January 2012
39 posts
“We shape clay into a pot, but the place where it is empty is what makes it...”
– Tao Te Ching
Burger Sunday
homemade black bean burgers on pretzel buns rosemary sweet potato fries an incredible bonarda blues
Birthday breakfast!
A Heidi style quesadilla filled with wilted arugula, baby spinach, and dill havarti cheese with a side of grapes and coffee.
The cupcakes turned out pretty well considering I have to mix everything by hand. I would love a beautiful mint kitchen-aid stand mixer….someday. At least the color of the cupcakes is lovely. I’ll be taking half to school and the other half for anyone that...
My mornings
are my favorite time of the day. Whether I’m dragging my butt to the gym before the sun or spending the morning preparing lunch and drinking a carafe of coffee its a special time that I’ve got all to myself.
This morning is one of those mornings I don’t go to the gym. I still get up at the same time and eat a mindful breakfast, but I have a full 3 hours before I have to get my...
To do:
apply for this job in Liberia this week!
Snowy weekend...
and after last weekend with a house full of wonderful people, I’m ready to take it easy. The plan is to hole up in the apartment with a stockade of wine, books, sketchbook, and plenty of ingredients to cook with. Maybe pull out the knitting needles and continue practicing. The only way I’m leaving the house is to go to a free yoga class.
“A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is...”
– Wendell Berry
Snow today
Starting the day warm with-
Oats with chai poached cranberries and apples topped with sliced almonds and coconut. Washed down with, why not, a hot cup of cocoa chai tea.
Just filled out
my seed growing chart for this year. Time to browse seed savers exchange!
This is what I'm missing right now.
com·mu·ni·ty
[kuh-myoo-ni-tee]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share
government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
2.
a locality inhabited by such a group.
3.
a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some...
Tomorrow
This starts again. I know my sister is joining me using recently purchased prenatal videos. Anyone else going to give it a go?
How
on earth I’m listening to Billie Holiday without a glass of wine in hand is beyond me. A cup of hot tea is quite the substitute.
Detox doesn't mean be miserable!
Red grapefruit/carrot/ginger juice for breakfast Chopped pear and cranberries for a snack Roasted beet and garlic soup & Red cabbage salad for lunch Kombucha Avocado with peppers and cabbage tonight for dinner.
No wheat, meat, dairy, alcohol, processed sugar, or caffeine. Thats it.
December 2011
20 posts
“Masscult offers its customers neither an emotional catharsis nor an aesthetic...”
– Dwight MacDonald; Against the American Grain
Rainy Day.
Mozart, coffee, and cleaning.
Back in Chicago
with too many books and not enough shelves!
“You cannot do yoga. Yoga is your natural state. What you can do are yoga...”
– Sharon Gannon (via yogaislife)
Awesome day
sunrise coffee christmas tree lights good book baked breakfast for the next few days: spinach orange bread panera lunch crossing things off to-do list incredible thrift stores (with free beer) gethsemane (with free coffee and cookies) day 1 of cookie baking: oatmeal carob chip cookies made lunch for the next few days: cauliflower soup one step closer to my goal of 100 push-ups
the things one can...
After a long day
A warm bowl of chard with white vinegar topped with an egg and a side of toast is just what I needed.
The Christmas card from a dear friend and the care package (mail, magazines, and a snuck in catholic devotional) from my dad also helped turn my mood around.
Its going to be a long next couple of days (12 hour days!) so if you have a spare positive thought- throw it my way.
My current favorite breakfast
chopped apple or pear chopped date some type of nuts or seeds unsweetened coconut
mix it all together with a couple spoonfuls of plain yogurt, a few dashes of cinnamon, and honey and you’ve got yourself a bowl of delight.
