Kristie

Donut Ho: Easy Donut Holes Recipe

March 22, 2013

I did not grow up depression era, but as a participator in the organic food movement, I tend to hoard scraps and wallow in a puddle of “waste not, want not” when it comes to food. Bacon rinds get frozen to be tossed into bean soups. Chicken bones are hoarded in the freezer to become [...]

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Farro: Not Just For the Egyptians

February 21, 2013

If I left things up to my child, he would eat nothing but pilfered items from the candy drawer (no judging) and fur-bedazzled bites of string cheese he finds under his Thinking Chair.  Sometimes I get mom guilt and feel like he should be eating nourishment molecules that aren’t in the form of refined corn [...]

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Taming the Ta-Ta: A Chick’s Guide to Chicken Titties

February 8, 2013

It shocks me how many people eat boneless, skinless chicken breast on a daily basis.  Sure, it’s lean protein.  Sure, it’s versatile.  But the oft overlooked facts are that it’s a) more expensive, and b) less delicious than it’s slightly more “rugged” counterparts.  I generally steer clear of chicken breasts entirely, allowing dieters, bodybuilders, and [...]

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Super Bowl Food: The Way Of The Chicken Wing

January 24, 2013

In general, when I use the term “Super Bowl,” I’m referring to the only non-mixing bowl in the house that is large enough to hold an entire box of cereal with appropriate levels of milk. (Side note: I have always viewed a box of cereal as a serving. It’s why I can’t eat cereal every [...]

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Tips and Tricks For Speedy Stews

January 10, 2013

Winter is the time of year where we picture ourselves using crock pots and heavy dutch crockery to prepare hearty stews and pot roasts for our families.  What says “I love you” better than long-simmered meats and vegetables and hunks of potato-like tubers?  Nothing, say I, which is why Hallmark has repeatedly refused to give [...]

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Tips To Create Community and Neighborhood Unity

December 18, 2012

Neither a borrower nor a lender be. A friend in need is a friend indeed. It takes a village to raise a child. These and others are the basic adages we’re given from a young age to help us learn to form interpersonal relationships that will be successful and rewarding.  Most of us grew up [...]

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Women Rock: Bad Kitty Bakery

October 12, 2012

Sometimes, my life evolves in such a way that I flat out cannot believe that I’m so lucky.  One of those recent evolutions was having a box of baked goods appear magically at my house via postal service, and then getting to eat them and discuss their merits.  Discussing the merits of baked goods is [...]

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Beauty Rebellion: 5 Beauty Rules to Break

October 8, 2012

Beauty rules are made to be broken.  I’m not saying you should jump on the super-classy train of shaving off your eyebrows and drawing them in with dark eye pencil.  I mean, some rules are for the safety and well-being of everyone around you.  But there are some accepted diktats that are unnecessarily restrictive, and you [...]

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Augusta National Golf Club Admits First Women. Are “Congratulations” In Order?

August 20, 2012

The Augusta National Golf Club announced today that it has admitted its first ever female members: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore, a business powerhouse from South Carolina.  This is a bold move for the club, which has always been exclusively male in its membership. Augusta National hosts the Masters Tournament each year, [...]

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Thai Mojito Recipe

August 17, 2012

The best Thai food, in my opinion, are the curries.  Rich, assertive, and bizarrely comforting, many rely on coconut milk to soothe tender tongues from the welcome assault of hot chiles and heavy spices.  Growing up in my house, Thai curries were a lunchtime staple, even though my hometown had the ethnic diversity of a [...]

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