Savoring life in the Berkshires
Once again, I’ve been slacking in my menu planning. Even this past weekend, which included a Monday holiday, wasn’t enough for me to get my act together. I did take some excellent naps however. And we took advantage of the fantastic weather to finally go apple and pumpkin picking. Now, if I can just make…
This time of year, there’s an annual debate that occurs. In this debate, I am firmly on Team Apple. Though I didn’t always feel this way, at this point in my life, I’ll take an apple cider (always hot) over a pumpkin spice latte any day. If you need a reminder of how Relishments Bakes…
I had a harder time choosing a muffin recipe for this month than I anticipated. Too many choices! I knew I wanted something fall-like and didn’t want to spend much on specialty ingredients. Ultimately, I settled on this Healthy Carrot Cake Muffin recipe from Wholefully that I saved forever ago. I was also a little…
One of the many benefits of being a CSA member is that it helps my brain remember that summer isn’t over yet – no matter how much I love fall. It’s the middle of September, but there’s still so much variety available. It’ll be squash season before we know it, but for now my kitchen…
It’s the first full week back at work and — despite knowing it’s only Monday — I’m feeling pretty good. I’m much less tired than I was last week and I’m excited for what the semester has in store. We had a quiet weekend and the week ahead is pretty uneventful as well. Here’s to…
My monthly attempts to get these challenges up sooner (like, the first week of the month, perhaps?) was once again unsuccessful this month. The first week of school totally wiped me out. Why I am surprised each September when I discover that transitioning back to supervising 12-year-olds all day is exhausting? But, I’m finding my…
Today was my first day back in the classroom teaching students since June and I am so tired. It’s this way every fall, there’s no way to prepare for the shift in the amount of physical, emotional and mental labor required to go back to work. In a week or so, I’ll be back in…
You may or may not be aware, but I have a bit of an Earl Grey obsession. I also have a bit of a lavender obsession. Examples include these cookies, this ginger ale, this latte, and this pastry. If either of those flavors is an option (bonus points if they’re together), I will be making…
