The holiday season is usually associated with consumerism, which is bumming a lot of you out this year. Ted and I considered making everyone’s gift this year, but in the end, we just couldn’t be that lame. So we’ve found ways to give gifts that we can get behind ethically, that also are a little [...]
Ted and I have the same exact argument every year. It goes like this: Me: I want to get a Christmas tree this weekend! Ted: Great, so we can have a tree that was sprayed with pesticides and shipped hundreds of miles dying in our living room? Me: Grinch. Ted: Well, Miss Sustainable Scoop, you [...]
In case you’re wondering where I’ve run off to, I’ve caught the Super-Bug that’s been going around… I’ll be back to posting regularly again once I can finally drag myself out of bed once and for all. Take good care of yourselves!
I know I’ve mentioned Late July crackers quite a few times before, but I’ve been on a new kick: their saltines are heavenly. I grew up loving Nabisco’s Premium saltines, which were delicious but full of nasty oils (the ingredient list includes soybean oil and partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil). The Late July version isn’t quite [...]
MAIN DISH: Pork chops with fennel seed
SIDE DISH: Sauteéd cabbage wedges
SIDE DISH: Baked yams
DESSERT: Poached Pears
MUSIC: Doc Watson, Southbound