Near the beginning of every most months, you can find us checking in with what’s coming up on the calendar, both literally and figuratively. You can find our archive of previous welcomes here, including May 2018, May 2017, May 2015, and May 2014. Happy May! How are you feeling about it? Usually, the spring weather, flower blossoms, and increasing hours of sunshine […]
Since the start of the year, we’ve been focusing on monthly initiatives. A theme that sets the stage for some of the posts we’ll be sharing throughout the month. In January, we focused on good habits. During February we kept those good habits going with a particular focus on taking care of our mental health. This month, […]
Ginger is our ingredient of the season. You can find our archive of ginger posts here and our previous featured ingredients here. *This post was first published in September of 2017, but we’re republishing it today because it’s pie day!… technically we should be baking this in a circular pan. If you bake it in a […]
Potatoes are our ingredient of the season. You can find our full archive of potato posts here. Portions of this post were originally published in 2012 on my old blog, Winter Foliage. When we lived in PA, we had the good fortune of belonging to a farm-share, or community-supported agriculture (CSA), called Plowshare. The CSA is still alive and […]
Near the beginning of each month we like to pause and take a look at what’s going on in the world around us…. this month, as opposed to most, we seem to be focusing on us. Gah! I’ve been sitting here for 10 minutes trying to start this post. Sarah made an attempt yesterday, but stalled. We […]
Apparently, I was indulging in the bounty of the season around the same time last year and put together this Midsummer Magic post full of other berry delicious treats. I’m seasonally predictable like that. And if you like mojitos, we also have watermelon and rhubarb variations! There comes a certain point every summer when the mint […]
I made today’s dish using zucchini and tomatoes from our farm share. If you’d like to learn more about our farm share, see some examples of what we receive every week, and get a plethora of meal ideas, check out all of our farm share posts from last season. That series is so much fun […]
Near the beginning of each month we like to pause and take a look at what’s going on in the world around us, with a particular focus on animal activity, farmers’ fields, and environmental holidays. *You can find our archive of previous welcomes here (a few months are missing from the archive, we’re bowing our heads in […]
Traveling extensively really comes down to a few factors: time, money, and willingness. If you’re willing, you are capable of creating the time and funds to take a trip. If I, the least motivated money maker on the planet, can scrape together enough cash to travel to 15+ countries, you can too. I absolutely despise […]
Want to see how this list compares to the past? Here are my 2016 and 2015 resolutions. I know everyone’s not in the same boat, but I love setting intentions and goals for the new year. I like that it creates a challenge within a timeframe. I’m always trying to better myself and create a better […]