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the early bird always sticks it to the night owl

Recipe: baked egg rolls I love staying up past midnight. It always seems I get a second wind around 10:00 pm and then I’ll grudgingly go to bed around 1:00 am out of guilt. I get under the covers...

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positively

Recipe: sparkling watermelon agua fresca There has been all manner of blerg going on for the past few days (really, the past couple of months). We’ve been troopers, getting through one thing after...

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the sunburn of my discontent

Recipe: maple balsamic vinaigrette There’s nothing like a sunburn to remind me of the necessity for sunblock, long-sleeved shirts, and a good hat in the sunny months. I guess that is a misnomer...

May 13, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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my mom

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful moms out there! I personally feel that every day should be Mother’s Day, because it is without a doubt, the most difficult job in the world. thank you to...

May 12, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Recipe: pistachio almond cake Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. Don’t freak out or anything. I’m telling this to you now so you can get your act together with a couple of days to spare. My mom...

May 9, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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the need to decompress

Recipe: teriyaki salmon collar (or fillet) In my undergraduate years at Caltech, there was a weekend between the end of classes and the start of finals each quarter. It was officially referred to...

May 6, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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fro yo arse off

Recipe: strawberry frozen yogurt Another week, another snow storm. There was a December a couple of years ago when we had snow storms hit every Friday for the entire month (which was awesome)....

May 3, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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may day

I associate the first of May with flowers. That’s partly because of spring and mostly because I buy flowers in remembrance on the anniversary of my sister’s passing. This year I chose pink ruffled...

May 1, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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april, i hardly knew you

Recipe: roasted cherry tomatoes with mint Okay, April just sort of whizzed past me over here. I feel as if I’ve been slogging through the month with my head down to meet all manner of deadlines....

Apr 29, 2013 Like

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monkeying around

Recipe: italian sausage pizza monkey bread It keeps snowing over here. Our snowpack is inching ever closer to the average, which is pretty exciting. We have sunny bluebird days the rest of the week...

Apr 25, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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here baby, there mama, everywhere daddy daddy

Recipe: miso-glazed salmon It was time. I had announced to Jeremy at the end of last summer that I would cut my hair after the ski resorts closed this season. I’m not especially attached to my...

Apr 22, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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the wash cycle of the brain

Recipe: chocolate zucchini cake So much can happen in a few days… or in a matter of moments. I’ve struggled with my feelings since the Boston Marathon bombing earlier this week, just as I do...

Apr 18, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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good to the last

Recipe: chili cheese fries It’s been a working weekend over here, both of us sitting at our computers processing photos or data, listening to my recent compilation of songs from the 80s and 90s....

Apr 15, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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a tale of two seasons

Recipe: strawberry vanilla jam Some people can become really bent out of shape when winter gets all up in their spring. I’m not one of those people. I’m used to straddling two seasons at any given...

Apr 12, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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trying not to get ahead of myself

Recipe: asian chicken sandwich I am totally feeling it. It was 72°F in Boulder on Friday and I had the sunroof open while driving around town to let the heat escape from my car. The hairs on the...

Apr 8, 2013 Like 6 people like this

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gettin’ all cheesy over here

Recipe: mac and cheese (two ways) We are basically following the rhythmic swing of a pendulum between snow and sun. What I’m preparing at home mimics this oscillation: salads and springy foods to...

Apr 4, 2013 Like 3 people like this

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spring fling

Recipe: otsu noodles (sesame soba noodles) Spontaneity is not my best color, but there are times when you just have to get on it and hit the road. Last week was one of those times. We packed up and...

Apr 1, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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crazy beautiful

Recipe: mango lassi Volatile. We go from dark, brooding skies to clear and sunny ones to snow squalls to gentle breezes and run that cycle fifty times over. Spring is volatile around here. The...

Mar 28, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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switcheroo

Recipe: maple miso tofu Winter went out like a cuddly little kitten last week. The last day of winter was warm, sunny, and so pleasant that I left the deck door open for Kaweah to come and go,...

Mar 25, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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travel: vermont and new hampshire

It was not long after my trip to Maine last summer when Sharon asked if I would be willing to come out to Vermont in March to learn about organic maple syrup farms. My reply was, “That’s prime ski...

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good things all around

Recipe: thai chicken, asparagus, and baby corn It’s so good to be back in Colorado. I say that every time I return. I feel it every time I return. Vermontshire, Verhampshire, New Hampmont, Vermont,...

Mar 19, 2013 Like 4 people like this

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verhampshiring

The cluster of states in New England is tiny. You can drive in and out and across them in very little time if you want. I flew into Boston on Friday to meet with some good people for dinner, and...

Mar 17, 2013 Like

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star light star bright

Recipe: chocolate bread pudding I’ve tried to be patient all week, waiting to get a glimpse of this comet… comet Pan-STARRS. It was finally visible for the Northern Hemisphere starting at the...

Mar 14, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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it’s about time

Recipe: bolognese sauce This weekend’s storm dumped 14 inches of snow on our local hill and almost as much at our house. For the first time in a long while, we were able to ski tour right out our...

Mar 11, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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warmth

Recipe: stuffed sopaipillas It’s a brilliant sun that has been shining down on Colorado this week, each day warmer than the one before. Whenever Jeremy is on travel, I use the alone time to get as...

Mar 7, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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full steam ahead

Recipe: pear frangipane tart Last Friday was the first day of March. And even though the first day of March has everyone running around shouting “Spring! Spring!” that date means a couple of things...

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when the stars align

Recipe: thai sizzling beef The logistics of coordinating a full moon ski where I live can be a tricky business. There are a few criteria to be met: 1) It should be during the full moon (otherwise...

Feb 28, 2013 Like

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a bird in the hand

Recipe: chicken pot hand pies We were just gifted 10 inches of snow. In past years this might not have been as big of a deal, but it’s the most we’ve received in one storm this season at my house....

Feb 25, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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piescream

Recipe: key lime pie ice cream It’s snowing outside the house right now! In fact, there are a few storm tracks marching through to see the month of February out. I’ve been busting ass to get work...

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the early bird always sticks it to the night owl

positively

the sunburn of my discontent

my mom

mother knows best

the need to decompress

fro yo arse off

may day

april, i hardly knew you

monkeying around

here baby, there mama, everywhere daddy daddy

the wash cycle of the brain

good to the last

a tale of two seasons

trying not to get ahead of myself

gettin’ all cheesy over here

spring fling

crazy beautiful

switcheroo

travel: vermont and new hampshire

good things all around

verhampshiring

star light star bright

it’s about time

warmth

full steam ahead

when the stars align

a bird in the hand

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