Sage & Simple https://www.sageandsimple.com/ A former alt-girl GenXer, officially in my "whatever" era. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:53:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.sageandsimple.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-Favicon-2-32x32.jpg Sage & Simple https://www.sageandsimple.com/ 32 32 86088952 Nordic Root Vegetable Stew – A Cheap Soup Recipe https://www.sageandsimple.com/2022/11/cheap-soup-recipe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheap-soup-recipe https://www.sageandsimple.com/2022/11/cheap-soup-recipe/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:35:14 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=9166 I made this cheap soup recipe over the weekend and thought that the eve of the one-year anniversary of my last post might be an excellent time to come out of my unannounced retirement and share it with you! In this economy, who can’t use a delicious and cheap soup recipe? So here’s a good... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2022/11/cheap-soup-recipe/feed/ 22 9166 Covid in Denmark https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/covid-in-denmark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-in-denmark https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/covid-in-denmark/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:16:12 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8570 The arrival of Covid in Denmark (and the world) has definitely put the kibosh on my cross-border goose-following. But if you ever have to choose a place to ride out a pandemic, I can recommend Denmark—8 out of 10 stars. It loses 2 stars for not turning it away at the border ;) Almost two... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/covid-in-denmark/feed/ 29 8570 An Art Deco Amethyst Ring https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/art-deco-amethyst-ring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=art-deco-amethyst-ring https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/art-deco-amethyst-ring/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:46:00 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=9487 In the 1980s, when my sister and I were small, we’d often ride our bikes to the “candy store.” I was (and still am) a junkie for grape-flavored anything . . . Laffy Taffy, Fun-Dip, popsicles, Now & Laters, and the most glamorous candy of all—Ring Pops! They were like giant, edible amethysts :) With Brexit... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/art-deco-amethyst-ring/feed/ 12 9487 Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/roasted-red-pepper-hummus-recipe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roasted-red-pepper-hummus-recipe https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/roasted-red-pepper-hummus-recipe/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:00:41 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8584 I can’t get enough of this roasted red pepper hummus recipe! Fortunately, cleaning the food processor is the most difficult part of making it. (I sacrificed my dishwasher to fit the propane tank for my gas cooktop—and I’d do it again!) For this recipe, I roast red peppers in the oven myself… How to Roast Red Peppers... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/11/roasted-red-pepper-hummus-recipe/feed/ 15 8584 8 of My Best Curbside Finds https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/freegan-lifestyle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freegan-lifestyle https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/freegan-lifestyle/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:06:12 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8576 Traditional retail therapy has never been my jam. Then lockdown brought my secondhand shopping to a screeching halt—because non-essential. So I started rediscovering the freegan lifestyle, which figured prominently in my life as a college student during the early ’90s. Freeganism is an alternative lifestyle based on minimal consumption of resources and limited participation in the conventional... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/freegan-lifestyle/feed/ 11 8576 Welcome to the Next Chapter https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/pet-loss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pet-loss https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/pet-loss/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:27:42 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8559 A lot has happened while I’ve been off following the goose these past 3 years. So let’s have a little catch-up. Unfortunately, it starts with a pet loss. Opie, my faithful companion, left this plane on March 18, 2019. He was 16—and he’d been mine since he was 5 weeks old. Our solemn pact was that I’d... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/pet-loss/feed/ 26 8559 Sage & Simple is relaunching! https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/9082/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=9082 https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/9082/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:55:45 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=9082 Check back on Friday for the relaunch of Sage & Simple!

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2021/10/9082/feed/ 17 9082 Tak for nu… https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/09/thanks-for-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanks-for-now https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/09/thanks-for-now/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:41:16 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8319 This is the end of Sage & Simple. It’s been almost 10 years and I appreciate everyone who’s followed me and supported me on this long, strange trip from Connecticut to Denmark. While I’ve loved creating and growing this blog, my freelance business is thriving, and I feel that this next chapter of my story... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/09/thanks-for-now/feed/ 16 8319 SmartBuyGlasses Review: Are They Counterfeit? https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/07/smartbuyglasses-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smartbuyglasses-review https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/07/smartbuyglasses-review/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:33:07 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8194 Almost a year ago, I wrote a another review of SmartBuyGlasses, which turned out to be one of my most popular blog posts. I don’t write many reviews, but when SmartBuyGlasses contacted me a few weeks ago to offer me yet another pair of designer sunglasses in exchange for a SmartBuyGlasses review, of course I said, “yes, please!” Who... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/07/smartbuyglasses-review/feed/ 8 8194 My April Grocery Spend https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/05/denmark-prices-for-food/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=denmark-prices-for-food https://www.sageandsimple.com/2018/05/denmark-prices-for-food/#comments Wed, 02 May 2018 17:28:25 +0000 http://www.sageandsimple.com/?p=8090 Three of my most read posts are a series I did where I listed the Denmark prices for beauty items, liquor and dining out, and an assortment of groceries. Now I’m making this a monthly feature documenting Denmark prices for food by posting an itemized list of my monthly grocery spending and savings here in Aarhus,... Continue Reading

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