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Baked quinoa & cheese
Quinoa: a grain-like crop harvested for its seeds. AKA the Incan ’mother of all grains.’ AKA one of the world’s most nutritious foods. I was looking for more ways to use this super food and came across a recipe for ‘Quinoa … Continue reading
beautiful food
Loving some of the gorgeous food images I’ve been seeing lately. Fried egg, bacon & blue cheese sandwiches via the always delightful Smitten Kitchen Ginger grapefruit curd, from the lovely 101 cookbooks Fun! Salted chocolate cookies from Orangette Wonderful – … Continue reading
Bath renovation
How we’re renovating our 1946 bath. Guest post at bohemian hellhole
Super houseplants: Low-maintenance, air-cleaning beauties
Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii) When I was growing up, my mom always had several plants in the house (ferns, ficus… I was a child of the 70s). I was never terribly interested in the plants – they were just part … Continue reading
No longer in the pink?
Cartoon by Lian In following this week’s debacle between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood, it has been interesting to see the role social media has played. I’ve also been particularly struck by how inept Komen has … Continue reading
Amazing chocolate cookies
Rich chocolate cookies – amazingly gluten-free and butter-free! Guest post at bohemian hellhole
Keep the internet free
Today, wikipedia and many other sites have gone dark in protest of two pieces of proposed legislation that threaten the free and open exchange of information online. The two bills, SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate, are … Continue reading
