Category Archives: Life

Day to Day Life: Week Fifty

How is this the 50th week of the year? And the start of winter break around here, coming up this Friday? Christmas next week? 2013, time has come and gone… Seems quicker every single year. We won’t approach my neurotic … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Nine

Here’s a look at the last week… We were not feeling Monday this week. Vegetarian chili with jalapeno cheese cornbread for the approaching cold weather… Leftover chili his and her style: straight leftovers for him, chili burrito for me. The … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Eight

Shall we take a peek at the last week? Here it goes… Inside fern getting some outside sunshine. Homemade Mediterranean pizza. The best yet. This is how we cook around here, apparently. A Thanksgiving week pre-dinner – tempeh bacon filled … Continue reading

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November Foodie Pen Pals {Reveal Day}

  This month, I decided to join in with many other bloggers in an online foodie exchange. Foodie Pen Pals is a program that Lindsay Livingston, over at The Lean Green Bean, began in 2011. You don’t have to be … Continue reading

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A Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Alright, we’ve arrived at Thanksgiving week. First things first – where the heck has this year gone? Are we really getting back into the swing of the holiday season? Okay, the shock is wearing off… While growing up, to my … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Seven

Where’d the last week go? I don’t know… But here’s a glimpse of it: Homemade pizza is always a winning situation… This Thai chick’n was a new idea. Recipe soon. The skies around here are so moody this time of … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Six

It’s Sunday… Shall we? Okay, here’s a look at the last week: I have not yet perfected the art of making cream puffs. These are chocolate cream puffs with a cinnamon coconut cream, topped with chocolate and toasted coconut. Almost … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Five

Shall we take a look at the last week? Here we go… Oregon skies this time of year are always breathtaking. One of the water polo moms offered me some organic pumpkins from her garden. I roasted them for this: … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Four

The last week looked a little bit like this: On a walk home from the grocery store. Soon all these trees will be bald, so I like to enjoy the vibrancy while I can… A dinner I’d gladly eat weekly. … Continue reading

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Day to Day Life: Week Forty-Three

The last week, in photos, looked something like this: Fall colors in Oregon are the best. This sauce. I’ll share it next week, it’s a win-win situation. My husband’s aunt was still here visiting in the earlier part of the … Continue reading

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