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Formation of a Foodie
Just an FYI: all my food posts are moving to my new website, Formation of a Foodie. The name comes from the name of one of my food columns in the magazine, and I’m hoping it will be something of … Continue reading
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Foodie: Spinach Gratin
Mmm… This is my new favorite way to cook spinach. It’s adapted from Julia’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and it’s much lower in calories/points than you might expect. The original recipe called for three pounds of spinach, but … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, CSA: week 1, food, recipes, whole foods
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Foodie: CSA Week No. 1!
The Bean and I went and picked up our first CSA box from Isabelle Farm this week, and I couldn’t be more excited. Already we’re getting veggies that I’m not super familiar with so we can try new things. Our … Continue reading
The Journey of a Thousand Miles
As of this Friday, I will be six weeks postpartum with my beautiful baby girl. I will be headed to the doctor for my six-week checkup, at which time she will hopefully give me the go-ahead to start exercising (more … Continue reading
Posted in Formation of a Foodie, Health
Tagged body image, body makeover, diet makeover, exercise, fashion makeover, mental health, self-esteem, weight loss, yoga
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Edible Landscaping
Even though our gardening plans are minimal this year because of the arrival of our baby girl (two weeks!), this weekend my husband did add to our edible landscaping by planting four new trees. They’re barely two feet tall each, … Continue reading
Avoiding Chemicals
I’ve been educating myself about BPA and other gross stuff in food lately. It’s not pretty. I saw Robyn O’Brien speak at TEDxMileHigh last week, and she has a lot of scary things to say, but the scariest—and most eye … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, diet makeover, green, recipes, whole foods
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Meal Planning: Supplies
Meal planning soothes me. It ritualizes a repetitive task into something more mindful, more organized, more important. It creates order out of chaos and it appeals to the side of me that loves lists and having a plan. So yes, … Continue reading
Meal Planning: The Basics
I’ve been working on the idea for this post for a while, because I think meal planning is one of the easiest ways we can all afford to buy the kinds of groceries we want (organic, natural, local, whatever) and … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, food, free resources, meal planning, shopping, tips, tools
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Bold and True: Practicing What I Preach
I’ve been on the “green” bandwagon for a long time, and I do a lot of good things to that end, but I’ve been realizing lately that I need to practice what I preach a little more. So today, I’m … Continue reading
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OMG Brownies
Let me just say, this recipe for chewy brownies is pretty freaking awesome. There are a few extra steps than I’m used to, but it turned out a pretty much perfect brownie: Chewy Brownies :: America’s Test Kitchen :: Recipes … Continue reading
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