What’s the Mission?
No, we did NOT get Chinese take-out! Chicken Fried Rice was actually a great way to use up leftovers and things we already had on hand. I used the remains of a roasted chicken, some long-frozen carrots, homemade chicken broth, and fresh green onions and zucchini from the garden. Here’s my recipe, adapted from an [...]
After making my strawberry freezer jam, our neighbor (a young, single lady) came over with two more bags of strawberries! She also gave us some strawberry plants, as hers are spreading too far. I decided to try the Small Batch Strawberry Jam recipe that I’d seen at Cooking Up a Story, and made three jars [...]
I was immediately drawn in by the first episode of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, and have been equally captivated by each episode. Of course, I’m totally on board with his mission to bring real, wholesome food to the people of Huntington, West Virginia and elsewhere, but the series also features good storytelling! I encourage everyone [...]
In my previous post, I described how my family uses The Six-o-Clock Scramble meal planning service to help maintain a balanced, healthy life. Today, we find out more about Scramble founder Aviva Goldfarb and her family. As a busy mom, what’s a typical day like for you? I’m really disciplined about my time which helps [...]
This is the first of two posts on The Six-o-Clock Scramble and its founder, Aviva Goldfarb. Read part 2 here. Here’s how our evenings go: I leave work somewhere between 4:30 and 5:00. I weave through neighborhoods and past traffic on my Xtracycle (rain or shine), and pick up my two older daughters at their [...]
We officially started planting the vegetable garden this weekend. I’ve been wanting to put in peas ever since a sunny Saturday in mid-January. I weeded the beds and stirred up the soil in short sleeves, reveling in the scent of rosemary, lavender, and good clean dirt. I was tempted to sow a few seeds while [...]
I bought a Sunburst Squash at the farmers’ market the other day, even though I’d never seen one before! They’re gorgeous and sunshiny, and looking at them made me smile. PD Farms was selling them along with their usual meat products, so I bought one to make my purchase an even dollar amount. Later, I [...]
I broke down and bought some spinach at the local farmers’ market this past weekend, because it’s one of the few vegetables actually available right now. I admitted the other day that I normally buy pre-washed spinach in the plastic bag, because I hate washing regular spinach, but this week I figured I’d better just [...]
