Category Archives: Life

Day to Day Life: Week Thirty

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

A look at the last week: While a California water park isn’t exactly island-living, the sunshine, warmth and water were nice. Complimentary hotel breakfast-ing… Huevos rancheros on sopes. “C’mere and gimme a kee-se!” A very, very spicy, nearly non-edible burrito. … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Eight

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

Here’s a look at the last week: This has been one of my favorite trees in Ashland since I moved here in September of 2003. A BBQ seitan mushroom burger experiment. With garden-harvested zucchini [fries]. We’ve had lots of lily … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Weeks Twenty-Five and Six

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

Since I missed last week’s post, here are the last two weeks in photographs: If you’ve been following along on the ever-growing pigeon adventure around here… Even though these are pigeons, we’ve taken to calling them chickens. There’s Mean Chicken … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Four

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

A look at the last week: HeyBabyBirds are getting bigger. Since this photo early in the week, they’ve grown feet twice as big, lost some of the yellow fuzz, and entered into what I call “ugly baby” stage. Teehee. Found … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-Two

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

A look at the last week: The hills around this valley are magical at times. What to do when you don’t want to go to the grocery store again because you’re out of bread? Hot dog buns make an excellent … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Week Twenty-One

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

A look at the last week: All the roses in our yard are blooming right now! Corn chowder for a cold, rainy day. As well as a hot toddy… Leftover chowder with pesto-cheese stuffed rolls one night. Pistachio coconut granola … Continue reading →

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Gone to the Birds

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

Its been a week and I’ve only shared two recipes with you. Is it because I haven’t been cooking? No. Because I don’t have some recipes lined up for you in my head, on paper, but unblogged? Not entirely. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Week Nineteen

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

The last week looked a bit like this: So many pretty spring blooms everywhere. Monday was Cinco de Mayo. There was a lot of citrus involved… Because a lot of fresh citrus means really good fresh margaritas! Perhaps another good … Continue reading →

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Meatless Monday : Cinco de Mayo Recipes

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

We eat a lot of Mexican-style food year-round. For a vegetarian, the possibilities are vast. True, there are many non-vegetarian options as well, but so much of what my love for Mexican food centers around is the flavors. The complexities … Continue reading →

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Day to Day Life: Week Seventeen

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Julie Hashimoto-McCreery

A look at the last week: So many good cloud days… it happens when it’s cold, cold, cold… Little seedless watermelons were on sale… 8 cups of watermelon juice, gone after just a few hours. Partially into watermelon margaritas… Silas … Continue reading →

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