http://limedaring.com/veggieblog Gardening, cooking, and living free Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:13:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oops. Every now and again I keep forgetting to use Mint.com to track my expenditures and my accounts, so it's sometimes shocking to see what I spend on after I stop paying attention. The graph above is my "Food" spending for a month. While I live with two other people (my boyfriend ... http://limedaring.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=VB+Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flimedaring.com%2Fveggieblog%2F2008%2F09%2F25%2Fmanaging-my-food-spending-csas%2F&seed_title=Managing+My+Food+Spending+%26%23038%3B+CSAs I admit it: I am a bit of a food snob. My Dad raised me to be extremely particular about my food. This leads to problems since my food MUST be a certain way: my maple syrup has to be heated, my chocolate must be dark, and my cookies should ... http://limedaring.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=VB+Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flimedaring.com%2Fveggieblog%2F2008%2F09%2F20%2Fchocolate-chip-cookies-of-awesomeness%2F&seed_title=Chocolate+Chip+Cookies+of+Awesomeness Lately, society has gone through a "green" revolution: Companies are now hyping every product they have as environmentally-conscious, everybody and their mother are switching their traditional lightbulbs for CFLs, and every blog has had articles such as "10 ways to save the environment..." It's been driving me batty because most ... http://limedaring.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=VB+Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flimedaring.com%2Fveggieblog%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2Fsmall-changes-for-the-environment%2F&seed_title=Small+Changes+for+the+Environment Matt and I astonished our roommate Patrick with our enthusiasm for making soup when there are canned varieties. But we love fall: cool, overcast days; curling up on the couch with a book; and drinking tea and hot, broth-y soup. Most importantly, you can make a much greater quantity of ... http://limedaring.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=VB+Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flimedaring.com%2Fveggieblog%2F2008%2F09%2F17%2Fwhite-bean-soup%2F&seed_title=Sausage%2C+Kale%2C+and+White+Bean+Soup I had such high hopes for my garden this year. But some things don't always turn out like you want them to. Ideation Look at that! Glorious hillside in mid November, calling out to be turned into a beautiful garden. I came to this house with the permission of the landlord to ... http://limedaring.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=VB+Articles+%28RSS%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Flimedaring.com%2Fveggieblog%2F2008%2F09%2F11%2Fhello-world%2F&seed_title=Broken