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• Spicy Pepper Roasted Chicken & Vegetables from the Book “Soul Food Love”

  

  In honor of Black History Month, this is my own humble nod of gratitude for the history the black community built and enriched. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wanderings: Green Gables Restaurant & Huddleson Court, Jennerstown, PA

  

  The Beaverdam Cabin, where we retreated, is part of Green Gables Restaurant & Huddleson Court, so after a cozy night's sleep under the eaves of the cabin... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wanderings: Beaverdam Cabin, Jennerstown, PA

  

  I love cities. I love the bustle. I love people watching. I love their food scenes and the convenience of a coffee shop within a block of my apartment, but ever... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vegan Chocolate Tart with Salted Oat Crust

  

  Harmony- it's something I have been think about a lot lately. I wish I were preoccupied with harmony musically, but rather, I think about harmony in the sense o... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Ultimate Whole Wheat Pecan Sticky Buns from @BonAppetitMag ‘s Baking Guide

  

  “That’s just my luck. I only like guys with girlfriends or guys who are obsessed with my friends. Whaaaat’s wrrrrrong with me? Am I that bad? Am I that... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Lavender Coconut Cake for a Baby’s First Birthday (Sugar Free & Gluten...

  

  A letter to my niece, Remi June, to be opened on her 18th birthday: Dear Remi June, They say “you can’t choose your family,” but I was lucky in that I chose... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spiced Whiskey in a Custom Labeled Bottle for the Whiskey Lover

  

  Take a long look in a full-length mirror. Does your neck lurch forward? Do your shoulders slope to one side? When you see yourself in photos, do you think, “Dam... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mulled White Wine & Homemade Gluten Free Crackers for Winter Entertaining

  

  The Danish word Hygge seems to be resurging with the voracity of a seasonal flu. Perhaps it’s because our weather has finally dipped into real winter... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 2016: A Year in Review

  

  I spent this holiday season like a college student on winter break, fully embracing laziness. I banished alarms, ate big breakfasts at noon, toasted champagne i... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Edible Gift Idea: Local Honey & Winter Tea Sets

  

  “The Urban Farmer” has a nice ring to it. I saw his eyes light up the first time I referred to him as that in writing- his passion and his future wrapped... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Fallen Chocolate Peppermint Cake with Whipped Topping (Gluten Free)

  

  I hung my head in disgust and shame despite the fresh baked smell of chocolate and peppermint. Every attempt to salvage the ugliness before me had failed. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Whole Grain Apple Cider Layer Cake Forest (Gluten Free)

  

  The truck inched around the tight bend of the parking garage. It seemed to have swallowed several other trucks in the process, making each maneuver hinge on... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tea Time with Oven Dehydrated Citrus

  

  With colds circulating and holiday stresses escalating, a little tea time is just what the doctor prescribed. Steal away from wrapping, from planning, from... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Oven Dehydrated Citrus for Holiday Decorating

  

  My dad had a penchant for infomercials. We had miracle mops that you never had to touch with your hands, all of our silver was pristine, and he could wax our... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• “With The Grains” Featured in Sift Magazine

  

  In my early twenties, I treated myself to several luxuries I didn’t fully appreciate in the midst of my looming life questions and self-imposed stresses. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wanderings in Brooklyn: Brunch, A Bar and Panama’s Independence Day

  

  When I first began to travel in earnest, I was the portrait of a Type A personality- detailed plans, agendas, and mapped out routes, followed by lengthy... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• “Colonial Spirits”: A Gift Idea for the Drink Nerd & History Buff In Your Life...

  

  “Before Democracy, there were spirits, and from spirits we created taverns, and it was in those taverns that we laid out the blueprint for a new kind of country... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wanderings: @BroadStreetMarket in Harrisburg, PA

  

  The term “coffee table book,” when said by the right sort of judgmental tongue, implies a shallowness and showiness, but when it comes to In The Company of Wome... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Whole Grain Chocolate Pecan Tart with Bourbon Whipped Crème Fraîche

  

  If only it were possible to have conversations with myself, both past and future, without the burden of mental illness. When people utter the word “cool” in a... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Whole Grain Pumpkin Gingerbread Bars with Pumpkin Streusel

  

  The weeping willow has shed so many of her tears, blanketing all but a tiny, undulating trail of sidewalk for my pup and me. Our routine walk has taken us past... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2016 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES