I took Jen’s fabulous Leek and Beet Green frittata recipe from last summer’s Sunday Supper, and modified it for the veggies I received in this week’s vegetable box. (As I’ve mentioned before, I get a weekly box of organic vegetables from a local service, Brown Box Organics–it’s a bit of a surprise, as you never know…
Welcome to Bicycles and Blueberries! You may remember us by our old blog title, Saturday Long Runs. We’ve changed the name to more accurately reflect what we, Susan and Jennifer, do on Saturday mornings, which includes much more than heading out together for a long run. We do yoga. We ride our bikes. We visit…
I just read a great blog post at Nerdfitness.com. It’s about picking a super hero persona…one to help you power through your goals. “Make the superhero version of yourself do all of the things that you’re afraid of or struggling with. Why? Because superheroes attack problems in way different ways than a normal cubicle dweller.…
Thursday was my first “eat local all day” day. My observations: 1) Eating Local Takes Planning Unless you do it daily, you will need to think through what you want to eat and where you need to buy the ingredients. I can see that it gets easier and quicker the more you do it 2)…
Christmas is over, New Year’s Eve has come and gone, and I am eagerly looking forward to a brand new year. But before I hurl myself toward the goals and plans I have for 2012, I want to take a quick peek back at a few personal highlights from 2011: -Finally, I learned how to…
My friend Janet Hawkins Moore is eating local during the month of January (in Boise, Idaho…not as easy as some more temperate climates). Looking at her first day’s post, it looks like a delicious initiative. When I first saw Janet’s post about eating local, I thought “Good idea, and since I already do a lot of local…
I don’t usually like grape juice. But this weekend while at the Farmer’s Market, one of my daughter’s classmates was handing out grape juice samples. She was working so hard (she is in 5th grade) and helping her grandparents, how could I not buy a $5 jar of fresh Galena Grape Juice? When I arrived…
I get it now….the joy and rapture felt by the mean food critic in the movie, “Ratatouille.” Do you remember that scene…the emotion, the memories, the savoring every single bite??? After I saw the movie, I made ratatouille for the first time. It was ok. Nothing special; probably because I used out-of-season ingredients. (tisk, tisk—I should…
Saturday Downtown Triathlon equipment check: cruiser, yoga mat, shopping tote
Check out this cool peak season map. It’s a fun way to see what ingredients are in season this month and what you have to look forward to at the Farmer’s Market in the coming months (assuming you do that type of thing!) Pick a month on the top border, then click on your state and…
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