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My favorite holiday!

Posted in Lowell, Lowell MA, NaBloPoMo, Raves, tagged Lowell, Lowell MA, MA, NaBloPoMo, Vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Happy Election Day everyone! If you haven’t yet, get out and vote!

It’s always the high point of my day!

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Wish me luck!

Posted in Lowell, Lowell MA, tagged Lowell, Lowell MA, Lowell National Park on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I just entered Lowell National Park’s photo contest! These are my three entries, all taken on the wonderful Lowell Public Art Collection Walk I went on this past spring.

Human Construction

I insist on your freedom.

Pawtucket Prism
You can see all of the entries in LNHS’s gallery. If you are a local photographer, I encourage you to enter [...]

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The most wonderful time of the year…

Posted in CSA, Eating, Food, Knitting, Lowell, Lowell MA on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I love October and this year is no exception! What do I love about October? Well, in addition to the glorious foliage and crisp weather, October means the annual Columbus Day trip to Mount Desert Island!

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Slow Cooked Black Bean Soup

Posted in $60/Week, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, Recipe, Vegetarian, budget, tagged $60/Week, budget, Cooking, Cooking Light, Cooking Yum!, CSA, Eating, eating on a budget, Farm Share, Food, Local Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, MA, Massachusetts, NESFP, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Recipe, Vegetarian, World Peas on Friday, October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Do you know what I’m lovin’ right now? My slow cooker! It makes getting supper on the table after a long day of work a snap. With a little prep, dinner’s ready to go when you get home.

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October!

Posted in CSA, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, tagged CSA on Sunday, October 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Hmmmmm, how did October get here so quickly? It seems like just yesterday that it was August…
September was a very busy and exciting month, full of changes and adjusting to those changes. The new job has been a whirlwind and a lot of fun – September is a very busy time at my organization [...]

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Corn Chowder & Tomato Salad

Posted in $60/Week, CSA, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, Recipe, Vegetarian, budget, tagged budget, Cooking, Cooking Yum!, CSA, Eating, eating on a budget, Farm Share, Food, Local Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, Recipe, Vegetarian, World Peas on Friday, September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Tonight’s supper is brought to you by my CSA and the late summer corn and tomato harvest.

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World Peas CSA – Week Twelve / UTEC Fresh Roots Baked Goods CSA – Week Eight

Posted in $60/Week, CSA, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, tagged CSA, Eating, eating on a budget, Farm Share, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, MA, NESFP, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, UTEC, World Peas on Friday, September 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Week twelve already, where did the time go? In this week’s share:

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Pasta Caprese

Posted in $60/Week, Adventures of the Cash Poor and Time Rich, CSA, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, Recipe, Vegetarian, budget, tagged $60/Week, America's Test Kitchen, budget, Cooking, Cooking Yum!, CSA, Eating, eating on a budget, Farm Share, Food, Local Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, MA, Massachusetts, NESFP, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Recipe, Vegetarian, World Peas on Sunday, August 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

After all of that talk about late blight, we’ve been getting tons of beautiful tomatoes from the CSA. I think they taste better, knowing that they were at risk. This recipe is the perfect showcase for summer tomatoes.

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Happy News! (And World Peas CSA – Week Eleven)

Posted in Adventures of the Cash Poor and Time Rich, CSA, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, Raves, tagged budget, Cooking, CSA, Eating, eating on a budget, Farm Share, Food, Local Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, MA, Massachusetts, NESFP, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, World Peas on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I have a new nephew! He made his way into the world yesterday at 10:15 pm. Mom, dad, brother, and sister are all doing well!
Yesterday was also CSA day…

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Fennel & Carrot Slaw

Posted in $60/Week, Adventures of the Cash Poor and Time Rich, CSA, Eating, Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetarian, budget, tagged $60/Week, budget, Cooking, Cooking Yum!, CSA, Eating, eating on a budget, Food, Local Food, Lowell, Lowell MA, MA, Martha Stewart, Massachusetts, NESFP, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, Recipe, Vegan, Vegetarian, World Peas on Monday, August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Seeing as summer is almost over, I should tell you about the best slaw ever. What makes it the best slaw ever? Fennel, one of my favorite flavors, and a lack of mayonnaise. Oh, it’s easy too.

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