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Highlights: Things That Make Me Smile

Published on September 26, 2010 By Emily. Updated on September 26, 2010

Ooof…what a week!  I told you I’d be blogging less after starting my new job, but I didn’t want it to be this much less!  Getting settled in at work has meant lots of meetings, plus a couple non-school appointments which made for insanity.  Also, Brian and I may be a little bit over-committed at the moment and would probably benefit from reevaluating our routines.  Or maybe that’s just me.

Originally, I didn’t think this week was going to have a theme; I was planning on just linking random interesting sites.  Turned out, my reader was full of posts that made me smile:

Canning was written up in USA Today, which is awesome in and of itself, but even better is the fact that Julie of Savvy Eats is featured in it!  I wouldn’t be canning if not for her, so its really great that she got some recognition.

It’s pretty well recognized that the most recently ended season of Top Chef was fairly boring.  However, I’m really looking forward to watching the chefs who’ve been chosen to compete on Top Chef All-Stars, which premieres in December.

Apparently Denny’s now has a vegan burger on the menu.  It’s not without controversy, but I still think it’s cool and a step in the right direction, at least as far as offering more choices is considered.

I really, really want to make this Maple-Butter Popcorn from The Kitchn.  I’m hoping I have time to do it tonight because its been haunting me for days.  Its hard to for me to put off making recipes when I know I have all the ingredients on hand.

Brian and I caught a story about Forage, a restaurant in LA that gets produce from gardens in the surrounding neighborhood on NPR the other day.  So cool.  I wasn’t able to track down the NPR story, but Forage was also featured on Change.org’s Sustainable Food blog.

The Apple Barn, in Bennington, VT, is still one of my favorite local places.  We ventured up there after church today and bought 16 pounds of apples for baking/canning/eating, as well as our first honey crisps and some apple cider donuts.  Why can’t it be fall all year round? (And am I really going to use 16 pounds of apples?!)

(Almost) Every Sunday, I choose a theme and highlight blog posts, websites and news articles from my Google Reader which I found interesting (and hope you do too!) If you want more reading, check out “What I’m Reading” on my sidebar.  And don’t forget to add Relishments to your reader or like Relishments on Facebook!

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  1. Cynthia (It All Changes) says

    September 26, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    You CAN totally use that many apples. Angela from Oh She Glows had a great recipe the other day and apple canning recipes abound!

  2. Lucy says

    September 26, 2010 at 10:37 pm

    I agree with Cynthia – you’ll def. use them. I bought a peck of apples from the UNH Hort farm last year (which is a FREAKING LOT of apples) and I used them all. Granted, your house will probably be rather appley for a while. But really, is that a bad thing? I think not.

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Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring a sitter for a rare night out. We went to dinner at @publicna and took advantage of the opportunity with drinks, appetizers and dessert.

Pictured:
- Citrus Braised Beef Tacos
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New year, new theme word! This year's word is "enr New year, new theme word!
This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post. It's It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post.
It's almost all #Berkshires content this year, which is great.
1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
4.@plantconnector 
5. @berkshiremuseum 
6.@sculpture.now at @themountlenox 
7. @massmoca 
8. @mountainviewfarm413 
9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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@coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one @coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one of the highlights of all my return trips to Boothbay and their annual Gardens Aglow event continues to impress. It was great to be back to walking the gardens instead of the pandemic drive through and there seemed to be more lights than ever.  I'm already looking forward to next year.
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It has been a while, but there is finally a new CS It has been a while, but there is finally a new CSA menu plan on the blog! Visit the link below or in my profile to see how I plan to make use of some of the @mightyfoodfarm produce seen here.
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Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but t Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but this year we've had weather that has also been outstanding. The past 2 weekends have included time at Jaeschke Orchards, the Greylock Glen, and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail as well as stopping to photograph any random foliage I see. 
Check out the last slide for video of some feathered friends we saw on a walk.
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@freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favo @freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favorite events each year, and it doesn't hurt that it's just minutes away from home. Enjoying the festival with my kids is definitely a different experience than without, but it's still a good time. The weather was especially cooperative today which was great for all the laps I did around the @massmoca campus pushing a stroller. I'm already looking forward to next year.
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