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Meal Planning

I was starting to think about some of the meals that I would be making this week, when What Katie Ate came up in my Reader. Half the week is solved. Thanks, Katie. images via: what katie ate. gif…

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20 Minutes to Clean

I’ve been on the 20 minute plan ever since I quit my job this last summer. I had a housekeeper that came in every other week when I was working at the studio, but with one less salary I…

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Happy Thanksgiving

This is one of my favorite holidays. This year I’m attempting a very mellow holiday. Last year was a disaster. In fact it was such a disappointment that I had buried in in my subconscious. I was trying to…

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Soup and Crackers

This is what I had for lunch yesterday and it was really yummy. I like to improvise soup recipes, but I thought this one was worth writing down. I served this with these sesame seed crackers from Elana’s Pantry. I…

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Home Cure for the Common Cold.

I was getting a cold. Let’s face it I had a cold last night. It was crazy. I was sneezing my head off and my eyes stung so bad and were so watery that I could barely see. Since…

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Run & Run Music Mix

The promise of music in my ears is sometimes all I need to put my running shoes on and get going. This has been my mix for the past few weeks. It’s a mix of old and new. I…

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Yesterday was a little all over the place. I started with a trip up to see a printer and that started a paper mystery that left me a little angry by 10am. I really had to catch myself. I…

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Cortido ⎨Salvadoran Sauerkraut⎬

  Cortido (aka curtido) is a variation on sauerkraut that comes from El Salvador. It is typically served alongside a dish called pupusas. ( Boy what I wouldn’t do for a pupusa right about now ) You can use Cortido as a condiment…