Udon Noodle Salad with Creamy Cashew Sauce Serves 1 Ingredients: Salad 1.5 oz. udon noodles (dry) 1/2 cup chickpeas, cooked 1-2 cups assorted vegetables, chopped (I used celery and mushrooms) Sauce 1 T creamy cashew butter 1 garlic clove, minced juice of 1/2 small lime or lemon 2 t rice vinegar 2 T vegetable broth [...]

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It seems that technology is against me these days. First, my hand blender died, then my laptop went all wonky, and now this: my beloved Nestor the Nano is going kaput. I headed out for my run this morning, only to encounter a cranky Nestor. He would play only long enough for half of a [...]

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As I settled in at Starbucks today, with my Passion tea and copy of The Birmingham News, I came across this article. A quirky new shop has opened up here in Birmingham that sells nothing but picnic paraphernalia–vintage picnic baskets, croquet sets, and even sandwiches to take on an impromptu outdoor rendezvous. I was quite [...]

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