cooking : crafts : organization : gardening : thrifting : going green
My kitchen has changed quite a bit since I wrote my Kitchen Essentials post back in 2008, so I thought I’d write an updated and expanded version. This time I’m breaking it up into categories for different parts of the kitchen. I can’t speak to what other cooks want in their kitchens, but I can [...]
I had this styrofoam head that I use to model knit hats at craft fairs and it was getting kind of banged up so I wanted to get a new one. I went on Etsy to see if anyone was selling them and I found all these listings for heads that had been decoupaged with [...]
So, 28 days of cleansing — complete! It feels great to have the full spectrum of food options again, but it’s also kind of confusing. I don’t want to undo all the good work I just did, after all. In addition to feeling like I reset my good habits and ate really well all month, [...]
This is such a yummy side dish. I will definitely make it again. Turmeric roasted cauliflower adapted from Clean 1 head cauliflower, broken into florets 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon white pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2-3 tablespoons olive oil Preheat your oven to 400. In [...]
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as a turkey tenderloin, but I was looking for a turkey breast in the store and this was all I could find. I didn’t have a plan for cooking the tenderloins, but I wanted something sort of comforting, so I made up this Thanksgiving-ish recipe and [...]
In an effort to reduce my many trips to the craft store, I decided to start ordering yarn wholesale (thank you, Karen Brady, for the advice!). It arrived this week and I got it all arranged in my cube shelves. I’ve already used a bunch of it, and it’s so cool to be able to [...]
This week I’ve been eating the yummiest snack in the afternoons. It’s just a brown rice cake smeared with a little almond butter and drizzled with agave nectar. The agave is a little runny, so it’s actually better if you mix it into the almond butter first. I guess I don’t have a photo of [...]
Mike had a three-day weekend and the weather was unseasonably warm and pleasant (well, 65 degrees instead of 55), so we decided to get outside on Saturday. It kind of turned into a things-we-can’t-believe-we-haven’t-done-yet trip. But we just went with it. Greatest. Sign. Ever. Our destination was the Point Bonita lighthouse, which is pretty close [...]
So, two weeks in and the good news is, I haven’t quit yet! I’ve lost not quite 5 pounds, in fact. But I’ve definitely entered the boredom stage, so I’ve been trying to squeeze in some new recipes. I tried steaming fresh artichokes for the first time. I had saved an article from Real Simple [...]
I finally broke out the juicer. Now that we’re supposed to be having 2 liquid meals a day I’m having juice for breakfast. Mike has been having blueberry-almond smoothies because they stick with him a little better while he’s at work. My “green” juices have been coming out mostly orange. I think it’s because my [...]
Two of my crochet patterns — vintage hanger covers and a colorful granny square pillow — have been published in a new book. You can now order So Pretty! Crochet, by my talented friend Amy Palanjian, at Amazon.com. 
