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This was the sequence of events:
One of the other simplicity members and I had both taken note of Heidi Swanson’s macaroon pancake recipe. We decided to make it on our retreat.
I took it upon myself to gush to the group about Heidi’s blog: the amazing photos, the natural ingredients, the quality recipes. Then [...]

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There are three elements complicating my meal plan this week:
1. My brother is in town visiting me and my husband.  My brother was once an extremely picky eater, but basic training in the Air Force cured him of that malady. (3 minutes to eat and you feel like you’re starving? Shovel in whatever’s in front [...]

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When I was 22, I had my first major abdominal surgery. Prior to my surgery, I had been in a period of body loathing. Part of that loathing came from malfunctions in my body that were very frustrating (malfunctions probably related to the cancerous tumors I had removed along with one of my [...]

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What is this? Just a strawberry, right? Oh, no–no, my friend. This is one of the first strawberries of the season in Georgia.
Unlike many CSAs, my CSA provides subscribers (for an additional fee) the option of picking and choosing what we’ll receive from the local produce/products they currently have available. Two weeks ago, [...]

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I successfully kept myself busy while my husband was gone (some might say overly busy), he’s come home from Europe safely, and he brought me gluten-free pasta from Italy! I hear it’s going to be fabulous, so I’m really excited about it.  Nonetheless, I’m holding off on using any this week because I’d already gotten [...]

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. . . especially when one is eating alone and doesn’t commonly eat alone.

This was my lunch: organic spring greens, pickled beets, local organic chevre, and organic bacon with a champagne vinaigrette (champagne vinegar, a dash of smoked paprika, a dash of agave, olive oil).  Oh, and my staple glass of water, of course.
Prepared in [...]

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Shauna at Gluten-Free Girl recently requested gluten-free recipes that include wild rice. I adore the nutty texture and satisfying flavor of wild rice, and I immediately thought of this recipe–one of my first allergen-free, intolerance-free creations I made after I began cooking gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free, and egg-free. Then I thought, I should share [...]

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Want to procrastinate a little while enhancing your mind? Of course you do. Here are some links I’ve wanted to share with you:
Cookthink has 10 ways to use up leftover fresh herbs.  Especially if you are buying fresh herbs at the store (where it’s common to spend $2-4 for one herb!), it’s great to have [...]

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My husband left for Europe yesterday and will be gone for 10 days.  I’m happy for him, because he’s getting to visit Sweden–his primary ancestral homeland, and a country he’s never visited–and Italy (Florence!), where he’ll be presenting a paper that is being published at a conference.  He’ll also get to see our Dutch friend [...]

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Though initially it was overwhelming, I’ve tried to pay attention to what gluten-free flours bloggers and magazine writers are using and why they’re choosing to use those. Until now, I had not really felt comfortable experimenting much with gluten-free baking (beyond pre-made mixes) because when you cut out gluten, cow dairy, eggs, and [...]

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