November 2010

Start a Weekly Soup Night

November 29, 2010

A few weeks ago, we began a new tradition in our home: Monday Soup Night. A good friend of ours recently moved back to the area, and we wanted to have her over for dinner her first Monday night. She brought over a butternut squash the first week for to make a butternut squash soup, [...]

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Product Reviews: Rudi’s Organic Bakery, Vega Shake & Go Smoothie, and Superfood Snacks

November 28, 2010

I will be consolidating my product reviews as much as possible to complete writing reviews for the products I have received so far, to be completed by the end of December. Starting January 1, 2011, I will only post reviews or giveaways for products that are produced within a 100-mile radius of my home. Rudi’s [...]

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Weekend Reading Material: Week of November 22nd

November 26, 2010

Looking for some reading material this weekend? Each Friday I share some links to blogs, online articles, photos, and other good stuff relating to food, simple living, & unconventionality. If you find something to share, please email it to me, and if it’s a good fit, I’ll include it in the coming week. Today is [...]

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Five Ways to Simplify Your Housing

November 24, 2010

I live rent-free. At the moment. Yes, you read that right. And no, I’m not staying with my parents or sleeping on a friend’s couch. Amazingly, luckily, we get housing through Steve’s work, so we’re not worried about paying rent or utilities. Removing bills from my life sure is a lot simpler. I feel thankful [...]

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A Venture: 100-Mile Product Reviews

November 22, 2010

It’s a change that’s been long coming: I’ve gone from explaining myself, to asking for your opinion, to where I stand now. No more hypocrisy. No more wasting my time doing something I don’t love. No regrets. Bring on the self-confidence. Bring on the creativity. Bring on the listening to what’s right. And bring on [...]

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Weekend Reading Material: Week of November 15

November 19, 2010

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A Venture: Bake My Own Bread for a Year

November 17, 2010

I’ve also been thinking a lot about authenticity lately. On the blog. I know that word’s been overused lately. But it’s true. Honesty is important. I do so much writing about how to live more simply, how to cook more simply, how to use more simple and local ingredients, but I don’t really tell you [...]