Category Archives: dark days

Dark Days: Local Beans, Holiday Chaos

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Marisa

When I was still in Philly, anticipating this vacation I’m currently on, I imagined that I’d rise early (being an east coaster out west), snag a car and spend a couple of hours each morning at a coffee shop with … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Mostly Local Latkes

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Marisa

Hanukkah started last Friday night. For a secular, half-Jewish girl (with Ashkenazi roots) like me, that means it’s latke season. I didn’t grow up with latkes (my mother has something of an aversion to fried foods), but I adopted the … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: All-local soup

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Marisa

One of the things that tipped me off to the fact that Scott was the right man for me was when I discovered his nearly endless capacity for consuming leftovers (a couple of weeks ago, when I was down with … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Week Two (broccoli, meatballs, potatoes)

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Marisa

This was the first night I’ve cooked dinner in a full week. This rarely happens to me. I believe in making dinner and eating with Scott (even if we do end up consuming said meal at the coffee table instead … Continue reading →

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Dark Days: Good Eating, Week One

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Marisa

From now until the middle of March, I’ll be diverging from posts about foods in jars (no matter how loosely related to jars they are) once a week to post my Dark Days Challenge meal. The goal of the challenge … Continue reading →

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