Health meals :

seriously?!

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So the symphony and Eighth Blackbird were amazing. I loved Jennifer Higdon?s modern piece using bowed piano, meaning the musicians actually used violin strings to play the strings of the piano. Pretty cool stuff and definitely outside the normal[...]

still alive

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I know I?ve been horrible at blogging lately! Life has been pretty crazy and stressful with the new job and getting to know Ann Arbor. I also just found a lease takeover and am moving into a different apartment this weekend, which is one of my least[...]

potato soup

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Great discussion on the organic post ! A little follow up:     if industrial organic isn?t sustainable, what are my options? Industrial organic produce is still better than conventional produce because it doesn?t[...]

i love green

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My favorite color is green . I like this color because it reminds me of spring, sustainability, and one of my favorite vegetables, kale.    For a long time I thought kale was bitter and was only edible to small herbivorous[...]

rainy wednesday

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It rained all day, and I have to confess that I actually enjoy rain. Despite the fact that the sun is hiding, I like the sound of rain, the slightly melancholy mood it potentiates, and the excuse it provides to eat soup and homemade bread.[...]

back in the mitten

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You might not be able to fully grasp how crazy the snow was in Chicago from this photo, but any car parked on a side street got completely buried. Most people had already taken a shovel to their vehicles at this point? I can tell you that[...]

Swine Flu Lollypops

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Worried about getting sick? Have an obsession with lollypops? Have an oral fixation with things shaped like pigs? Well have I got a product for you. Click here to read more. CC

Swine Flu Lollypops

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Worried about getting sick? Have an obsession with lollypops? Have an oral fixation with things shaped like pigs? Well have I got a product for you. Click here to read more. CC

Cast-Iron Rosemary Chicken

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I was almost out of chicken stock. What, you ask, does that have to do with a Rosemary Chicken recipe? I needed a chicken carcass, that's what. I know some people make stock from the whole chicken, but doing so renders the meat inedible. That[...]

Weeknight Spaghetti Delight

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We're all busy and that can be one of the biggest pitfalls to eating healthy. Work deadlines, kids activities, just plain tiredness can lead us to stop at the burger joint or order a couple a pizzas for a weeknight meal.While not as easy as[...]