Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
I can understand why people would get frustrated trying to eat local in the winter. Many of the healthy cookbooks call for produce that’s out of season, and many of the farm to table cookbooks have a very scant section for winter root vegetables. And so I find myself missing all the recipes from Simply in Season.
A sweet bread that’s great for everyday eating.
I am LOVING having my menus and schedule planned out ahead of time. Even though I might not always follow them perfectly, it goes a long way towards getting things accomplished.
Here’s another book that I’ve been able to read, but not cook from, because I’m reading it in the winter. Strangely enough, I still enjoyed reading Harvest to Heat: Cooking with America’s Best Chefs, Farmers, and Artisans by Darryl Estrine and Kelly Kochendorfer.
Foraging is something I’ve been increasingly interested in, so I jumped at the chance to review The Wild Table: Seasonal Foraged Food and Recipes by Connie Green and Sarah Scott.
When the publisher of Green Market Baking Book: 100 Delicious Recipes for Naturally Sweet & Savory Treats asked if I’d be willing to review their book, I was super excited. I’ve been on sort of a baking kick lately and was looking for something seasonal, and that used mainly natural sugars. I found it!
About the same time I was gearing up to start my Simple Living Challenge, I came across a delightful blog called Lisa’s Foods on the Move. Better yet, she recently published an e-book called Seasonal Simplicity (Click here to view more details; affiliate link).
So, Lean Cuisine and Collective Bias are determined to make me post embarrassing photos. If they weren’t paying me I’m not sure I’d do this. I am supposed to show photos of myself working out.
When ChicExecs asked if I was interested in reviewing Ecozip bags, at first I was like “um, OK, it’s a baggie. But sure.” Then I thought “hmm, do I really want people to know I use plastic baggies?” I’d love for you all to think I have a cabinet full of organic fair-trade glassware that I use for leftovers and such. Alas, my IRL friends would call me out.
