Monthly Archives: August 2009

Book Report: The Omnivore’s Dilemma

I have a bad habit of starting a book, getting halfway through, and then abandoning it for a new, shiny book before I’m finished. I just picked this book back up after about a couple of month’s hiatus and finished it within a week. It turned out to be fascinating and I’m still ruminating (pun

bike lust

This bike has been making its way around the internet for awhile now, and I fall in love every time I see it! We don’t currently live in a bike-friendly setting (we live off of a busy, shoulder-less road, PLUS there’s no place in our apartment for a bike), but when we move I’d love

Reason # 28947 I love summer:

Farmstand Salsa adapted from Tyler Florence’s cookbook: Eat This Book 1 can of corn, drained 1/2 medium red onion, diced 2 green onions, white + green parts, chopped 1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, + chunked 1 jalapeno, minced 1/4 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup extra-virgin

pancakes vs. waffles

Every Saturday morning, my dad gets up earlier than the rest of the family (nothing unusual there), makes a pot of coffee, and proceeds to whip up roughly 1,000 whole-wheat pancakes for my family’s breakfast. Everyone sits down, we pray, and Dad sets the steaming stack (kept warm in the oven) in the middle of

while the cat’s away…

Sometimes, when Nathan works late, I eat oatmeal. Or chocolate-covered almonds and saltines. But sometimes, I eat an Herb + Rice Stuffed Tomato alongside Seared Tuna with Soy-Ginger Vinaigrette and Sliced Avocado. And those times, I take a picture, just so he can see what he’s missing.