Charlotte's Profile

Thank you for this reminder. I forget about how good it is.

Some people have asked "Why bother?"

I live in a northern clime. It can get pretty bleak here in winter. I always grow bulbs inside this time of year to remind me that life comes back. Green growing things, edible or not, are a refreshing sight for some of us in the cold months. This has the added bonus of being yummy!

This does look good, but I just had transcendently good fried chicken at Gus's in Memphis, and this just ain't worth it. I'd rather eat their real fried chicken once every five years and know I'm getting the real, bad thing. I won't tell you how many pieces my family put away...ok, 30 pieces for 5 people. I'm so glad I don't live there, I don't know what I would do.

Would never give up coffee. But long, long ago in my first real job I watched all the "grown ups" (people the age I am now!) drinking coffee all day and getting all hopped up on it. I decided then and there not to drink it all day long. Instead I make one really fantastic and LARGE cup with freshly ground high quality beans every morning at home and that is it (unless there is a birthday cake or something at work).

With coffee, better is better -- and enough, as it turns out.

Over the top, but I guess that's the Super Bowl. I'd laugh if someone served it to me, and I wouldn't expect to eat like this all the time. I don't watch or care about football at all so the likelihood of encountering this for me is zilch.

Thank you, Sharpette. My exact thought.

I am very, very careful about my sugar intake. I used to be fat. I'm still overweight but I'm slowly taking it off. I avoid HFCS and all sweeteners other than cane sugar (in signifcant moderation), molasses, maple syrup & honey. I LOVE maple syrup. I think I could drink a gallon of grade B straight up. (I won't!)

I have used a service now for years called Boston Organics. They deliver a box of produce to your house every week. I did a general box for a long time but this year converted to the "dogma box" that is sourced within 200 miles of the city. For New England, that means a LOT of root vegetables, keeping squashes & apples, and a few bags of cranberries last fall (which I make into jam, divine!) I actually love this, although the volume of turnips is intimidating. I supplement this ONLY with winter citrus from Florida, and only in small amounts, as a special winter treat. I'm learning to pickle things in order to keep them, and also to cook things & freeze them in portion sizes. I'll do better next year.

We have started having winters farmers markets here but they aren't convenient for me (I don't own a car) and I can't imagine the selection would be terribly different from what I'm getting in the box.

I love kale in all its varieties, but I do not find raw kale of any sort palatable! It makes me sad, these salads get such good reviews and I cannot eat it. I'm not crazy about anything raw except fruit, so I'm sure that's part of the issue for me.

This is essentially how I approach all chores. I have one chore per card, customized to my house. Every day I do one chore. On weekends or if I'm at home, I do three. The deck is seeded with multiples of two cards: Sort papers (I keep a box for all incoming mail, bills,etc). and Shred papers. It works pretty well at maintaining order if not super cleanliness.