So, we’re still without a microwave, and I still don’t think we’ll get one. We lost an old, but reliable, car recently, so there really isn’t room in the budget. The space formerly occupied by the microwave has been filled with a few things, including kids’ art, bread and plastic wrap. This lack of a replacement hasn’t been that big of a deal, except for one thing: reheating coffee.
From Apartment Therapy → Take a Visual Tour of IKEA Through the Decades
In June, I traveled to Sweden with IKEA for their Democratic Design Days. One of the highlights was a visit to their museum, located in Almhult, near the site of the original store…
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Recipes for right now: Brown Sugar and Honey Granola, Stovetop Popcorn, American White Bread, Stella’s Pickled Beets, Greek Yogurt, Homemade Root Beer, Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker
Who would enjoy this book? Ladies (and gents — don’t be shy!) who want a grounding in kitchen basics. Also, anyone living on their own for the first time.
Craving something on the easy side full of summer produce? Or something cold and sweet? If so, you need to try a few of our new recipes on for size. If your CSA if overflowing with zucchini, try the grilled zucchini boats with ground beer, cheese, and salsa. If you’re trying to cool down, the coconut kiwi smoothie, the mango colada, and some Korean shaved ice are great options. And if you’re looking to eat more fruit, try the Easy Fruit and Cream Cake or the Summer Fruit Spring Rolls.
Say hello to the beautiful Multi Basket Picnic Basket, designed by Danish brand Menu. Compact and elegant, it’s heralded as “the ideal mobile device for all things delicious” — which, if you think about it, is kind of a hilarious way to describe a picnic basket…
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“These spicy/sweet pickles are a Texas tradition. My mother and I have made these delectable pickles for Christmas every year since I was young. We separate each batch into smaller jars and give them as gifts to friends and family. I would hate to think what would happen if we skipped a year!!”
I once went to the Caribbean and actually got sick of Piña Coladas. It happens to the best of us. Midway through the vacation, I asked my bartender to switch it up a bit and it turns out that the same drink made with mango is just as good, if not better. The bartender kept the pineapple slice garnish as a nostalgic nod to our journey together through a week of seaside cocktails.
Within reason, I think if you’re craving something, you should go for it, although this theory is mostly born of my own poor logic. I’ve all too many times craved, say, a brownie but thought I shouldn’t eat a brownie and so instead snacked on (just for a completely random example) 12 almonds, 1 slice of cheese, half an apple, 1 banana and then, oops, a handful of chocolate chips, amounting roughly 3x the calories of a brownie, a brownie that I craved exactly as much as I did 500 calories ago. And so, when I really want a brownie, I make my favorite brownies and we each eat one and then I stash the rest in the freezer, so they are not out on the counter, calling to me that we haven’t been cut in a straight line and you should really even us out or we’re going to go bad soon and you don’t want us to go to waste or any of those things that brownies tell me when we’re alone together.
[Hm, here I should probably interject some sort of “sure, okay, brownies talk to me but I’m not like crazy or anything; it’s not weird. Brownies talk to everyone, right? Haha?” reassurance but I’m not going to. I’m going to make this as awkward as possible.]
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As we saw on Tuesday, Lyn Huckabee, co-founder of the Boston Food Swap, has a grain share, and it’s serious stuff. Every January she gets 115 pounds of grains in one big bulk pickup, which she then stores and cooks her way through over the next 12 months.
I was so intrigued by this, that I had to know more. If you’ve ever considered getting a grain share, here’s what you should know.