From the monthly archives:

July 2009

L.O.V.E

July 30, 2009

Ok, it’s official. I’m in love…

I’ve made it my mission to experiment with this little machine over the next week before I head back to school, and it has not let me down!
 
Last night’s attempt? Scrambled eggs!
 
After I plugged in my rice cooker and switched it to “cook”, I melted a bit of butter [...]

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Stay-cation

July 29, 2009

I officially declare today… a rest day. I’ve decided I don’t take enough of those. Do you ever feel the need to exercise when you just really don’t want to? Well, today I’m boycotting physical activity! Take that!

Yep, I’m in full stay-cation mode. Just me, a quiet house, and some bad day time television. Gotta [...]

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Sweet and Salty

July 28, 2009

The inspiration for today’s dish actually came from a cookie recipe. When I saw the combination of sweet dried cherries and salty roasted pistachios at the grocery store the other day, I was intrigued by the combination and knew I had to try it out somehow.
 
Well, since I’m probably the world’s worst baker, and [...]

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“Multi-tasking” is my middle name.

July 27, 2009

This morning I had the pleasure of taking one of my favorite yoga classes with Jenna, from Eat, Live,Run. It was a rather challenging class for me today, mostly because I’m a bit tired for some reason, but I am feeling much better after moving my body a bit and being in the company of [...]

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The Magic of the Rice Cooker

July 26, 2009

As my Summer winds down, and the realization that I will be living dorm-style again in two short weeks sets back in, I am finding myself somewhat anxious.
 
Confession: I’m a bit of a food snob and that is just the problem. Cooking with high quality ingredients and healthy foods is important to me, and [...]

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Not One, But TWO!

July 24, 2009

I finally put my big girl panties on today and got to work in the kitchen, preparing not one, but two delicious meals for S and K. Well, at least I hope they are delicious. They sure did look and smell good!
 
First up: A Spinach, Apple and Parmesan Frittata.
 
I started by wilting a huge mountain [...]

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Step Away from the Sharp Objects…

July 23, 2009

Happy Thursday!
 
I’m glad to report that my finger is doing just dandy today. Well, at least that’s what I hear… I haven’t actually had the guts to look at it yet. Luckily I have amazing friends to help me out! I drove my sorry little self over to Stephen’s this morning, where he was kind [...]

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Bound to Happen!

July 22, 2009

I feel like it’s a right of passage into chef hood to slice an appendage at an unexpected moment. Well, call me Chef Courtney…today was the day.
 
I’m currently finding it rather hard to type, as my left index finger is nice and bandaged thanks to the help of some amazing friends who came to my [...]

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Joy

July 21, 2009

Do you ever have one of those days where you just get overwhelming waves of happiness for no reason? Welp, yesterday was one of those days. Not sure what it was, but I enjoyed every second. I had an overwhelming sense of joy just going about my day, finding pleasure in the simplest things’; practicing [...]

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Creating Space

July 19, 2009

Last weekend at teacher training, our instructor, Shala, said something that has been stuck in my mind ever since: “Space is freedom, and freedom is love.”  Simple? Yep. And I think that’s why I love that.
 
From the yogic standpoint, I take that to mean space in the body equals freedom in the body which translates [...]

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