A Greener Biener

Perhaps you remember our good pal, Squiggy? The famous fiend of the savage sunflower attack of ‘08? That notorious backyard napper? Well, let’s just say he’s all caught up on his sleep and not wasting his time batting around flowers anymore.  He’s all business.

And I’m kind of falling in awe with the little [...]

Mmmm, hot, crusty and fresh from the oven. With just a smattering of shattered glass.  Nothing says homemade like fresh bread.  At least that’s what they all say.  The results of my efforts, however, proved otherwise.
If you are dreaming of fresh loaves that look something like this:

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Oh yeah, I almost forgot. We need to talk about those post-Halloween pumpkins. They are still handy, you know, once the cute pictures have been snapped and the last of the candy has been pilfered from the children’s hiding spots.
The way I see it, once the carving knife has been retired there are a [...]

I’m first in line behind the old rallying call of Let Them Eat Cake. So trust me when I say that adding pumpkin to your cakes, your muffins, your breads, is the way to go. Open up, and embrace all things pumpkin. Why? Well, it’s a great low-fat substitute for oil, [...]

Pumpkin puree is a great way to get a dose of beta-carotene while substituting out the fat in many recipes (use in place of the oil.) My favorite recipe using pumpkin is these yummy muffins. Perfect for school lunches and afternoon snacks.
Here’s how it’s done:

Microwave a whole pumpkin for a couple of minutes. This [...]

Disclosure: I don’t know how all those bloggers out there stay on top of things. I write the stuff down, really I do, but then there were election results to check 157 times a day (phew, anyone else happy that that’s behind us?) There’s the laundry to swap out, and then it’s time [...]

Yeah, that one. The one planning for a flowering spring. The one with a song in her heart and a belief in the future. The one dancing with hope.

That’s me, really. With just a few tweaks to the old personality.

I am not known for having patience. A fondness [...]

For those of you who aren’t obsessive fans of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, let me explain.  At the end of each of his faux news shows, Jon Stewart features “a moment of zen.”  Typically it’s a funny quote or a ridiculous image from the day’s news.  The point is to send the viewers [...]

When the dog bites, or the bee stings, or the polls show an erratic swing and it feels as if we won’t ever make it to election day, I simply remember my favorite things. You know, my favorite things, plus a bottle of wine and a sack or so of mini-snickers. That’s [...]