dear santa,

just in case you read my blog i’d really like this to be under my tree this year. i promise i’ll make good use of it. did you see it is oven safe to 500 degrees? ah, sweet sweet cookware set…

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what our thanksgiving looked like:

pears for the stuffing:

fancy tights:

roasted root vegetables with fresh cilantro & lime:

tom the turkey:

stuffin’ muffins:

good wine (leads to empty glasses):

gravy:

thai red curry sweet potatoes:

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a few things

1. i cooked up my version of this lentil soup last night and it was killer. the only difference was i added some cumin, garlic, and a dash of curry powder. then i topped it off with the saffron yogurt, some lemon and garlic olives, and feta cheese. good stuff.
2. chickpea looked [...]

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on scones and more scones

i can’t seem to stop baking scones.  i am terribly terribly sorry about this.  i don’t know what has gotten into me.

it all started with a simple alice waters recipe (see #6) that gave me the confidence to feel like making scones is easy and wonderful and not as terribly unhealthy as some other potential [...]

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a summer recipe

potato salad that stood in at my little picnic with the kids as a meal:
i am not putting exact quantities because i didn’t measure and because i don’t think you can go too far wrong.

first wash, cut up and boil in salted water your potatoes.  i had enough to fill my 3.5 quart pot about [...]

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dreary

it has been overcast around here for days and today the weather decide that just for kicks it would produce rain all day.  i piled the kids into my monster sized car and drove a few towns over to whole foods.  i make the trek a few times a year for things i like and [...]

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lemon ginger stir fry on radish pesto pasta

i hope you all enjoy the below recipe.  meanwhile, i want to alert you that i will be providing stash pics for steph at adventures in babywearing’s link up tomorrow and i will also be announcing a new wrap loan plan i intend to launch off my blog. if you have wanted to try a [...]

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radish

ok, yes, it is true that i said something yesterday about pictures of smiling babies but instead here i am with pictures of radishes for breakfast.  when i am eating radish for breakfast you know for sure that the veggie CSA season has begun.  radish.  for breakfast.  i swear.
 
here it is on some freshly baked [...]

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words-y

it has been so long since i put any pictures up and i am feeling seriously guilty. i am sure you all are sick and tired of all these words and just want to hang out and look at a baby smile again. sorry about that. i shall try to get my [...]

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food

sorry people, can’t write.  too busy getting started on tikka masala.
another day…

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