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Day to Day Life: Week Thirty- Two
The last week looked a bit like this: Lunch one day. Honey and strawberry Greek yogurt, Pamela’s gluten-free oat cranberry almond bar, and a nicely ripe plum. A certain 8-year-old somebody has started football again… Red beans and rice with … Continue reading
Bursted Cherry Tomato Sauce
There are numerous things I enjoy about summer, including long hot days, unexpected rain in still-warm weather (which we could really use around here right now), lazy mornings filled with sleeping in and mid-morning coffee, listening to the hustle and … Continue reading
Ginger Apple Plum Jam
Can we talk about canning? The whole process has fascinated me for quite some time, but until recently I stayed far away from it. I was terrified I’d create jars swarming with bacterial toxins that cause botulism, inevitably killing folks. … Continue reading
Posted in Breakfast, Canning, Gluten-Free, Jams, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged apple ginger jam, ball mason jars, canning, canning at home, ginger, jams, plum jam, plums, small batch jam, summer fruit, summer jam making
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Day to Day Life Week Thirty-One
The last week looked something like this: Once upon a time I picked a lot of basil. Then decided to make a lot of pesto. Except I failed the first batch, resulting in only 4 half-pint jars thus far. Oh … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day, Kids, Life, Photography
Tagged Ashland Oregon, daily life, daily life photographs, day to day life, every day life, iphone photos, photography, photos, summer time
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Coconut Quinoa, Black Bean and Tofu Bowl with Plantains
Sometimes when I find myself only needing to cook dinner for me, my inclination is to lean towards cold beer and potato chips. Or maybe slices of cheese, salty rice crackers, and a cocktail. A bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch … Continue reading
Green Machine Vegetarian Lasagna
Luckily, I’ve never had to deal with picky eaters. It isn’t because my cooking is usually, or has always been, good. When I first met my husband, he did the cooking for us. And there were some dang good meals … Continue reading
Posted in Dinner, Kids, Lunch, Sauces, Vegetarian
Tagged broccoli lasagna, cashew basil, cashew basil pesto, creamy pesto sauce, dinner, dinner plans, good for you pasta, green lasagna, green machine lasagna, lasagna, lasagna recipes, pasta, pesto lasagna, picky eaters, summer squash, vegetarian, zucchini, zucchini lasagna
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Day to Day Life: Week Thirty
Here’s a look at the last week: The deer didn’t eat our lilies this year so they’ve been blooming. Usually right about the time they’re set to pop open, the Ashland deer eat the flower buds. Lots of f-words commence. … Continue reading
A Golden Smoothie
Usually when my husband and I travel, we’re fortunate to be able to do that together. For the first time in a while, that wasn’t the case this weekend. My husband’s in the Bay Area working and I’m in Ashland … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Breakfast, Gluten-Free, Juice, Kids, Lunch, Vegetarian
Tagged banana smoothie, beverages, breakfast, breakfast drinks, drinks, healthy drinks, healthy snack, mango smoothie, smoothie, smoothie recipe
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Toasted Coconut Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Some days require cake just because the day requires cake. There doesn’t have to be a special occasion involved. No birthday, no holiday, no celebrating. Just cake. I don’t believe in justifying reasons for dessert (even though I do it … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Dessert, Snacks, Vegetarian
Tagged buttercream frosting, cake, coconut cake, dessert, easy dessert, fluffy coconut cake, small layer cake, toasted coconut cake
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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Nine
The last week looked a little like this: I’m glad I cleaned out our refrigerator before going out of town. So many condiments and hot sauces, still. And squash. Brunch. A dinner to use up dairy and picked produce in … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day, Kids, Life, Photography, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged Ashland Oregon, bay area SF, Ensarro Oakland, Ethiopian food Oakland, everyday life, Giants baseball, Lake Shasta, life, northern california, photo journal, photos, Plate and Vine Concord, road trip, Sacred Seeds Festival, SF Giants, Six Flags Vallejo, summer traveling, travel, traveling, Water World Concord
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Julie Hashimoto-McCreery
