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Maple Ginger Tea Lattes + Buckwheat Ginger Cookies (+ AeroLatte Giveaway!)

02.12.13 // Comments:120

[UPDATE: Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to ZDubb, winner of the Aerolatte frother!)
maple ginger tea lattes and buckwheat ginger cookies | foodloveswriting.com

“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.” Andre Maurois

You may assume a couple that works from home together shares a great deal of time—and, in fact, they do. In our daily routine, Tim and I prepare joint breakfasts, raise questions to one another from across the room, share work snacks of chopped apples, almond butter on celery, warmed-up leftovers from the night before. Most afternoons, when one of us receives a question about schedules or planning, there’s little of that lag time between initial query and checking with the spouse because answers come quick when the spouse is but an arm’s length away. And I’ll tell you, quite candidly, that once you’ve tasted this kind of immediacy, it’s a hard thing to let go of, so we’re prone to say how much we hope we never will.

Still, though, time is not time. Read more…

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Kombucha 101

08.09.10 // Comments:24

You know, I was thinking, when my diet changed earlier this year, so did this place. And along the whole journey, from the early stages of removing refined flours and sugars, to the next steps of incorporating new ingredients (from whole wheat pastry to spelt to buckwheat flours), and even recently as I’ve started soaking flours overnight, you’ve stuck with me. You may have been shaking your head or laughing out loud, but at least a few of you have jumped right in, and those of you that haven’t: you’re still here.

I was telling my brother yesterday that I really value people who will stay, who will stick by you and not run when things get uncomfortable or hard to understand, who are willing to put a little effort into relationship. And while of course every relationship is valuable because every person is, I have to say: those people who will fight through the rough stuff? They’re few and far between. They’re the best ones. They’re you guys.

So that said, I’ve got a real treat for you today, one that friends on Twitter or Flickr will probably have already seen coming, and one that friends in real life have already heard about. Buckle up: it’s time to talk about kombucha.

Late October

10.27.08 // Comments:6

Well, it’s happened.

We had our first snowfall of the season today, just after the heat came on at work and just before my car stalled when I left to drive home (My diesel VW Jetta, though it gets great mileage, hates winter. We have that in common).

The snow wasn’t much to speak of—just 30 minutes or so of on-and-off flurries, but it was enough. Enough to remind me of what’s coming and to send me into full-on hibernation mode. Every year around this time, I wander around the house in sweat pants and sweatshirts, thick socks, blankets, something hot to drink. There’s no desire to go for walks anymore, not when I can see my breath and nothing, not even several layers, takes away the deep chill.

Tonight was also the first time I turned on the heat, and, I’m so serious when I say this, the heat system smells like winter. It’s this weird, not-quite-burnt odor that makes me hum Christmas carols and crave cookies with red sprinkles. Part terrible and part wonderful, this season, it seems about the only thing I’m good for is cradling a cup of tea between my hands.

And if you’re going to have a cup of tea, I’d highly recommend you try Earl Grey and, if at night, the decaf is perfect (In fact, that’s all I drink).

The hint of citrus (bergamot) is so comforting, and if you add a little creamer and a bit of sugar, you’ll almost be glad it’s so cold everywhere (I said almost). I’d say the only thing that would make this better, save from sunny skies and not needing a winter coat, would be a little something sweet on the side, in this case a slice of leftover chocolate cake from my brother’s birthday this weekend.