empire brewery’s indonesian lettuce wraps
Beef or bison spiced with cardamom and cinnamon, stirred together with creamy coconut milk.
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happiness
Sure happiness might be a warm gun to the Beatles, but to me, it’s a piece of halva the size of a brick. I’ve been asked for more food pictures from Israel, but alas, I’ve…
curried pear and butternut soup
I've posted about the silky, meaty butternut before, but today it's back, pureed into a low fat soup with pears and curry powder.
fresh picked applesauce
A few weeks ago, on a Saturday saturated with the smell of fallen leaves baking in the sun, I went apple-picking. For for the first time. Ever. I know, I had a deprived, prairie childhood.…
Kind Coffee
On Friday I finished the first semester of my journalism masters, also known as bootcamp. The six week program is the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications’ way of welcome us into the world of…
pave not paradise
I made the news! There’s something about Anglicans and gardens in parking lots. My two most recent parish homes—St. Margaret’s back in Winnipeg and Grace here in Syracuse—have chosen carrots over Camrys in an attempt…
comfort food
Comfort food is hard to define—that is, until you really need it. Last night was one of those nights. For most, comfort food conjures up visions of fat, sugar, cream, or chocolate—the classic no-no’s of…
fiddleheads
I think I spent more time photographing these alluring young ferns than I did preparing them.
distractions for the caffeinated
A weekend full of antics with the parents screeched to a halt at a calm sunny Monday. Today, Central New York traded its fiery attire in for a more modest costume of breezy, sit-on-the-porch-all-day comfort.…
kombucha: the brew of champions
I first tasted kombucha (kom-boo-cha) tea at a dear friend’s house in Goshen, Indiana, a regular stopover on our Winnipeg – Syracuse jaunt. Our host possesses the kind of leisurely effervescence that makes our time…