Author Archives: Kate

Mushroom Spread

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Kate

My fiber arts group had a Souper Bowl party on Super Bowl Sunday. One of us brought cake, one of us made a big pot of soup and I made thyme-scented duxelle crostini from Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. … Continue reading →

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Tea and Fruit Bread

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Kate

I was procrastinating. I had some reading to do but I just wasn’t feeling like I could sit still. So, I baked instead. My baking also took the form of cabinet cleaning. I made tea and fruit bread using up … Continue reading →

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Mashed Turnips

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Kate

So, I’m always on the lookout for new recipes that are tasty and that use up my CSA vegetables. Turnips have been a particularly troublesome item because I never really ate them growing up so I’m not sure where I … Continue reading →

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Progress and not-so-much-progress

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Kate

There are a million things I should be doing right now, like reading and working on things for my dissertation, but mostly what I’ve done today has been to cook and to knit. I did read a little this morning, … Continue reading →

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Stuff I have in my house soup

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Kate

Unfortunately my photography improvisation is not as up to snuff as my food improvisation. Every now and then I make a type of soup that I call “stuff I have in my house” soup. Guess what goes in it? That’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Kate

I bought this book not because I knew anything about it or because I’d heard it was any good but because I’d heard, via twitter, that the publisher was adopting penguins in the name of bookstores that sold a certain … Continue reading →

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Seriously! The Brain! 1: The Neuron

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Kate

There are two types of cells in the central nervous system neurons and neuroglia. Today I will be writing about the neuron, the most well known of the two types of neurons. I will start with the anatomy of a … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Kate

In the collection of books that I bought for my nook immediately following 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I started reading them around Christmas. I think I was expecting more descriptions of action and … Continue reading →

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VT’s Portion Control Challenge

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kate

Sunday was my last day doing the challenge and I spent most of it at a friend’s house helping her paint her apartment. The day started out okay, I had a normal breakfast. I had dulce de leche cheerios and … Continue reading →

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VT’s Portion Control Challenge

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Kate

I sort of went off the rails. Well, not necessarily in terms of portions but certainly in terms of the food pyramid. On Thursday, I had cheddar brat pigs in a blanket for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They just sounded … Continue reading →

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