -...
Feb 28, 2021
Menu: Week of 02/28/21
I have been reading about the environmental impact of food waste recently, from the squandering of massive amounts of resources—seeds,...
Feb 21, 2021
Menu: Week of 02/21/21
It is that time of the year, gray mid-February, when I start to dream of Spring vegetables. It is also the season where I begin purging...
Feb 14, 2021
Menu: Week of 02/14/21
I am whole-heartedly done with winter. Valentine’s Day or not, It is yet another grey, still cold day outside and, though some form of...
Feb 7, 2021
Menu: Week of 02/07/21
There will be no celebrating of the Super Bowl LV in this house, and no lavish spread of game snacks to document, for which I apologize....
Jan 31, 2021
Menu: Week of 01/31/21
A round up of what I have learned in yet another week of dietary constraints revolving around my delight -- as described last week -- in...
Jan 24, 2021
Menu: Week of 01/23/21
We’re ba-a-ck! It has been a few weeks so this is a particularly lengthy newsletter. I will get started on updating the blog with what...
Dec 27, 2020
Menu: Week of 12/27/20
Not much to talk about this week. First winter menu though, and good to know that the days will now start getting longer. We had a lovely...
Mar 15, 2020
Menu: Week of 03/15/20
Though this is usually a menu with a few paragraphs of introductory chit chat, it felt strange not to address the elephant in the room...
Mar 8, 2020
Menu: Week of 03/08/20
Behold the joys of a full refrigerator condiment door, something that makes me happy every time I open the fridge. Like so much else that...
Mar 1, 2020
Menu: Week of 03/01/20
I am heartily sick of February. I feel about it the way the tulips in the photo above feel about life (though they look like a watercolor...
Feb 23, 2020
Menu: Week of 02/23/20
The Farm where I get my CSA box is still on its annual winter hiatus; this week is not only about seasonal produce but also about...
Feb 16, 2020
Menu: Week of 02/16/20
I shouldn't complain, it’s February: it could be snowing. But, though it isn’t, the month so far has been a dud weather-wise, and...
Feb 9, 2020
Menu: Week of 02/09/20
My sauerkraut recipe seems to have worked and I will be making a Choucroute Garnie this week, something that I am strangely excited...
Feb 2, 2020
Menu: Week of 02/02/2020
Having written a novel for this week's newsletter which I sent out this morning (time to subscribe those of you who didn't get it), I...
Jan 26, 2020
Menu: Week of 01/26/20
Such dreary weather. And a rather uninspiring CSA box. Yes, we have hit that period of winter eating. It is that time of year where, no...
Jan 19, 2020
Menu: Week of 01/19/20
There are pictures of "loaf kitties" all over the Internet. One of our cats is an over achiever and decided to start a new trend -...
Jan 12, 2020
Menu: Week of 01/12/20
Welcome to an unusually chatty weekly menu intro. This week I was moved to clean my pantry and go through my accumulation of spices....
Jan 5, 2020
Menu: Week of 01/05/20
I started off the year with a norovirus caught on the plane home from a lovely time visiting my dad. I had written a draft of this menu...
Dec 29, 2019
Menu: Week of 12/29/19
The year's first winter weekly menu. This week I cancelled my CSA box again. It seemed like a waste of vegetables to get it as we only...
Mar 17, 2019
Menu: Week of 3/17/19
It is starting to feel like there is hope for Spring's arrival. We have had a week with clear blue skies and pretty nice weather but it...
Mar 10, 2019
Menu: Week of 3/10/19
A mixed bag of a menu this week; inspiration didn't strike as it usually does and menu planning came down to what vegetables from the CSA...
Mar 3, 2019
Menu: Week of 3/3/19
This week is birthday week so there are a few more outings on the calendar than usual (and less obligation for you to check in regularly...
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