School lunches in Ireland
A few weeks back, I wrote about school in Ireland and alluded to the differences in the lunch system between here and the US. The few months leading up to Isaac starting school, I envisioned that...
View ArticleFast, Kid-friendly Vegetarian Dinners
It’s 5:30, you’re staring at a few hungry, grubby faces and thinking, “What are we having for dinner?” I’m usually a big believer in menu planning. However, there are plenty of days when I don’t have...
View ArticleThe Best Onion Dip Ever
Happy New Year’s Eve! Are you celebrating tonight, or enjoying a quiet evening in? Whatever you’re up to, I hope you have a great time. I wanted to share a recipe I found last week that makes the...
View ArticleWhy I’m (mostly) Vegetarian
Let me just start this post by saying that I love meat – beef, poultry, pork, lamb, wild game – I’ll try pretty much anything. I was born and raised in West Texas, and I’ll be the first person to tell...
View ArticleAll about our vegetable delivery and CSA
On Monday I wrote about the benefits of eating less meat and about adding a vegetarian meal to your week with Meatless Monday. Today I’m writing about how to take a larger step and consider...
View ArticleFriday Finds
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend is going well. It was a sunny but COLD day here. And I had to stand out in the cold during Isaac’s GAA practice this morning. Brrr! Also – don’t be fooled by the...
View ArticleMake your own Italian and Breakfast Sausage
A quick post this evening, due to a discussion I have been having with fellow expats about how to adapt US recipes to the available ingredients in Ireland. Of of the most common food-related questions...
View ArticleAbandoned Turnips. (Or, Confessions of a not-so-diligent CSA subscriber)
I often wax poetic about my love of Community Supported Agriculture, vegetable deliveries, and the benefits of a vegetarian diet. Eat well! Save money! Support local farmers! Bountiful abundance...
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter Balls…a.k.a. Crickets
Hello world! I know I know…long-time-no-blog. A combination of busy lives, the backend of the website got locked down, I had a website job that took up most of the summer and fall, and and and. The...
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