Once upon a time, I ate fake food, known as “fauxd” around these parts. I drank several Diet Cokes a day, bought sugar-free pudding, and tried every new 100-calorie pack that came on the market. Individually and wastefully packaged, low-calorie, fat-free – I tried it all without thinking twice in the name of saving a [...]
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June 26, 2010
Note to Self (from London)
Don’t tell your British coworkers that you packed 7 dresses and only one pair of pants. They will laugh hysterically and call you disgusting. You mean trousers. Greetings from London. I love it here.
June 9, 2010
Real Food: What IS this?
A testament to real food: Recently, my good friend had her now-ex-boyfriend over, and made him a snack of toast, with butter. Upon tasting it, Ex said, “This is so good! What is ON this?” Butter. Not a yellow-dyed spread made of hydrogenated oils. Not butter-flavored spray air. Real butter. Maybe that’s why he’s now [...]
May 25, 2010
Peanut Soba Noodles and a Confession
Well, make that two confessions. The first: I’m not a great cook. I like food, but I don’t always know what to put together, or have the patience or skill to use the right techniques. I certainly don’t know how to make it look pretty in photographs. But I’m working on it. I’ve made some [...]
April 22, 2010
Earth Day Birthday
April 22nd. Earth Day. Long before I was really a “green girl,” I always remembered this date. Why? It’s my best friend’s birthday. Today, Kate turns 30. 30! We met when we were 14. How did that happen? Photo credit: Trisha Brunner 3 months ago this week, Kate became a mom to baby Claire Elise. [...]
March 30, 2010
Bike Basket Pies
I am officially the worst Jew ever. Ok, maybe not the worst ever. But, Passover started last night, and today I’m blogging about…pie. I ate two pies today. Sweet pie, and savory pie. Cupcake-sized pies, made with organic, local (backyard-local whenever possible!), and seasonal ingredients, and – get this – delivered via bike. God, I [...]
March 28, 2010
Tulips in Bloom
As long as I’ve lived in San Francisco, I’ve wanted to visit the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden while the tulips were in bloom. I once even lived a mere 10-minute walk away, and I never made it at exactly the right time of year. For shame! The garden, with its Dutch Windmill, is one of [...]
March 6, 2010
30 Before 30
Hi friends. Sorry I haven’t been around much lately. Where have I been? I’ve been off in London working and swapping shoes with my favorite coworker. I’ve been in Portland, visiting a tiny, sweet little baby. I’ve been back in San Francisco, feeling guilty about my carbon footprint while simultaneously plotting a way to travel [...]
January 17, 2010
Chocolate for Haiti
I don’t think I need to tell you guys about the devastation Haiti is facing. It’s horrible, and hard to read about. The good news is – we can help! Besides donating to charities like the Red Cross (you can donate $10 by texting ‘Haiti’ to 90999 – love that!) and Unicef, many great companies [...]
January 12, 2010
Top 10 Eco-Friendly Ways to Spend $10 Instead of Seeing Leap Year
Over the weekend, I saw Leap Year. Don’t ask my why. It was easily one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, an actually painful experience. Terribly written, poorly acted, and without one single likable character. Predictable to the point of ridiculousness – and I love a good, silly chick flick. Hell, I even like [...]
