Category Archives: Sustenance and Nourishment

Digestible craft.

Let Them Have Cake

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

I was given the honorable, yet momentous task of creating the paper cut out that would be used to decorate the ever-famous Luxury Loaf on Sunday. I failed paper-cutting in kindergarten, but I must’ve picked up something along the way. … Continue reading →

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Rockstar Cornbread

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Cornbread is one of my favorite foods. I’ve tweaked countless recipes, combined several, and made many trial-and-error runs before finally creating the most perfectly-perfect recipe. I’m usually modest, but I pretty much re-earn my Rockstar status every time I bake … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in DC

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

was beyond yummy. J and I made this sweet cinnamon bread from scratch on Thanksgiving day. It was made into French toast and devoured the next morning:

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Gardening updates

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

I found some fuzzy mold on the basil’s soil surface last week. I did a google search and concluded that it was most likely root rot so I scraped off the mold, pulled the teeny sprouts that were affected (only … Continue reading →

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Pho Ga

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

The ultimate in comfort food on damp, rainy fall days. Traditionally, this Vietnamese soup is made with beef and beef broth, but I felt like making it with chicken – and from scratch. There’s something about the smells of a … Continue reading →

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Actual Knitting Content (finally)

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

Check out these needles that were donated to my knitting group – what is it with me and old things? How cool are these?! 79 cents? I wish. I also finished a plain pair of socks with a 1×1 ribbed … Continue reading →

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25

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

What a way to kick off the next 25 years of my life: A solo trip to poet Walt Whitman’s last residence in Camden, NJ; forgotten by most and sadly closed on Tuesdays. The lot next door is in desperate … Continue reading →

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Growth

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

There’s been plenty of rain as of late and I’m ready for some sun. More than ready. So ready in fact, that I refuse to sit under rain clouds and allow them to dictate just how much rain I receive. … Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on September 28, 2010 by

there is calm;  I hope. I pray. I beg. let the water nourish scorched earth beneath my tired, thirsty feet cracked earth swells with relief after years of selflessness.

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