Eating local in Tallahassee is easier (and tastier) than it may seem
Call it ignorance or naivety, but I always carried a stigma that Tallahassee simply wasn’t the place to indulge in a locally-minded lifestyle. Places like Chattanooga and Boulder are rampant with the...
View ArticleI ate flowers for dinner last night – an adventure in cooking squash blossoms
About a month ago, Niko and I instituted what may be our greatest tradition of all time – Saturday morning dates to the farmers market at Tallahassee’s Market Square pavilion. Each week, we take a...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Own Healthy Baked Kale Chips
I’m on the path towards edible righteousness, attempting to cut out all the junk and focus on healthy, local food – but I have one serious obstacle that keeps bringing me down: I love to snack. I work...
View ArticleHow to Make a Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte (in a mason jar!)
This week, I wore my favorite flannel shirt for like 3/4ths of the day without dripping in sweat – and therefore, it is totally autumn. While long-sleeved shirts and knit scarves are both worthy...
View ArticleEasiest Recipe for Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup (ever!)
For some folks, the winter season is just an excuse to crank up the heater and indulge in an endless supply of homemade pumpkin spice lattes – but for those of us who live in a house full of dirtbag...
View ArticleSatisfying my Inner Latina at Houston’s Finest Mexican Markets
I’ve been in Texas before – too many times, if you ask me. My visits to the Lonestar State are usually long stretches of driving during hauls across the country, most noteably my May journey where I...
View ArticleHomemade Oatmeal Coconut Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
No matter how “healthy” I try to eat, I always end up caving to overwhelming sweet tooth cravings. I never used to find myself with random bouts of an insatiable need to jam sugary treats into my...
View ArticleCuban Mojo Chicken Sandwiches with Garlic Aioli
My best friend from college, Marisa, is visiting from Key West this week — and when she asked me if there was anything she could bring from Florida, I nearly exploded begging her to bring me some...
View ArticleThe Essential Guide to Winter Camping Booze
I’ve got a lot to be thankful for this year, and friends are right at the top of my list. Since moving out to Colorado at the beginning of the year, I haven’t been able to spend very much time with my...
View ArticleHomemade Winter Squash Soup Recipe
Winter is here, and with it comes the season of soup. I love soup like I love an oversized scarf. It’s cozy, it’s warming, and if you do it right, it’s totally healthy and pretty much totally...
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