Wordless Wednesday: Pumpkins Ready for Picking
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Month: September 2012
My Lake George Birthday
Last weekend I celebrated my birthday by eating, shopping and drinking my way around the lower Adirondacks — and it was a blast! Not to mention a perfect way to say good riddance to a year that was full of more lows than highs. We started out the windy autumn day in Bolton Landing. Where… Continue reading My Lake George Birthday
Wednesday Wine: Wycombe Vineyards’ Chambourcin
Wycombe Vineyards‘ Chambourcin isn’t for everyone, as I learned when I served it at dinner over the weekend. But, if you like a spicier red with a peppery undertone, definitely give it a try — it’s a true Chambourcin. I picked this bottle up a few years ago during a weekend that was spent visiting vineyards along the… Continue reading Wednesday Wine: Wycombe Vineyards’ Chambourcin
The Digest Diet: Kale and Chickpea Soup
One of the things I love the most about the Digest Diet are the recipes. They are based on real food, and are bursting with flavors — at least the ones I’ve tried so far. Last night I made the kale and chickpea soup. It calls for three cups chicken broth, but I substituted my… Continue reading The Digest Diet: Kale and Chickpea Soup
The Digest Diet: I Cheated!
Let’s just get it out there – I cheated. Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s only three days in. Call me a failure. Say whatever you want, but what I can tell you is that I’m still losing weight. Granted, I bet if I stuck to it 100 percent exactly and did the exact exercises, I… Continue reading The Digest Diet: I Cheated!
Never Forget: 9/11
Sept. 11, 2012: Law enforcement officers in Penn Station. This morning was the first time in three years I was commuting into Manhattan on 9/11. Last year it fell on a weekend and I was off. The year before I was in Denver at BlogPaws. I would be lying if I said my stomach wasn’t in knots this… Continue reading Never Forget: 9/11
The Digest Diet Kick Off: Phase One
When I received an email from Reader’s Digest a few weeks back after BlogHer’12 asking if I would be interested in joining their TheDigest Diet three week blogging event, I ignored it. First, many “diets” don’t seem to work for me, plus being a vegetarian with a gluten sensitivity who leans vegan, it’s usually pretty… Continue reading The Digest Diet Kick Off: Phase One
Yard to Table: Weekend Harvest
I absolutely love being able to walk out my door, pick a bunch of fruits and vegetables, go back inside and make something delicious. Sometimes it can be as simple as a kale smoothie, and other times it can be as complicated as homemade tomato sauce and eggplant parmesan. This weekend, I picked several large… Continue reading Yard to Table: Weekend Harvest
Running Into a Bear on Prospect Mountain in Lake George
When my Aunt Cynthia, who has been coming to the Adirondacks since she was a little girl, came to see my house for the first time, she joked about bears in my back yard coming to get her. I laughed it off, and told her there are no bears in Lake George. She tilted her… Continue reading Running Into a Bear on Prospect Mountain in Lake George