tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-7222 2021-03-01T17:35:02-05:00 A chronicle of life and times in sunny NYC. Alive and (sorta) kicking since July 29, 2002. So far, so good. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef02788018da5e200d 2021-03-01T17:35:02-05:00 2021-03-01T17:34:14-05:00

I'm currently on day 22 of the Whole 30 and it has truly been an interesting and somewhat all-encompassing experience so far. I know I mentioned this in my last update, but I think about food and meal planning a...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef026bdebddfef200c 2021-02-16T12:56:55-05:00 2021-02-16T12:55:57-05:00

Well, it's been a minute since I last posted. I figured you had your fill of my cooking adventures, but for the past week, I've been doing a round of the Whole 30, which has both challenged me in the...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef026bde8e3d17200c 2020-08-31T11:52:20-04:00 2020-08-31T11:52:20-04:00

Honestly, I've stopped counting. The summer is winding down, which is astonishing. This has somehow been the longest shortest year ever. Since August 1st, I've been up in Maine, spending time both at a cabin on a lake in Casco,...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2e65638200d 2020-07-02T10:54:18-04:00 2020-07-02T10:54:01-04:00

Yes, I've been cooking. A lot. Still. Have I been cooking anything particularly exciting? Interesting? Photo-worthy? Not really. Some stir fries, a really tasty smashburger (served with to-go fries and a piña colada from The Happiest Hour), chicken saltimbocca with...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2e341fd200d 2020-06-17T16:52:06-04:00 2020-06-17T16:54:34-04:00

Not really. Still generally getting too much food at once and jamming it into my overstuffed fridge and freezer, but I'm plugging along, and find that I do like the challenge of looking at everything, figuring out what needs to...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2e005f4200d 2020-06-04T11:30:35-04:00 2020-06-04T11:30:35-04:00

It seems ridiculous to post about food at the moment given everything going on in our country right now, so before I get into it, I'm just going to acknowledge the collective pain we are going through, and recommend some...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0263ec1e6d7e200c 2020-05-30T11:57:25-04:00 2020-05-30T11:57:25-04:00

Just plugging away at using the food I have. My last Dinnerly box dish was beef shawarma, so I've pretty much been eating that and leftovers from the earlier Dinnerly meals, and adding on slightly with what is in my...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0263e94c018b200b 2020-05-27T14:38:17-04:00 2020-05-27T14:38:17-04:00

This is a rhetorical question - please do not leave your guesses in the comments. In the before times, I really didn't have much difficulty regulating my food shopping/consuming in the same way I am now. I'm thinking that it's...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0264e2dd4e43200d 2020-05-24T17:59:54-04:00 2020-05-24T17:59:54-04:00

Here's the thing about cooking for one -- there's a fine line between having/wanting leftovers and making sure you don't make so much of something that you get sick of eating it. I was a little off-base in my calculations...

Laren tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ce95e53ef0263ec1bb120200c 2020-05-20T16:59:04-04:00 2020-05-20T16:59:04-04:00

As I mentioned in my last post, I need to start making a dent in my freezer/pantry before doing too much restocking, so I made a concerted effort to start digging in. I think I mentioned a while back that...

Laren