When I dip, you dip, we dip… our cucumber slices into a big bowl of feta, lemon and dill dip. Okay? Okay. This dip came to be much in the way anything I make does… I surveyed my pantry and fridge, got a little heavy handed with the garlic, threw everything in the blender and hoped for the best. And I got just nearly that. I brought some to my…
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Today: Grace’s 2nd birthday party.
Grace will be two at the end of this month. I can’t remember a faster two years. Nor can this guy. Grace had a few special requests for her family party this weekend and we were glad to oblige. The guest list had to include Baby…
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Today: Ten minute onion tartlets.
In the spirit of honesty, these onion tartlets take closer to fifteen minutes to make… but ten minutes sounds better. Caramelized onion tartlets with feta and thyme Makes approximately 12 mini tarts, vegetarian (contains dairy and gluten) Ingredients: 1 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped 1…
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Today: Vegan roasted sweet potato salad and secret Pinterest boards.
Some things you want to keep secret. Like, say… surprise party plans. Or the fact that you have owned a home for nearly four years and still don’t know how to clean an oven. Other things, like a fail-proof recipe for a delicious roasted sweet…
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Today: Lies and surprises.
I had to take a little hiatus from The Weekend According to Instagram, mostly because I avoided Instagram and limited most forms of communicating with strangers online for the past two weeks, so as to not ruin the surprise part of my sister’s surprise shower.…
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Today: Spicy sweet potato lentil burgers {a guest post from Alex Eats Green}
I was thrilled with Alex reached out with what follows. We met at last year’s Healthy Living Summit and I’ve been smitten with her blog (and her lovely self) ever since. Please enjoy her stunning photographs and delicious recipe, and be sure to head over…
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Today: Easy summer entertaining.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Plenty of things in life are difficult. Snacking with friends shouldn’t be one of them. With the weather being just lovely lately (I like the blistering heat almost as much as the recent cool down), there’s no better place to be than up…
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Today: Bears, whales, snacks and flowers.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]It seems fitting that the planet (our corner of it, at least) is getting some much needed rain for Earth Day. Clark and I enjoyed a nice, long walk in the mist this morning before curling up on the sofa for a day…
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Today: Patriots and paleo.
There are two (possibly more… maybe, like, six or seven) things in the Universe that I know almost nothing about. Football and the much buzzed about “paleo diet” are two such things. What do you do when you’re totally out of the loop? Throw a…