May 2011
17 posts
“Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.”
– Clementine Paddleford (via musingsinfemininity)
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Watchsummer goal #1: printmaking
I want to taste and glory in each day, and never be afraid to experience pain; and never shut myself up in a numb core of nonfeeling, or stop questioning and criticizing life and take the easy way out. To learn and think: to think and live; to live and learn: this always, with new insight, new understanding, and new love.
- Sylvia Plath . The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath ...
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smoothies!
Mango smoothie
Place 1 cup chopped ripe mango, 1/2 cup low-fat milk, 1/2 cup ice, 1/4 cup plain low-fat yogurt, and 1 Tbsp honey in a blender. Blend until smooth + frothy.
Spinach, grape + coconut smoothie
Place 1 cup seedless green grapes, 1 cup packed baby spinach, 1/2 cup ice, and 1/4 cup coconut milk in a blender.
Raspberry + nut smoothie
Place 3/4 cup low-fat milk, 3/4 cup frozen...
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Spinach + Ricotta-Stuffed Shells
20 jumbo pasta shells (about half a 12oz box)
1 24 oz jar marinara sauce
2 15 oz containers ricotta
2 cups baby spinach, chopped (Add extra vegetables if you would like)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan (2 oz) Kosher salt and black pepper
1 cup grated mozzarella (4oz)
Serve with green salad (optional)
Set an oven rack to the highst postion and heat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook the pasta...
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spring spritzers
spring is turning into summer. posting these for my Portland summer references.
Jalapeno-lime Spritzer
In a pitcher, combine 3 cups club soda, 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, 1/4 cup agave nectar, 1 thinly sliced lime, and 1 thinly sliced jalapeno papper (seeded if desire). Serve over ice. Note: this is the only one I’ve made out of this whole list - very refreshing. Add once oz. tequila if you...
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