Pre-garden tour // five minute miso cashew chèvre
I’ve been meaning to give a garden tour for ages, one of the entire grounds. It’s a lot – my gardens and beds are spread out over 15 acres, and every time I think about it I get overwhelmed. Until I...
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I’ve been away from this space for far too long, and it’s making me twitchy. Almost every day I think about posting something, but then I realize I don’t have a photo, or wonder if it’s too...
View Articlesquash sauce
With temps nearing 100 today, I’m keeping things in the kitchen simple, focusing all efforts on soaking up the last flush of summer. This means my blender is seeing a lot of action: the family-sized...
View Articleautumn + a simple apple crumble
What autumn means to me, so far this year: dahlias that thrive from the union of cool, misty mornings and sun-dappled afternoons; becoming a soccer mom; taking Nina to her first college football game,...
View ArticleTwo things
One: a picture of Daisy, the hen Nina sponsors at the Refuge. When I was visiting a couple of days ago, she couldn’t wait to rush over and give me a smooch. Two: a favorite way to eat chickpeas....
View ArticleTeff Love, random facts, and a recipe for quick teff crêpes
Please forgive the lighting. I made these on a school day. (A testament to just how quick they are!) A little over a year ago, I had just finished testing recipes for Kittee’s cookbook Teff Love. My...
View Articlea spot of summer
A few years ago, my husband found a clump of thorny, wayward vines along the south side of our house. One trellis, a bit of twine, and a few years later, I have a wall of roses. Not to mention a...
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a simple summer salad § § § My go-to summer salad, always made with quinoa, always dressed with Celine’s vinaigrette. This salad is endlessly adaptable to what’s in season. I prefer my quinoa al...
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Summer school is happening. Three credit hours’ worth of material in six weeks means I studied for nearly seven hours last night to prepare for this morning’s class. This is my new normal. I think...
View Articlepumpkin chocolate chunk multigrain muffins
These muffins are descended from the Chocolate Pecan Muffin recipe out of my all-time favorite vegan cookbook, Hearty Vegan Meals for Monster Appetites (p. 53). As with most beloved and oft-made...
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