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blackberry+lemon bran muffins

February 20, 2012 · 3 Comments

Sorry, I’ve been AWOL. A few big changes are in the works personally that have kept me away from blogging, but hopefully all will be sorted out soon…

In the meantime, has the color red caught your eye this month? Maybe you noticed a co-worker sporting a red sweater or little crimson ribbons pinned onto handbags and clothing. Well, it’s not in celebration of our favorite Hallmark holiday, but instead, in spirit of the American Heart Association’s campaign for American Heart Month. Their annual crusade to raise heart health awareness is in full swing this February and with good reason: More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unreal. Considering I always associated heart attacks with middle-aged men, this statistic was a moment of reckoning. Read more »

Categories: Bread, Breakfast, Food For Thought

gallo pinto

February 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I was feeling a little sentimental this past weekend about a number of things, but, namely, a little place near and dear to my heart, called Costa Rica. I have an affection for the land and its people like none other. This Central American country operates on a simple universal notion encompassed in two Spanish words: pura vida. Literally, this translates to “pure life,” but it is interpreted a number of ways, such as “real living” or “full of life.” We’ve traveled there a couple times, but our most recent trip was exactly three years ago in January 2009 when Joe proposed. Obviously, that in itself, makes this a special spot in the world for us. However, we sensed on our first visit a year prior, that it always would be when we touched down on the Osa Peninsla . With waves crashing on the shore, sloths lollygagging in the trees, and howler monkeys barking in the background, we knew without any hesitation that our version of paradise was found. Read more »

Categories: Breakfast, Side

carrot-ginger dressing

January 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

Seriously, if I actually made half of the things that I bookmark or print from the Internet or tear out of a magazine, I would be cooking 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. And, that really doesn’t sound too terrible when I think about it. It’s just that little thing called my day job always interfering with my cooking habit… if only work didn’t get in the way of play! I would hands down prefer to be in my kitchen all day manufacturing culinary nirvana than commuting to my day job as a cubicle monkey. [sigh] But, the latter pays the bills… Read more »

Categories: Salad

chicken soup: a natural remedy

January 12, 2012 · 2 Comments

“Sore throat? Fever? Have some chicken soup and you’ll feel better.” Moms have been feeding us steamy bowls of this simple homemade remedy for years and years and, while most could not confirm definitively why or whether it was in fact what made us feel better, I think the majority would agree it played a role – even if only for some heartwarming culinary comfort.