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Welcome to the roundup for the 43rd Grow Your Own event. Created by Andrea of Andrea’s Recipes, Grow Your Own is now in its fourth year! It was wonderful to host in July, I received submissions from all over the world and met several bloggers n (read full article)
Summer is really in full swing, and between camp, swim meets and poolside BBQs, we are not home that much to cook. I am on the constant lookout for fun recipes to take to the pool, salads and sides that are easy to share in our weekly supper club. P (read full article)
As it turns out, with the kids off at sleepaway camp, and a couple dinners out, I am thinking that I don’t actually need a menu plan this week. Our box from Two Small Farms has a couple things that I will need to eat this week (Little Gem Lett (read full article)
Last weekend, I was honored to host a baby shower for a good friend, Dena. It was over 90F outside, but we managed to have a lovely lunch in the garden. The actual party was not a problem, but I found myself very worried about the games. Fortunately (read full article)
Last week’s Orzo with Grilled Shrimp and Summer Vegetables worked really well, just not on Wednesday as I had planned. Wednesday, I had a leftover farro salad from a baby shower (post to follow), and we brought that to the pool along with a ch (read full article)
A few weeks ago, a group of friends got together for a cooking party at Cuisine Style in Belmont. The evening was billed as an Iron Chef-style competition, although in the spirit of friendship, we did not declare any “winners”. Basically (read full article)
Hard to believe, even though these strawberries beg to differ, but the weather this May has been cold and rainy. Therefore, I have another week to whip out my cold-weather favorites for the family. Our box this week from Two Small Farms contained Ye (read full article)
After reading My Life in France, by Julia Child, and to a lesser degree, The Sharper Your Knife, The Less you Cry, by Kathleen Flinn, I became very interested in taking a class at the Cordon Bleu in Paris. Not a full regimen of courses to become a ce (read full article)
The Master’s Swim Team that I work out with has been having a big event this month, encouraging swimmers to swim 50,000 yards, or 100,000 yards, or whatever gigantic number of yards they desire. The idea is to reinvigorate your workout and chal (read full article)
I finally broke down Santa brought me an iPhone for Christmas, so I am now exploring all the iTunes App Store has to offer. Naturally, I am quite interested in the food apps, as there are so many great possibilities. Here are a couple I have download (read full article)
In the first ten days of this new decade and year, I have spent time thinking about my goals for 2010. I thought I might be clever and come up with ten goals and share them with you, and encourage you to adopt my goals, and then decided that, no, tha (read full article)
Last weekend, while shopping for Gingerbread House candy at Draeger’s in Menlo Park, my daughter and I enjoyed several of the sample stations at the front of the store. Many were for the usual holiday products – special cheeses, fancy hor (read full article)
Last weekend, I posted about the pear-almond upside down cake, which was a great recipe and well received. But I did not tell you the whole story. We have been subscribing to Frog Hollow Farms CSA since the beginning of September. Each week, we rece (read full article)
Ok, this is a post I was hesitant to write, because I am really trying my best to feed my family with all natural, healthy, local, organic, made-from-scratch foods. But sometimes, wanting-whats-best-for-my-kids and providing-whats-best-for-my-kids co (read full article)
The folks at Nature’s Path contacted me about a contest they are hosting with Everyday with Rachael Ray called “My Path to Sustainable Living.” They are searching for people who understand the importance of giving back, sustainability and t (read full article)
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