Posted by whitneypipkin on December 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It’s the month of Christmas, the month of cookies (as I’ve moaned about before) and party food and gluttony. And we’ve still a week to go! When I hit the grocery store this weekend to find fixin’s for a few weeknight dinners, I wanted minimal effort, something hearty but healthy (at least healthy sounding) and … Continue reading →
Filed under Fall recipes, Food, Good eats, Organic, Recipes, Uncategorized · Tagged with christmas cookies, christmas food, christmas parties, craisins, family recipe, goat cheese, healthy recipe, mushrooms, pancetta, salad dressing recipe, Spinach salad, spinach salad recipe, warm bacon spinach salad, what to do with bacon fat
Posted by whitneypipkin on December 11, 2012 · 1 Comment
It took some prodding from an ice cream-making farmer I met for a story, but boy was I glad I decided to attend at least one day of the Virginia Farm-to-Table conference last week. Sure, it was a 3-hour drive to Wyers Cave, Va., but waiting there was a wealth of food story ideas and the people … Continue reading →
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Posted by whitneypipkin on December 5, 2012 · 1 Comment
Welcome to December, the season of eating! While teaching my cardioblast exercise class this morning, I mentioned that we have plenty of reasons to work out this time of year, what with Christmas fast approaching. But a woman corrected me, “No, no, the holiday parties have already begun. It’s an entire season of eating.” How … Continue reading →
Filed under Fitness, Food, Food shopping, Good eats, Recipes · Tagged with almond bark, almond bark recipes, Bon Appétit, cashew cookies, christmas cookies, christmas food, christmas parties, cookies, crunch bars, haystack cookies, trash cookies