Organic fruits and vegetables delivered to your house weekly or every other week, is Misfits Market worth it? I ordered two deliveries of a Mischief box, which is the smaller of the two choices. The Mischief box contains around 10 to 13 pounds of organic mixed fruits and vegetables for $22 plus shipping, which is…
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Take the Penny Challenge (Save $667 in a Year One Penny at a Time)
Do you want to save more money this year? Make saving a habit. The best way to form a money-saving habit is to save tiny amounts every single day of the year-365 days. A penny challenge is an easy, foolproof way to help yourself build a savings mind set. Bonus: at the end of the…
Pumpkin Spice: Yes or No
Hey girls and guys, This week’s Question of the Week is a timely one. Pumpkin Spice: Yes or No?
Fri-Yay! Five Things to Check Out Tea-ish + Pumpkin-ey
Happy Fri-yay dear ones, Fri-yay is slang now for Friday when you’re yaying about it. Are you planning to see the Downton Abbey film? It comes out next Friday, Sept. 20. Husband and I want to see it but I don’t know when we’re going to fit it in. Speaking of high tea, you…
What’s Your Favorite Food Magazine?
Hi, welcome to the question of the week, a new series here on Kitchen Serf. This week’s question: What’s Your Favorite Food Magazine?
Feel Good Friday Sept. 6 All the Yoga
Hi, Happy Friday. Just popping in to share three yoga practices I did this week that I think you would enjoy also. I did other practices on Yoga International but I’m not sure whether or not to share those because you can only do four practices a month on YI unless you have a subscription….
What’s Your Most Used Kitchen Equipment?
Hi, welcome to the Monday kitchen question: Hope you are well, my friend. What’s Your Most Used Kitchen Equipment? I was going to say my cast iron skillet is the thing I use the most in the kitchen. I use that skillet for so many things. I cook dinner in it many times a week….
Have You Ever Done a Food Competition?
Hi dear friend, Thanks for stopping by this week’s question of the week: Have You Ever Done a Food Competition?
The 3 Yoga Props You Really Need and (the One to Skip)
Hi future yogis of America 🙂 There’s a lot of crap out there, even in the mindfulness realm. With that in mind, I’m going to tell you the three props you should invest in and the one yoga prop to skip/leave in the shopping cart/leave for someone else to buy. You’ve heard all the benefits…
July Roundup
Happy last day of July! Here’s a July round up of all the posts I published in July. How did your month go? Mine was hotter than usual here on the Maine coast. After surviving a bout of invasive skin cancer last year I’m limiting my sun exposure so I’m not spending nearly as much…
What’s the Weirdest Food You’ve Ever Eaten?
Hello, Welcome to the Monday question. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever eaten? I have to confess that I’m not a terribly adventurous eater so I’m not sure what I’d say. I eat a lot of fish and seafood and don’t consider that weird. I’ve not eaten octopus yet and given the chance, I’d like…
Aperol Spritz: Your New Summer Cocktail
Are all of your friends drinking Aperol Spritz cocktails this summer? The trend that we have the Italians to thank actually started anew in the U.S. a few years ago. I reviewed a book devoted to the Spritz, a mix of bitter citrus liquor, prosecco and soda water, back when it was published in 2016….
Links + Loves 7.19.19
Happy Friyay! I’m up early to get my roots done and then it’s off to work I go. Do you ever get your hair did in the morning? I don’t think I’ve ever had an appointment before 11 a.m. before. This might be weird but I’ll bring coffee so it will be okay. Coffee makes…
Pancakes or Waffles?
Pancakes or Waffles? Good morning! You’re on your way to a swanky brunch. You know the scene. Mimosas crafted with freshly squeezed juice served in crystal flutes. Bloody Mary cocktails served with instagram worthy garnish. Chefs making omelets to order. But there’s one more decision to make: pancakes or waffles? I say waffles, always and…
Links + Loves (Farmstand in a Glass Edition)
It’s July and you probably need cocktail recipes to help you use up all the fresh fruit and vegetable you’re growing and buying at farmer’s markets, right? Here we go: Links + Loves: Farmstand in a Glass Edition These slushies are a good use of your cherries Not a fan of watermelon but mixed…
Have you ever picked fruit for fun or pay?
Have You Ever Picked Fruit for Fun or Pay? One of my favorite things about living in rural Maine is the fresh fruit in summer and fall. I’ve never picked for pay but I have picked my own strawberries before for fun. And because it’s significantly cheaper to pick your own Maine strawberries than to…
What’s the One Condiment Your Kitchen Feels Naked Without?
What’s the One Condiment Your Kitchen Feels Naked Without? Salsa, definitely salsa. I must always have salsa in the fridge, preferably medium heat to hot and not chunky. What’s the opposite of chunky? Not necessarily a puree but with finely chopped tomato, onion and cilantro.
5 Things I’m Loving This Week (Forget Me Nots)
Hi there, Thanks for stopping by my weekly gratitude list aka 5 Things I’m Loving This Week I’ve got a podcast, flowers and a recipe to share with you. But topping the list: Dental insurance is the first thing I’m loving this week. Thanks to my newspaper being acquired by a chain of newspapers, I…
What Food Would You Love to Make at Home but Haven’t and Why Not?
What Food Would You Love to Make at Home but Haven’t and Why Not? Funnel Cake Fantasies For me, I would love to try making funnel cake–you know the swirly, curly fried deep fried pastry that’s finished with a drench of powdered sugar–that one can usually only find at a fair? I love funnel cakes….
5 Things I’m Loving This Week
5 Things I’m Loving This Week Hi darlings, What’s going on in your world? I’ve got a busy Friday. A mammogram, a trip to harvest spruce tips for an upcoming food page article for the newspaper, a hair appointment and last but not least, happy hour with girlfriends. It’s been months since we’ve gotten together….
What Cooking Habit Have You Inherited?
Saving the Bacon Do you have any odd cooking habits that you inherited from a parent or an in-law or someone else you might have been carousing around with over a stove top? I was thinking about this question the other day as I cut a package of bacon in half. Yes, half. I never…
Wax Paper Uses
Wax Paper Uses 21 Ways to Use Wax Paper in the Kitchen My favorite lemon bar recipe would be impossibly messy without squares of wax paper to slip between each bar so the thick, tart lemon curd of the bars don’t stick to the bottom of the butter crust. But there are eleventy million 21 other…
5 Things I’m Loving this Week (Wunder Creamery Quark in Coffee!)
5 Things I’m Loving this Week Hi, how are you and what’s going on in your world? I am good and here’s my list of loves for the week of May 13, 2019 1. Wunder coffee yogurt Being post menopausal, I’m trying to up my calcium intake. Make no mistake, I’m in no danger of…
Download This One App to Move More at Work
Have you heard that sitting is the new smoking? One way to combat sitting all day at your desk job is to move more throughout the day. A foolproof method is to stand up at least three times an hour-once every 20 minutes-for every hour you’re at your desk. How to Get More Exercise at…
