Category: tucking in

  • cough-ee, one

    cough-ee, one

    Ironic enough that I’m writing this at a Starbucks, but here I am, sipping a mint tea, and realizing that my days as a coffee drinker might be behind me. I gave up tea for the month of November and while we travelled in Japan. It was not because we went to Japan, mind you.

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  • the cupboard of the real

    the cupboard of the real

    What is something you ate 25 years ago that you’d never eat now? Saying “never” is always a bit of a tall order.  See, I’d like to tell you that I am not a picky eater—and I think I’d be telling the truth writing that—and that depending on the circumstances (and my mood) I’d probably

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  • uncooked

    uncooked

    What is your best winter treat recipe this year? I have been somewhat remiss in my kitchen efforts this whole year, falling back on a routine of regular home cooked meals, sure, but flopping spectacularly when it comes to anything more adventurous or creative. In fact, the Kid has almost entirely taken over on the

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  • campfire foul

    campfire foul

    What’s something you should have cooked in 2025 but didn’t? It’s fifteen degrees below zero and snowing heavily as I write this so it seems pretty unlikely that in the remaining fourteen days of this year I’ll convince myself to clear a path to my outdoor fire pit and settle in for a campfire cookout

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  • cheap eats

    cheap eats

    Describe your 2025 in food. This blog rebooted with a theme on January 1, 2021: food. Also adventure, cast iron, the outdoors and simple living.  It was the middle of freaking covid and I was basically trapped in my house because of travel restrictions and winter and work from home and I latched onto the

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