Tag Archives: food

Two keys to weight loss

Posted on July 5, 2011 by stillalife

I’m assuming that most everyone in the U.S. ate too much yesterday, which takes me to today’s topic:  weight loss.  Since every Doctor Tom, Dick and Harry purports to be a weight loss guru, I am going to do a … Continue reading →

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Read it, then eat it

Posted on April 2, 2011 by stillalife

By now all the entries in today’s Seattle Edible Book Festival will have been judged and eaten.  Change that to most of the entries, since not all looked tasty enough for folks to consider putting them in their mouths; nonetheless, together they formed … Continue reading →

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Permission to come aboard…and shop

Posted on December 12, 2010 by stillalife

This month some of the local food producers collaborated to create an indoor winter farmers’ market, where they’re selling vegetables such as kale, radicchio, carrots, and several varieties of squash; artisan breads, pies, and chocolates; squid-ink tagliatelle — aka egg … Continue reading →

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Shopping on the cheap

Posted on November 28, 2010 by stillalife

Having spent too much money in the past month, the topic of thrift stores is on my mind. Recently, a friend who just returned from abroad, and I set out to explore thrift stores on the Eastside.  Although we have … Continue reading →

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The state fair: food, farm animals and fun

Posted on September 17, 2010 by stillalife

A state fair is a small slice of Americana and a large slice of Americans.  My husband and I “did The Puyallup” yesterday, as the slogan goes, The Puyallup being the annual Western Washington State Fair.  The beauty of not having to … Continue reading →

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