tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-222643232012-02-14T08:45:27.896-05:00Nana Sadie's Place is a spot to curl up and think about things: crafts, food, and how to live a worthwhile life. Maybe my thoughts will help you shape your own?KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.comBlogger3011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-9840395445797785352012-02-14T08:43:00.002-05:002012-02-14T08:45:27.905-05:00

What an amazing world we'd live in, don't you think? Go visit Courtney and see if her suggestions resonate with you? The did with me...and Happy Valentines' Day.

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I promised to share this when I received it. It's quickly become the one piece of jewelry I wear, and, true to it's intended purpose, it reminds me regularly that I'm trying extra hard to be enveloped with kindness, towards others, and especially towards myself. I've a bad habit of negative thinking towards myself, not just the bad behaviors of saying "yes" too often, both in piling on

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My friend Maia from julia warr on Vimeo.This is what I'm setting as my life goal. Practicing Ahimsa will help me get there.

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Lately, I've been thinking that the word I should choose was "hermit." As that's what I wish I could do nowadays. But no, not really the sort of thing that's really appropriate for this "resolution" that's NOT.So I've gone round and round, and finally decided that enough of the words I was looking at fit under the heading of one of the yamas of yoga: Ahimsa. Ultimately, it means non-harming, and

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One Little Word. I'm enthralled with this idea, and especially Rainy's post. In her shop she's offering charms to help keep the focus in the right place. Rainy is amazingly in tune with my thinking so often, it's almost scary, but I am totally enamored of the idea of One Word. I'm in the process of thinking through what my word will be and am about there. I'll share when I've placed my order

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I just discovered a new blog that's helping me do exactly that: Make Do. Okay that's not the name of the blog, it's called Frugally Sustainable, but the thrust of the article linked up above is all about that Yankee practice my Mom's generation was raised with...That "Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without."I'm really hopeful that in 2012 I can begin to chronicle some of the things

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Did you shop on Black Friday? Not me.Did you shop on Small Business Saturday? I did (oh wow, did I...12 hours out of the house, and I was wrecked when it was over)Are you eating meatless today? (being Meatless Monday?) I almost am...but being a touch under the weather, that old standby chicken noodle soup slipped in there without my think ing that it was Meatless Monday. I think I'll have to do

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This is perhaps the most conflicted week in American capitalism...Everyone knows and is preparing for, Black Friday - the day when retail is finally placed "in the black" for their sales revenue (at least that's what they hope!) and shoppers, reinforced by the previous day's glutonny, enter the marketplace to shop till they drop in a mad frenzy of trying to get the best deals for their holiday

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Will you be participating? Changing out your big bank for a locally owned credit union? One that invests in the community you live in? Bringing your money local?Bank Transfer Day is Nov. 5 and it might be a bit of short notice to try to do that on Saturday, but lots of credit unions are open then. Here are a couple of things to remember: 1. Your direct deposit of your paycheck needs to be

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For Meatless Mondays I made a recipe I've been drooling over ever since I saw it on the Fat Free Vegan's Blog. It's called Eat The Rainbow Black Bean Soup. There are tons of veggies in it: red cabbage, mushrooms, black beans, canned diced tomatoes, and you chop up a full onion, dice carrots, and red or yellow peppers chopped and then saute them all like this:That's it. That's the only photo I can

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After a ton of reading about the intermingled serious issues facing the world today - such basic issues! - I'm recommitting to Meatless Mondays (and Meatless, Most Days - heheh) and so here is a sample menu I've enjoyed:Roasted Winter Squash: cut smallish squash in half, scoop out seeds and pulp, spray a glass casserole with olive oil spray and place face down, then fill with 1 inch or so of

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That video shows a highly complex issue in an extraordinarily succinct manner.Food production. Water preservation. Population explosion. Environmental degradation.Can we all (and I do mean ALL) get along long enough to solve this issue? When I look at the US political divide, I can't help but be pretty pessimistic about it.And it's never been more important that we get along.

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I'm here, I'm reading a lot, when I can, and this popped up on my radar just in the past day or two. I couldn't help but bring it to your attention as well...Fibershed: Grown & Sewn Close to Home.She has a blog and a video, too. You can check them both out here. I've decided that, while I can't grow most of my stuff (either to eat or to dye with, or even to bring from one season to another to

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I've been busy as a bee working on stock for my two upcoming events in September and as a result am quite behind the times in getting back to you, but I did want to share a couple of things of interest: These are the result of my Farmers' Market excursions (to two different markets!) on the weekend, and I'm enjoying those gourmet cherry tomatoes, especially!. But I also found a couple of spot

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Seven years ago, I was faced with a rather difficult diagnosis after losing 1/3 of the sight in my right eye: Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus. I'd been in and out of doctor's appointments all over town, and even down to Duke University to their Eye Center and evaluated by an excellent Opthamologist and also a Rheumatologist there. The vision loss made it difficult to continue to work in counted cross

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Things have been so dark and so stressful for so long now, in this country, as well as around the world, that I’ve been challenged sometimes just to get up in the morning, have you? But since women tend to keep everyone else’s boats floating, we can’t sink into despair, even if we want to. We must find ways to carry on. I love that phrase from WWII England, “Keep Calm and Carry On.” (I also love

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Yesterday was hot, sticky, but I had to go to the Farmer's Market and pick up some fresh veggies:I dragged around before I finally pushed myself out the door (Saturday's are hard to wake up early for) so by being late, I get one of two things, and sometimes both, as was the case yesterday: smaller selection, and deals and steals from folks trying to sell what's left over before the morning ends.

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I'm sorry! I've been AWOL.Really, I didn't intend for things to go this long. I've been reading, and sewing, and having a birthday, and having company, and more reading and sewing...I've been reading Diet for a Hot Planet. And spending some time with these websites and reading articles along the same lines.I'm formulating something, it's not ready yet, but I'm still here, and I promise I'll be

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So when I saw this recipe over at Stitch And Boots, well, I just had to try it.(I did have to pick up a few things, but I had more than half of the ingredients and this used up some of the eggplant from the CSA - that really needs to be used up! Oh, and the cheap Trader Joe's red wine on my counter, too!)The only thing I did differently, was to add a bit of Parmesan cheese to the top. I'm not a

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I've gotten quite savvy (and my DD thinks this is quite amusing) about online coupons and all sorts of ways to save money at the grocery store. I was so excited to learn that, once I got my change of address filed with Kroger and tied my info to my shopper card, that suddenly I was getting good coupons relating to the things I buy in the mail every couple of weeks or so. Then, I go online to

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Kroger Bans BPA...A decent-sized company, making an excellent choice...will other stores follow suit?fingers crossed

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I lost weight, a lot of weight, and now my home needs a reducing plan, too. I have a two-bedroom townhouse – with full basement – and it’s packed to the rafters (ok, not really, as I believe there is an attic, but I haven’t been up and don’t want to go – that’s all the clutterbug needs, is to find more space to fill). I refuse to grant myself permission to expand any further.Oh, yes, I’m a

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I found this over on Laurie's blog today, and once I went to see the video? Well, I just knew I had to share it here...Can you imagine? I'm actually totally in love with that little space - she's got everything she needs!(hmm...did you see any way for her to wash her dishes? I didn't - I guess she uses the bathroom sink? Hopefully not paper plates, because of the waste.)I love the Tiny House Blog

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There are times, I wish I could write really small so I could emblazon things that have special meaning to me on a Post-It to carry in my pocket. This is one of those posts...

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I've mentioned it a time or two here...now I'm going to discuss it a bit in detail. I bought a NOOK!Frankly, I waffled a long time. I'm an insatiable reader...or I used to be. About 6 years ago, I started knitting again, very seriously. It's truly my passion and when combined with my handbag business and sewing, well, that takes up most of my free time. I did pick up audio books occasionally from

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Well, I certainly hope so...at least a little bit. Tho' I'll always love leopard! *wink*Sandra recommended the Miss Minimalist blog in my contest a week or so ago, and I've spent quite a bit of time poking around on her site. Then, after finally buying my Nook last weekend, I downloaded her book, The Joy of Less and have been reading and thinking (I'm not one who just plows thru these types of

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This weekend was the Earth Day celebration in Grandin Village, where I take yoga classes and visit the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op for neat ready-made dishes at the Happy Belly Deli as well as pick up lovely organic fresh food. While at the Earth Day event, the Grandin Village Farmer's Market was also kicking off the season and I picked up a dozen free-range chicken eggs (he also had duck eggs).

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I spent today in Grandin Village - well, part of the day - got a parking ticket (and no, I didn't see a "No Parking" sign, if I had, I wouldn't have pushed my luck on such a day...) and then came back home and with a helpful assistant drew a name for the contest winner! Can you read that? (I know it's fuzzy, he was moving fast, trying to get the paper to play with, and knowing I was planning to

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But oh, my, I'm so pleased to have learned of this blog! Thank you, friend Sandra! That link, btw, will take you to a specific entry, one that just felt so completely satisfying to read!Don't forget to post a link to a blog to be included in my contest - it ends tonight!

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Things have been a bit frenetic, and they're only going to get more so, as I finish one fiber festival and begin to prepare for two major shows in September, and when my life gets stressful, I hunker down into what I call "survival mode." It's not just keeping my nose to the grindstone, with blinders on, but that's part of it, I suppose. No, more likely it's a retreat to the practices that help

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I'm still trying recipes I've found on food blogs!Today I managed to use up a can of tuna and a can of white beans...not to mention all the spices, oil and vinegar were in my cupboards, too:I did buy the veggies and the wraps. And this is really good.You can find the recipe for Tuna and White Bean Wraps here.(And in yesterday's Meatless Monday recipe, I used up 2 cans of tomatoes, 2 cans of beans

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I have wanted to try this recipe for Moroccan Lentil Soup ever since I saw it. It took me a bit to find the garam masala (my Co-op had it) and the red lentils (again, check the Co-op, in the bulk aisle for both items). Then I had a dickens of a time finding vegetarian pinto beans!I was so excited when I started smelling everything cooking away today...and it looked wonderful. The last

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I was a pesca vegetarian for several years, and when I begin to think about doing this again, it's the route I know I can take without losing the benefit of the omega fats. So I was tickled today when I went to catch up on my blog reading and found this over on Cheap, Healthy, Good: Tuna & White Bean Wraps.I have some of this in the cabinet already (which will help me *Clean Out The Cupboards* a

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And the fridge is really amazingly empty! Tonight, made a neat crab fried (brown) rice dish that I love and is really easy to make: 1 cup brown rice cooked, 1 package surimi, 1 package - 16 oz - of frozen peas and carrots, 2 Tbls vegetable oil, 1 bunch of green onions sliced (I use as much of the greens as I feel comfortable with), then a 2 egg equivalent of Egg Beaters. I saute the onions in the

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I have nothing to show you...I've been away all weekend, and I didn't make a bit of what I ate, but I had meatless at every turn...Friday night, a grilled portobella mushroom sandwich with roasted red peppers and an interesting mustard concoction. Saturday afternoon, Indian Dal Curry and rice at a local stall in a food court in downtown DC. Saturday night, La Madeleine's in Old Town Alexandria

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I'm about to let you know about my latest endeavors of Cleaning Out The Cupboards and also about something else mentioned there...that UWMD Challenge (you know, "Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without?")...No photos (I know, shoot me), but over the past weekend and into this week, I've pulled single serve leftovers out of my freezer to eat for dinner, making a considerable opening in

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February Prompt:One month into 2011, what question(s) are you living? Are there any prompts/questions that arose during #reverb10 that are still resonating in your life? Are you living new questions?Wow. Dropped into my inbox at precisely the time I was giving myself mental slaps about falling behind (ok, failing, totally) in my attempts to corral my spending and improve my financial picture! I

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Years ago, my mom made a dish she called "Goulash."I never did get the recipe - and the reason was, it never tasted the same twice. Mom always did what I did tonight:Pull out what's in need of being used before it goes bad, and put it together with tomatoes, cheese, and whatever pasta you have on hand.The one up there is a layered dish:13.5 ounce box of whole wheat rotini (boiled in lightly

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If ever that were true, it was today.I left my office at 4:30, veered down the road a piece in one direction to my Local Yarn Store (which closes at 5) for needles, tangent-ed (is that a word?) off towards Salem (the town next door, but only barely) to pick up fabric a customer had requested at one of our nice local quilt shops (which closes at 5:30), then circling back around to the local

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You know, I'd have a terrible time following a macrobiotic diet. I love tomatoes too much (peppers, eggplants, and potatoes, too, frankly). But once again, a tomato-based dish is on the blog for Meatless Mondays:I cleaned out a bunch from the cupboards, too! This was fast and easy, a can of black beans rinsed and drained, a can of corn (I did the same here, rinse and drain), a can of chili-ready

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It's my first real contribution to the Clean Out the Cupboards Challenge...and this turned out nicely!My spaghetti sauce is based on a Barilla jarred sauce (the Tomato Basil flavor), then I add a couple of tablespoons of dried onions, 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced, and this time, I added in about a cup of Morningstar Farms Recipe Crumbles (NAYY), a couple of links of spicy Italian chicken sausage

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I was surfing around over the weekend and discovered a blog and a challenge that, frankly, seemed to be quite suited the some of the plans and goals I set for myself at the start of the year here:1. Lower the food bill2. Use what I have!3. Eat more Meatless meals, particularly participating in Meatless Mondays again4. Continue increasing my awareness with regard to the environment and local food

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Here we are, Meatless Monday again! Amazing how fast the time goes, right? It's already the 10th of the month and January is virtually 1/3 over!In the interest of keeping my food expenses down this month and also because of the brrrr-isk winter chill we've been subjected to here in the Blue Ridge Mountains, I decided to make a sort of "clean out the fridge" veggie soup:Ok, some of the ingredients

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I have just made a promise to myself for 2011 to eat more vegan meals (not to become a vegan, the two things are different!), and decided to recommit to Meatless Mondays (that's the Facebook link as I get updates there!). Today, I've got the day off (sorta...payroll waits for no holiday), so I have Susan V.'s New Orleans Style White Beans in my Cuisinart Slow Cooker. May not actually get to eat

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In addition to all those New Year's resolutions (okay, I call them PLANS) along came a post that really spoke to me: Crafty New Year.And the thing that intrigued me was the challenge to find unexpected ways to create with recycled items. So I'm in. I'll be trying to consider items in new ways. This on top of promising myself to work more out of my stashes (yarn and fabric) in creating my own

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Core story. What central story is at the core of you, and how do youshare it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month.Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed untiltoday.)I think I look at myself as being (still) the single mom who didn't get the financial support ordered and who constantly struggled to make ends meet when those ends were constantly

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Gift. This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What'sthe most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year?This past November, I underwent out-patient surgery for a biopsy that was worrisome. I could not have gotten thru the day-long procedure without my friend Lynette who then also volunteered to spend the night (on an Aerobed on the floor that I realized too late

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Defining moment. Describe a defining moment or series of events thathas affected your life this year.I've been drawn my whole life to a lifestyle that I can't seem to get to, but in July I gave myself a birthday gift that ended up being the perfect "taste" of the lifestyle I dream about. It was a day-long Yoga Retreat, in a lovely country setting, complete with thunderstorms and vegan food.

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Achieve. What’s the thing you most want to achieve next year? How doyou imagine you’ll feel when you get it? Free? Happy? Complete? Blissful?Write that feeling down. Then, brainstorm 10 things you can do, or 10 newthoughts you can think, in order to experience that feeling today.I want to finally stop procrastinating on getting my financial house in order! I imagine I'll feel: more in control,

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Ordinary joy. Our most profound joy is often experienced duringordinary moments. What was one of your most joyful ordinary moments this year?Holding my first granddaughter for the first time! She is just a mite but the feeling of seeing the continuation of the family was very strong.Otherwise, I have incredible ordinary joyous feelings whenever I complete a bag, or when I'm just sitting and

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Soul food. What did you eat this year that you will never forget?What went into your mouth & touched your soul?This year, for part of the year, our Thursday night yoga class would have a vegetarian pot luck on the second Thursday of each month. While I usually stopped at the Natural Foods Co-op and picked up something along the lines of Vegan Macro-Bento Spicey Spinach Noodles and Schezuan

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Photo - a present to yourself. Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the image, who shot it, where, and what it best reveals about you.A very recent photo of my daughter and me at a restaurant last weekend (ok, we're in the parking lot). My

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Everything's OK. What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be alright? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead?Upon returning to my friend and yoga teacher, Debbie's Yoga for Everyone class on Thursday evenings last spring, a flow series of Warrior 2 to Revolved Warrior, passing back through Warrior 2 to Side Angle Pose challenged my

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Travel. How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you liketo travel next year? Travel is mostly via car in my life, but sometimes, like in August, I fly. I dislike flying, did feel that way long before the current attempts to keep us safe. IF I could travel the way I'd like, it would be by train. I'd wish enough time to not worry about the timetables, but would sit and knit my way

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I've decided that this one warrants it's own separate post.Beyond avoidance. What should you have done this year but didn't because you were too scared, worried, unsure, busy or otherwise deterred from doing? (Bonus: Will you do it?)I wanted to learn to do my own website coding. I've depended on family and friends and it simply isn't worth it, I don't like stressing anyone, least of all myself.

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Appreciate. What's the one thing you have come to appreciate most in the past year? How do you express gratitude for it? Family. And this year I've been able to show my gratitude by heading out to visit ... something that's been practically impossible in the past decade. 5 minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the

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Action. When it comes to aspirations, its not about ideas. It'sabout making ideas happen. What's your next step?I was visiting my friends' blogs this morning, after receiving today's Reverb10 challenge question, and came upon Margene's thoughts on minimalism and what it means to her. Considering my own inclination to live with less, I thought her guidelines were especially helpful.Having lived a

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Body integration. This year, when did you feel the most integratedwith your body? Did you have a moment where there wasn't mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present?I've come to the place in my life when this happens fairly routinely: every time I engage in yoga practice, tho' it's during a yoga class and the guided instruction that facilitates such cohesion best. I've had two

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(I think it will probably be easiest to do combo posts of most of these, as I'm rarely able to do anything daily, except work!December 10: Wisdom: What was the wisest decision you made this year, and howdid it play out? Early on in the year I made commitments to buy local, eat Meatless on Mondays, and to follow a more seasonal diet, focusing on the available produce from local farms. More and

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Over in the sidebar, you'll see a new button for an activity I'm going to try to do every day. It's Reverb10, a commitment to reflect and write on the past year, and manifest the next one. Theoretically, this is what I try to do every year when I enter the last month, but I've not been overly successful on my own. As a result, I figured a focused attempt, with prompts from Reverb10 might make a

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I committed myself to the concept of Small Business Saturday, shopping local (tho' I must admit, another blogger suggested something I've thought about before, that even the big stores with a nationwide or larger reach, hire local folks, so what's "local" anymore, anyway?). Still I decided to give it a try. I started the morning at Java the Hut:And you know what? I ordered a "skinny hazelnut

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I'll admit that we did have salmon - because my friend Lynette was having a second Thanksgiving dinner tonight, and they were having turkey, so I was flexible, because my turkey breast is going in the crockpot tomorrow for a weekend of meals...But I really wanted to make my mother's traditional vegetarian recipe for Nutloaf. Big Sis kindly sent me the recipe and I think I can easily share it

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...and I don't mean Thanksgiving and Christmas, tho' they are, too.I'm thinking about Buy Nothing Day (November 26) and Small Business Saturday (November 27).Buy Nothing Day (BND) has been an event in my life for about as long as it's been going on (maybe longer, as I despise crowds and almost as much as that, I dislike spending a ton on *stuff* that very few people need). I think the most I've

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Yes, our area still has veggies on the Farmers Market downtown this weekend...While there's a vendor or two who bring in veggies from down south, I was able to buy local produce from Sandra's farmer friend from Franklin Co. He had a wonderful array of squashes, greens (spinach for salad on Turkey day and turnip greens tonight), and potatoes (red & white sweet, and white regular), and I picked up

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-13586713649099148852010-11-13T19:20:00.002-05:002010-11-13T19:27:41.742-05:00

This might seem pretty amazing, but I'm still eating from last year's CSA share! I had two small bags of peppers which I'd frozen whole after de-seeding them and lopping the tops off. I saved them with this in mind:Raised a vegetarian, my Mom used to make stuffed peppers just this way: stuff with your favorite sage stuffing mix (I do use Stove Top, because I rarely have time to do anything more,

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-78022179578019957302010-09-29T13:50:00.002-04:002010-09-29T13:52:08.281-04:00

Patti? I just did...Well, let's just say you may not see me for a bit, as I have a lot of catching up to do...Putting my own world and life in perspective, and reading her stuff.WOW!

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Making Spaghetti Sauce from Scratch apparently is very easy, and I think it will go on my fall list of "must-dos" because recently I've had no time, and had to eat things with little or no "chewability" thanks to a flare-up of my previously-under-control TMJ. I am okay with jarred sauce, but I usually doctor it up quite a bit. Why not just go ahead and make fresh, especially with tomatoes all

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-16640461939436727182010-09-21T06:25:00.001-04:002010-09-21T09:30:48.200-04:00

I'm hoping I make up for being gone a bit, and I do hope to be back to regular posting soon. If you're not familiar with the site I'm featuring here, do start with this post Cheap, Heathly, Good, 20 Cheap Healthy Dishes Made From Ten Pantry Staples.I wish my pantry looked like that! (I love the light, clean, spacious feel of that space!)(sigh)Now I'm off to clear out my pantry to send things off

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A long weekend away doing Nana Sadie Rose things...very busy, and very tired. So the easiest thing to fix is a Vermont Hunter Cheddar Cheese toasted on Rosemary Sourdough with steamed pattypan squashes...And then...to sleep, perchance to dream - oh heck, I'd rather NOT dream, but sound sleep would be really good!

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The next few Mondays my meals will be much the same for me...simple, fast to prepare, and full of the bounty that's at the Farmers Market right now: I'm spending long hours at the sewing machine, creating stock, so pick-up food is the order of the day.So here again, my new favorite tomato - the Heirloom Purple Cherokee - on two slices of locally baked rosemary sourdough with a touch of mayo (I'm

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-13291516571062134572010-08-19T16:30:00.001-04:002010-10-25T08:49:51.752-04:00

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I mentioned last week that I was having vegetarian at a local Indian restaurant after my yoga class. I did and it was wonderful!I had Chana Masala, and a tomato/coconut soup (must search for recipe), along with naan...I found this recipe for Chana Masala which looks a lot like what I had, with, of course, jasmine rice.We had such fun, seeing off the daughter of one of our members who has spent

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I missed last week...I'm so sorry, but I did eat meatless, I promise (I'm doing this many more days than just Mondays, too...)But I have a photo:This meal included a mess of fresh green beans from my sis-in-law's garden. Now I have to admit that while I use the Southern term of "mess" to describe the large bag she brought me, I do not cook my green beans Southern-style. I simply cook them in

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I visited the Roanoke City Farmer's Market this weekend for the first time all summer (yes, I know I'm awful, and I really do love the place, but I despise having to pay to park so I do visit other Markets that don't have that drawback, but Roanoke's was the first and is the best, no argument).I brought back a few things. I'm trying really hard this year to remember that it is just me, and I

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I was thinking salad, I was craving Mexican. Taco salad? Vegan style? Well...I ended up tossing together what I had (wish I'd had a lime or lime juice, but I didn't) and came up with this:I tossed in:1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained (and I patted them dry with a towel, too)1 ear of yellow corn cooked and removed from the cob2 Roma tomatoes, chopped1/3 of a Vidalia onion, chopped1/2 a

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I'm not sure you can tell what's on the plate (well, except that obviously there's an ear of corn!My meatless meal tonight was veggies: On the right, the thing that's probably not obvious at all is a roasted white patty pan squash. Then there's the corn, and of course a garlic baguette with seasoned olive oil. I had nectarine for dessert.So what is it with me? I seem to put many many white,

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I often dream of this for my retirement.Of course, these days, the thought of spending the $$ for fuel to travel around the country combined with the limited balances in the IRAs - can anyone afford to retire anymore? - has me cringing in the midst of my daydreams. (But you know? I've got a bit of a crush on the pink and white one with the vintage kitchen chair in front! Only I'd have nothing but

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So it's Mealess Monday again, and I'm expecting company. Dinner will be in a restaurant today, so will either be Buddhist Delight at a local Chinese place, or perhaps salad bar and baked potato at a local chain restaurant.Sometimes, you just gotta go with the flow, you know?Oh...and breakfast is a "fast food" sandwich I make myself:Thomas' high fiber English Muffin1/4 c Egg Beaters w/ shredded

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I visited a newly forming farmers Market last week and was pleased to see the people in attendance, the vendors being patronized, and the quality of the food. I purchased beets, Swiss Chard, and a summer squash. When I got home, I immediately put the beets in to roast with rosemary and olive oil, and then tossed the chard into boiling water for that night's dinner. The beets I knew would take a

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I'm a sewist and Knitter (yes, with a capital K), who must have huge amounts of cotton fabric and yarn in my stashes, and I'm also an armchair environmentalist who can only step up and do what one aging Nana can do from her overwhelming sense of duty, but very limited available funds and energy, so I'm going to make some knitted dishcloths and small fabric handtowels for this project:How can you

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I have no photo yet for Meatless Monday - I'm making my own stuffed portabella mushroom cap after yoga tonight, tho' so I'll post a photo (if I don't inhale it, first). (I'm planning on sauteeing red bell pepper, olive oil, leeks and Italian seasoning, stuffing the cap, and then tossing feta on top to broil...hope it turns out as well as I think it will!)In the meantime - because I'm going

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So I'm going to LINK it, instead.This has been a crazy week, so I haven't posted much, either here or on my knitting blog. Tomorrow is a family yard sale and I'm going to be sending out into the world many things I no longer need to new homes that hopefully can use them. I know I'll be repeating this event in the fall, too. My goal is to rid myself of much that is weighing down my thought

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Over the weekend, a friend and I made a roadtrip to a small town about 45 minutes away to celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day with a few friends at a yarn shop there. The shop is next door to a farmer's market and you know I had to visit with an eye towards Meatless Mondays, right?I picked up potatoes and green beans (oh they were beautiful) and whipped up another batch of a meal that makes

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You get another of those super fast, what can I pick up at the grocery store, meals tonight for Meatless Monday! Tonight is yoga class, so I can't eat before, and when I get home the meal has to be light - I don't want to eat much after class, and besides sleeping on a full stomach isn't my idea of a good night's sleep, either!This is a salad from the so-called "olive" bar at my local Kroger:

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(to paraphrase - What's Love Got To Do With It?)Do you ever think about all the plastic in our lives? Does something like what's happening in the Gulf ever make you think of plastic? Do you have any idea how much petroleum is in the plastics we use daily?If you've ever drunk a pre-packaged bottle of water? Read this:Responsible Plastic explains this more concisely than any other place I've seen.

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I wonder if there will be lots of us doing "meatless" today, or if it will be a day that folks think they can skip?After all, what's Memorial Day without the required cookout? In my world, tho' Memorial Day is a regular workday - not at my place of employment but at my home business. Often I'm slammed trying to get bag orders filled and stock put back ahead of a July show. This year? The show

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The catastrophe in the Gulf has weighed heavily on my mind for weeks (as I'm sure it has your's). I've never been to the area, but that doesn't mean I'm unaware of the incredible importance it holds in the ecosphere. I've been feeling totally overwhelmed and not quite sure what to do to make a difference other than redoubling my efforts at using less petroleum. I've begun to revisit my wish to

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I've been taking baby steps for some time to make smarter choices environmentally. There are plenty of things I've done with the primary focus being to reduce my electric bill (and while I'm sure it would be higher had I not done these things? It sure doesn't seem to be inching downward much - but so go the rate increases, eh?),I've mentioned in previous posts that I'm trying to find interesting

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Tonight there simply was no time to cook, I hadn't thought about it at all, and I was hungry. I stopped at the Co-Op and picked up "fast food"This is Shanhai Dumplings and Spinach Noodles by Macro Bento. I can't do the entire 1/2 a box for a single serving of either (they're spicy!), but that makes them last longer! Hot tea rounds out the macrobiotic meal.And then I topped it off with a little

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-79585648570782119552010-05-17T06:46:00.001-04:002010-05-17T06:46:00.156-04:00

It's that time again, and I've made lunch! It's a simple recipe, as I usually pack my lunches and I want things easy as pie (without the pie)On the Weight Watchers point system this one weighs in at a heavy (NOT!) 4 points (but then I added strawberries for dessert, and a cup is 1/2 a point, so factor that into your counting)A Hummus Veggie Wrap on Whole Wheat Tortilla:(yes, this isn't the best

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-50978847004866719332010-05-10T07:03:00.001-04:002010-05-10T07:03:00.172-04:00

For once I can claim credit for this recipe. I devised it after having something very similar at a fancy dinner some years ago:Strawberry Spinach Salad(I'm giving general quantities - I made this for just one serving)1 cup fresh organic spinach, loosely packed4-5 fresh strawberries, sliced (or more if you're like me and love them)5 English walnuts chopped2-3 Tbsp low-fat feta cheese (to taste)

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-71780526792269653882010-05-03T06:57:00.001-04:002010-05-03T09:19:50.989-04:00

Baingan Bharta (Eggplant Curry):I can't take credit for the recipe, I found it here. I had no idea how it would come out, but it's good! I input all the ingredients to Weight Watchers e-Tools, and came back with 2 points per serving. Since it made 4 servings, and I was hungry, I doubled my portion for 4 points. Three points for the Na'an (which is storebought) and I thought I was in heaven for a

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-15112081079380218962010-04-26T20:58:00.004-04:002010-04-26T21:54:19.444-04:00

I've almost missed posting, but this is Monday, and I've a yoga class to attend after work. Things tend to run very late!And I didn't cook again tonight. No, this time, I picked up a (not so vegan!) meatless meal in a hurry - but very tasty indeed:I adore cottage cheese (there's even a photo of me at my first birthday with it all over my face and in my blonde ringlet-ed hair, so you can tell it's

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-25065848268566569512010-04-22T10:55:00.005-04:002010-04-22T11:51:40.087-04:00

I have to admit that I was away this weekend, doing a show, and as a result, did NOT post for Meatless Monday. I've been meatless both Tuesday and Wednesday, but repeated my Portabella Mushrooms from the grocery store, so don't have a recipe to share this week, I'll try to do better next week, I promise.Today is Earth Day, and I'm wondering what you will do to celebrate and honor it?Me? I'm

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-63839859781364792682010-04-12T06:46:00.000-04:002010-04-12T06:46:00.180-04:00

It's Meatless Monday! And today's dinner is my fast, easy vegan spaghetti.It's easy because it's jarred sauce, doctored up. It's vegan because the "meat" is Morningstar Farms Recipe Crumbles. It's fast, because I make it on Sunday and eat it for a couple of weeknight dinners, and freeze the rest for later on! There is nothing better than your own food for "fast food."So I being with cleaning out

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-21515166791391122522010-04-09T20:00:00.004-04:002010-04-09T22:16:54.980-04:00

I discovered a wonderful concoction in my regular grocery store's produce section yesterday: stuffed portabella mushroom caps! Two to a pack, they were completely ready for me to grill, broil, or bake when I got home. $2.00 Now on the nights when I have yoga class (my Thursday class gets me home at 9p.m. and I surely don't want a heavy meal right before bedtime, but I can't eat dinner when I get

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Meatless Monday's won't be a hard thing for me to do, and in fact yesterday I managed to join the movement (click that link and join up, too!), but after I'd packed my deli turkey sandwich for lunch, so that I couldn't change without having waste. But dinner was a vegetarian chili-filled whole wheat burrito.I think I'm going to plan for making something vegan on Sunday nights, and having the

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-62963802961689938462010-04-05T11:19:00.002-04:002010-04-05T11:24:37.301-04:00

I learned of a blog event over here at One Small Change and decided to participate. What will my one small change be? I have apparently got some kind of blip in my brain power that makes it second nature to use a fabric napkin when I pack my lunch for work, but then I come home and use paper towels! I have no idea why. So this month is going to be devoted to actively choosing to use cloth, not

KnitNanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13337300042637714815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22264323.post-11035885777395119782010-04-03T22:48:00.006-04:002010-04-03T23:35:54.106-04:00

I've crafted from my earliest memory. My grandmother taught me to embroider at her knee when I was just about 6, and I collected scraps of fancy fabrics (whatever Mom found along the way) and tried to sew doll clothes by hand. I hadn't a clue how, of course, but I tried, draping bits of velvets, satins, and crepes and wrapping them on my fashion dolls. Then Mom taught me to sew, on her old

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