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cod with garbanzo beans and kale
Brad and I love to cook, especially together. But we haaaaaate planning meals. I think we have a three-year hangover from having to note and rotate every single oil, spice, and other ingredient we ate...
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monterey bay + mediterranean zucchini tacos
Compatibility is being able to walk through an aquarium in sync, each spending the same amount of time reading, each tiring of the octopus display at the same time, each mesmerized by sardines...
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hummus platter two ways
This is a meal that lives up to all my weighted expectations of what a meal should be. My expectations include: // The meal will be so incredibly tasty we can’t stop talking about that fact the entire...
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zucchini fritters & making mistakes
Last night I was standing in my kitchen sobbing and gasping words of apology and regret to Brad while some cashews burned on the stove top. I made a mistake. I thought I could handle something I was...
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stuffed sweet peppers with cashew cream
In this strange twilight zone of consistent 77-degree sunny days, I forgot it’s sweater weather already for most of you. I thought I had all the time in the world to share this summery supper with you...
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new year’s resolutions + butter-roasted tomato sauce
“The key to running fast is to run faster.”— “Dad, I know that.” I’m 22 years old and training for my first half marathon. Although, I’m not really training for my first half marathon so much as I’m...
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cloth napkins vs. paper (plus rice and beans)
Wednesday night, 10:05 p.m.: I’m in bed about to slip across the border to sleep when I remember nobody’s made a plan. There’s a group of couples from our church we meet with every Thursday for a...
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noticing my garden + creamy zucchini pasta
Earlier this week, I read a post by Erin Loechner at Design for Mankind. She compared comparing (especially social media comparing) with grocery shopping while hungry. What’s in someone else’s cart...
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of general interest // may 1, 2015
Update: I originally gave the date at the head of this post as “August 31, 2015.” It’s been a WEEK, y’all. xo // “What happens when the muscles of cruelty grow too strong?” (FYI: Some strong...
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infinity grain salad
Grain salads are one of those rare categories where Brad and I differ. I love them, mostly because 1) I love salad, and 2) grain salads seem so virtuous that it actually increases my eating pleasure....
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