It's Rapture Eve 2011 and there's a storm brewing as I write this. While I was driving home earlier this evening, the sun was shining and I saw lightning in the distance. Captivating. Now toward the later side of dusk, the sky is filled with clouds, dark in some places, still light enough in others [...]
Second Saturday dinners here in the Humble Neighborhood went on hiatus during the cold winter months, but now that the days are warm, sunny and getting longer, I'm thinking about bringing them back. Just for the summer–June through September. Any takers? New to the Humble Neighborhood? Here's the deal: I cook. You come and eat–and [...]
Tags: being healthy, Cookbook, easy healthy recipes, organic, vegetables and fruits
…but it's more important to be nice. The Long Island Railroad used to have pencils bearing that motto. I know this because my grandfather worked for the LIRR his whole life. Years after he retired, there were still bundles of pencils—unsharpened and erasers hardened past the point of being in any way useful—in the drawer [...]
I have to quit toast. Well, wheat really. I decided to finally face facts: I’m allergic to wheat—or at least noticeably sensitive—and so I’ve cut it out of my diet. For the most part. Admittedly, I’ve fallen off the wheat wagon a time or two in the last couple weeks. Accidentally on purpose, if you [...]
Tags: blueberries, organic, smoothies, wheat-free
My friends Barbara and Steve have a gallery in Beacon, NY. The Marion Royael Gallery. You should check it out. Anyway, they’re a couple of happy-go-lucky artists–at least from what I can tell. Every time I see them, they’re beaming. As much as I’d like to think it’s because they’re happy to see me, I suspect that they’re [...]
I have no idea how much food I’ve wasted over time, but I know it’s a lot. Between overbuying at the store, not using up leftovers and just forgetting what’s in the fridge, come Monday food that started out perfectly fine has ended up in a bag on the curb. Thoughts swirl in my [...]
I love new beginnings, don’t you? Everything from new notebooks to the changing of the seasons. Cliché? Maybe. But I don’t care. I just spent the better part of yesterday indulging in the guilty pleasure of pop from the 70s and 80s. This year, if it makes me happy it’s fair game. I stopped making [...]
Tags: resolutions, setting goals, setting intentions
My mother thinks I’m a picky eater. So not true; she just refuses to accept my “refined palate” theory. Either way, growing up, battles were waged—some she won, some I did—and along the way she began resorting to the Sneaky Mom tactic of trying to trick me. To this day, she rejoices in the fact [...]
Some mornings I wake up on the wrong side of the bed. This is one of those mornings. As was yesterday—and the day before—and the day before that. Here are some of the things that are aggravating me: Ginormous. This is not a word. I know this because a) it’s stupid, and b) spell check [...]
It’s September and my 30-day challenge to eat locally grown and produced foods is complete. What an amazing experience! But Maia, where have you been? you wonder. Well, in addition to being an inspiring and invigorating month, it hasn’t been without its challenges. Computer issues. Very frustrating. I do have blogs to post now that [...]
