Italian Treatment
on Oct 18, 2009 in General Recipe autumn cooking dinner food greens italian food lamb's quarters pasta shrimp spaghetti weekend herb blogging It has relatives that are more well-known, like spinach, beets and quinoa, and some less known ones such as epazote and Jerusalem oak. It is one of the most nutritious plants available. It grows in abundance in the mid-Atlantic states, yet it is cons...

travel insurance that covers hiking
on Oct 17, 2009 in health & safety product endorsements Be sure to check your policy when traveling out-of-country to ensure trekking is covered. I’m considering a trip to Hawaii and Asia. I like World Nomads insurance. Here are the adventure sports covered and not covered for a Canadian: Travel No...

Not About Food, Surprisingly
on Oct 17, 2009 in Clinton Obama Politics Sexism Uncategorized I know this is technically a food blog, but sometimes I want to deviate. Today I want to talk about two things. One, Hillary Clinton and two, sexism. It’s a big post, so let’s get started. Hillary Clinton. Man, remember when she was runni...

Two Terrific Tarts: Chocolate and Raspberry Cream Cheese
on Oct 17, 2009 in Chocolate cream cheese crust fruit pies and tarts raspberry You may have realized by now that I’m prone to bouts of exuberance over kitchen achievements. There’s something about tackling a recipe you’re inexperienced with, doing some kitchen acrobatics, and actually succeeding that just bri...

Thanks Dad (Part one of a two day post.)
on Oct 17, 2009 in Children Demonstrate your love for her Do something for her Do what right for her Encourage her Give your time to her Humble yourself Make her #1 Make her feel safe Relationship advice Relationships Validate her commitment counseling divorce family father focus girl husband kids lady love love advice marriage marriage counseling priority relationship spouse time wife wives woman Anyways, I really don't know how it happened, but over the years, I came to believe these nuggets of wisdom and they have kept me in good stead. I have found that I have very little fear of any situation I face or opportunity that presents itself bec...

terra’s tripe stew
on Oct 17, 2009 in Meat and Poultry Pasta and Rice Recipes ame california hiro sone linguine lissa doumani napa valley pasta stew terra tripe We visited Terra in St Helena earlier in the year on our west coast foodie tour of Napa and SFC. I remember feeling particularly poorly the night we dined there as we were coming to the end of the Napa leg of our trip, and had drank our way through a...

How to Be Happy
on Oct 16, 2009 in Be Well For as long as I can remember people have always told me that my name suits me well. My name is Joy, in case you didn’t already know that. My parents named me Joy not because they were so elated I was born (which I think they were ha!), or the...

stupid bear can’t drive …
on Oct 16, 2009 in animals humour Bears aren’t so smart. We’re going to need some backup here: Car thief turns out to be… a hungry bear...

Sweet Potato Attack!!!
on Oct 16, 2009 in dinner lunch Hello from cold and rainy Washington D.C.! Blech. Does anyone else feel kind of depressed with this weather?? Friday is my day off from school, so I usually dedicate it to getting a good amount of editing work done for my job. But obviously I also to...

Hasselback Potatoes
on Oct 16, 2009 in Side Dishes potatoes vegetables vegetarian ...