I love preserving food. There is something SO satisfying about being able to look into your cabinet and seeing fresh food from seasons ago ready to eat! I dehydrate and pickle things *a lot* because its quick and easy, but one of my favorite ways to preserve food is through water bath canning. It makes me so happy to have…
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Growing up I moved about every two years- fourteen times in total. I honestly don’t think I could tell you how many schools I went to over the years, or how many houses I’ve lived in without consulting my family. It was normal to me to always be the new kid and to never get attached to a house because…
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As someone who used to flit in and out of half a dozen workout establishments from yoga and spin studios to traditional and climbing gyms on a weekly basis, the advent of Covid-19 definitely threw a wrench in my routine. The silver lining is that it has guided me to get outside and explore my neighborhood more! Usually when I…
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I am very good at getting lots of supplies for projects and then never actually getting around to creating them! In this vein, last year I saw a Craigslist ad for a bunch of pallets for free and my mind immediately went to pallet wall! So I rented a pickup, went and picked up over 20 pallets, and they’ve been…
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There are two truths about summer gardening that make me very happy. The first is that I will always have an overabundance of basil that gives me great joy- I love finding ways to use it up and preserve it. And the second is that there is no better summer comfort food than a big bowl of handmade pasta full…
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