Summer Potluck

Vegan: (noun) a person who does not eat or use animal products. OK folks, bear with me. This post isn’t about turning you vegan (although if you have any questions feel free to hit me up!). Instead I just wanted to share with you all a fun gathering I recently hosted at our home in…

Easy eating

A few weeks ago Harbor Greens was having a sale on cherries so being the fruit loving nut that I am, I high tailed to the University Place location to scoop some up. It was also very hot that week, so I decided to make the greatest thing ever: Cherry ice cream. This is one of…

Let’s talk about Hemp

Hey there you groovy cat. Come on in to my humble abode and have a seat on the tie-dye bean bag right next to the lava lamp. Take off your shoes and breathe in that sandalwood incense. I want you to be comfy because today we are talking about that super fly seed known as hemp….

Gardening project part II

Well, we officially sold out at 6 p.m. on May 21, 2015. After spending three weeks waiting for our cucumbers, zucchinis and pumpkins to start growing, we said screw it and bought starter plants from our local grocery store, Harbor Greens Market. On one hand, I don’t feel bad because our carrots, snap peas and tomatoes are…

Easy black bean corn salsa (vegan)

This is one of those recipes that started out as something else and over the years has evolved into what it is now. Does that make sense? OK, how about this. Before I had Cat I had the time to chop up all the veggies and mix them up to make this dish. I may…

Navigating the farmers market (and a listing of markets near Tacoma)

We’ve all heard it a million times. “Buy local.” “Get to know your farmers” “Real food, real close” All the locavore, yadda, yadda, mess. That’s what people say we should be doing and yet not all of us do it. So maybe you aren’t into green living. I mean sure you recycle (sometimes), and you…