April 2011

flip that frown

by admin on April 30, 2011

today started off rocky for me. i woke up, happy to not have the alarm blaring in my ears, and saw that it was going to be a beautiful day.

but then my pancakes were weird.

the berry sauce didn’t turn out right.

and everything was irritating me. ever.y.thing.

I’m still in a bit of a funk, but the day is starting to turn around.

instead of wallowing inside, I went to the farmer’s market and got groceries. came home, put stuff away, and weeded the blueberry bushes. helped nick move a tree he just cut down. measured the space for our raised beds so he could till it up and we could get building.

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I’ve got a new bread trial rising in the microwave.

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my first ever homemade pie crust chilling in the fridge for dessert tonight.

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and some great farmer’s market loot from today.

finally – strawberries! I’ve been waiting for these since last year. found some local strawberries (not cheap, but worth every penny since they were picked this morning), rhubarb, apples, and chives.

any guesses what the dessert will be?

let’s hope this day just keeps getting better.

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Our Garden: Phase 1

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Honestly, this first post about our garden is not impressive at all. Mostly because we’ve been busy with traveling and have been hit hard with big storms and countless rainy days, causing us to get a bit behind in our planting. Even so, our blueberry and raspberry bushes are planted, and, thanks to all the [...]

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I’m Loving…

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Project Paint the Kitchen: Complete!

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Super Fruits Giveaway!

April 21, 2011
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A week or so ago, I got a package from the lovely people at Stonyfield. If you didn’t already know, I’m a little obsessed with their yogurt (exhibit A and exhibit B), but not just for baking! I use their plain yogurt for overnight oat mixtures, eat Oikos for snacks, and all of their yogurts [...]

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Blueberry Muffin Smoothie

April 20, 2011
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Besides re-reading books, searching for the perfect olives, and downing half gallons of local ice cream, my other newest obsession is making smoothies and overnight oat concoctions that taste like baked goods. I haven’t mastered every flavor that I’ve tried yet, but I’m pretty sure I nailed this Blueberry Muffin Smoothie last week. When the [...]

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