I spent most of my weekend at the Outside Lands Festival on a free pass because I volunteered at the farmers’ market booth there. In addition watching some amazing performers for free, I also received four pints of organic strawberries and raspberries from one of the farmers. But I can’t eat that many berries, and […]
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I had a minor obsession with Cafe Fanny’s granola. At $6.99 for a one-pound box, it was easily the most expensive non-alcoholic thing I bought on my grocery store trips. But I thought that granola was difficult to make, that it required a fancy dehydrator. Hah. I was wrong. Realizing that unemployment gave me a
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My parents were here this weekend, which means that I was never hungry. My mom spent most of her visit in my kitchen, cooking the Filipino dishes I never make for myself. On Sunday, I didn’t even eat lunch because I was so full from breakfast. But when my mom asked me to make her
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My friend Chrissy was raving about zucchini relish she had made. Since (1) zucchini is plentiful and cheap right now, and because (2) this recipe can be easily canned – and I do love to can – I had to make it. It is very tasty. Chrissy said her husband devoured half of it in
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