Savoring life in the Berkshires
I’ve recently become a fan of The Lazy Genius podcast. The show’s tagline is “be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t”. If ever there was a time in my life to decide what’s really important, this is it. Episode 140, “Time to Create Your Winter Dinner Queue”,…
There was a time when my yearly goals were focused on self-improvement and productivity. It’s really interesting to look at my list of words from past years and see how I’ve evolved and my focus has shifted. This year once again I’m trying to take an even more relaxed approach. This is not going to…
It was not my intent to take over two full months off from the blog. I had plans. I had Relishments Bakes posts ready to go. But life does not always go the way that you expect. A routine almost-33 week ultrasound on November 1st was the first of many, many things to not go…
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…
