February 2012

A Day Hike Adventure Up Breakneck Ridge

February 29, 2012

One of the best things about having two weekdays off each week is taking advantage of the quiet weekdays in typically busy places. On Monday Josh and I headed up to Breakneck Ridge, a hiking trail in between Beacon and Cold Spring, New York, north of New York City. The hike has views of the [...]

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Checking Out the 2012 Just Food Conference

February 27, 2012

It is the people’s right to decide their own food agricultural systems. – Tanya Fields, Executive Director of The BLK ProjeK We’re sanding the gears of a destructive [food] system, and we have to keep growing. – Joan Gussow, Former Chair of Columbia Teachers College, Nutrition Education Program Living just an hour outside of New [...]

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Long Run Love

February 23, 2012

One year ago, I started training for my first half marathon. Even though the Wine and Dine Half Marathon wasn’t for another eight months, I wanted to take the time to build up my running core, slowly. The longest I had ever run at that point was a 5k (3.1 miles), so the thought of [...]

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Finding a Life Balance

February 20, 2012

Oh, hi there. Yeah, I’m still here. I realized this morning that it’s been a week since my last blog post, and while I don’t necessarily want to apologize, I’ve been doing some thinking about where my time has gone in the last week. Between balancing my 4-5 day a week job, exercising, job searching [...]

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A Long Overdue NYC Blogger Meet Up Day

February 13, 2012

When I moved to Connecticut back in October, I had the intention of going into New York City a lot. Like every week. But, of course, life gets busy – I work many days each week, and only get in once or twice a month. Last month, Sofia invited me to join her for a [...]

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Avocado Ricotta Egg Sandwich

February 9, 2012

When I find a meal I like, I make it a lot. At one point it was cheese and black bean quesadillas; I’ve been on a peanut butter and banana sandwich kick many times. And you can imagine when I cook up a pot of soup, I eat it for days on end. For the [...]

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Why I Don’t Cook at Home

February 7, 2012

Alright, it’s time for a confession. Ever since I moved back home in October, I’ve barely done any cooking. Yes, me. A food blogger. A foodie. A person who normally loves to cook. Sure, I still make oatmeal most mornings, and I make simple things like eggs and pasta and couscous. But it’s rare for [...]