Monthly Archive: January 2009

Jan
28

Rustic Loaf, Artz-Style

So many people have asked me for my sandwich bread recipe that I decided I’d better blog it When we started to evaluate our grocery expenses, I realized I was spending $10-15 per week on organic bread. I can make it myself for pennies a loaf (especially now that I’m buying flour in bulk!), so …

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Jan
27

The wrath of the puritans lives on…

In the run up to the Super Bowl, I have to admit to spending more time thinking about the ads (or, more specifically, how anyone can afford the exorbitant Super Bowl ad pricing in this economy!) than about the game itself. So I was delighted to see this ad on both Salon and Huffington Post …

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Jan
24

Update on our local-eating adventure

In mid-September, our family began what has turned out to be a fun and educational adventure in local eating. After months of canning, drying, and freezing every fruit and vegetable we could get our hands on, after many talks with other local folks committed to eating Colorado-grown food, after many, many trips to the Farmer’s …

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Jan
22

Free at last, free at last…

It just seemed like a fitting week to pull out that quote. What with Monday’s MLK Day, Tuesday’s inauguration and now a beautiful, long-overdue series of executive orders issued by President Obama to reverse one of the most shameful legacies of the Bush Administration, it just seemed appropriate (there are some personal tie-ins too that …

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