Ordinary Canary

Here in NYC, it has become impossible to deny the fact that autumn is upon us. The temperatures have dropped significantly and I find myself wearing a sweater to and from work. Not yet a coat, thank goodness. I dread winter like nothing else.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my garden. [...]

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I joined a CSA this year, which has been an exciting adventure into vegetables that have never before graced my kitchen.
So far, I have discovered turnips, kolrabi, bok choi, Swiss chard, kale, garlic scapes and rhubarb. We have managed to eat most of it, although the quality of our recipes are improving with time. [...]

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No, I’m not going Dutch, I’m living Dutch.
Today I found myself on a bicycle with the wind in my face on the way to a farmer’s market.  There, with some linguistic help from my good friend Helen, I managed to buy uncut cheese (which I’d never seen before, except in magazine pictures), magic tea and [...]

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Okay, I’m done with the politics. Now back to me, me, me.
One of the problems with being in a happy relationship, having finally bought my house that I’ve dreamed of and having landed a great job is…I’m so happy that I celebrate by shoveling food in my mouth. Good food. Really, really [...]

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Recipe for a successful evening:
3 out of town friends
1 good local friend
5 quesadillas (squash - red and green, red onion, smoked mozzarella, bell pepper - chopped, BBQ sauce, sour cream and….peanut butter for that one *special* friend)
1 Apple-Ginger spice cake, recipe this month’s Vegetarian Times (wheat and pastry flour, ginger, apples, molasses, cinnamon, sugar, borrowed [...]

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Last night I was in the grocery store and I picked up two cans of chick peas, or as the can and my mother always called them, Garbanzo beans. And in my head, I could hear my mother laughing hysterically at the fact that I was actually voluntarily buying them, because she could [...]

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The weekend sum-up:
1. Get home, go to local hardware store, buy more paint stuff. Make subpar dinner with roasted potatoes and peas.
2. Ignore exhaustion, spend hours taping up room, hallway and bathroom in preparation for painting.
3. Sleep for five hours, wake up with Looming Responsibilities hanging over me. 
4. Paint, paint, paint.
5. Discover body is in [...]

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Last night’s dinner:

1 bag frozen raspberries
1 cup milk
buncha ice
1 blender
Mix, stir, enjoy.

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Energy has been a bit of a struggle lately. Unfortunately, it’s mid-July, which means it’s high sinus season. Fighting off sinus headaches and praying for rain to come and alleviate the problem takes an awful lot of energy.
This morning I was woken up by the pain in my head, which my sleep groggy [...]

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