KAMASOUPTRA is the new restaurant, and they serve (you guessed it!) primarily soup. they have a cool tag line: steamy. hot. soup. i mean really; how could you go wrong? well, for one thing, that stupid construction vehicle that is blocking the entrance is ...bad feng shui. also, the stairway to the second floor where the … Continue reading (another) new restaurant in the old port
Category: (it's all about the) food
gardening
are you gardeners out there getting excited thinking about your vegetable gardens for this year? the rain last year left my tomatoes (and me) in misery; there was so much mold that when i finally did get a tomato or two that were edible, i had no appetite for it...and i love tomatoes. fortunately, this is … Continue reading gardening
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happy easter
one of my favorite holidays growing up was easter. my father loved easter, and always went out of his way to make it fun for us. we had the requisite easter baskets, usually one of the prepackaged, pre-filled ones from the closest department store (we were a family of 4 kids born in 6 years, … Continue reading happy easter
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spring ritual
my italian grandmother always said her birthday was on the first day of spring. actually, every so often she was right; her birthday was march 21st, and spring is usually on march 20th, but not always:(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox). one sure sign that spring had come when i was little was The Making of the Dandelion Salad. my grandmother … Continue reading spring ritual
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potlucks
march is nutrition month, and this year we celebrated it at work by having a potluck. the general overall theme was healthy eating; the underlying challenge was to prepare and bring healthy foods that people wanted to eat, which left quite a wide range open for interpretation. we had the requisite fruit and veggie tray, and … Continue reading potlucks
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cookie break!
and speaking of cookies...recently my coworker was walking around with a plate of her latest offering: homemade cookies. way to boost morale in the workplace! one of her favorite websites for recipes is http://www.kingarthurflour.com. i tried some of the recipes from this website and had great success with them (the blueberry muffins were a big hit with … Continue reading cookie break!
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marching into may
i just took a walk, then negated the benefits of said walk by accepting and eating a homemade peanut butter oatmeal cookie when i got back to work. i took the walk because this year i signed up for March into May, a program designed to help you become more active. you set your own … Continue reading marching into may
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a spring miracle
i was amazed to see that my garden from LAST year has spinach and lettuce growing in it THIS year...how could this happen? first of all, both are supposedly annuals (http://www.learn2grow.com/plant-guides/vegetables/leafy-vegetables-lettuce-spinach/)...did they survive the winter? hallelujah! then i thought, sure, it's growing, but is it edible? this not being medieval times, i had no assayer … Continue reading a spring miracle
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food security
one of my goals this year is to support food security. "The World Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing 'when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life'. Commonly, the concept of food security is defined as including both physical and … Continue reading food security
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catholic death by chocolate
i found out today that my friend gave up chocolate for lent. being a lapsed catholic, my guilt began gnawing at the edges of my psyche. it's lent already? in a burst of solidarity i say, "i'll give it up too!". having acted in haste, i then began repenting in haste. WHAT was i THINKING? … Continue reading catholic death by chocolate
Karen Creamer Author, Coach, Speaker 