Monthly Archives: February 2014

One of Those Days

The kids and I are having popcorn for lunch today.  We’re low on fresh veggies, which they usually have.  Oh how I long for the days when our garden and locally grown farmers market produce  feed us again.  We’ve been in the depths of winter for longer than any winter I can remember in recent history.  Another squall line just went through. This may be the coldest February on record in a long time.  Usually by now there has been at least a slight sneak peek at spring.  Not this year, where we have rejoiced at (very few) 2 and 3 degree Celsius days. Continue reading

Healthy Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies

Healthy Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies | My Edible Journey

I hesitate to put the label “healthy” on something like cookies

I mean, they still have sugar and fat and wheat flour in them.  But compared to conventional cookies, these are a good bit healthier.  They’re also still clearly a treat, and not a meal replacement or anything. Continue reading

Raspberry Mousse

Raspberry Mousse | My Edible Journey

We’re not big on Valentine’s Day in our house.

Not being in school, there are no Valentine boxes to hang from desks, no cutesy cards (or glut of candy) to buy for classmates, no counting to see who got more…  My husband and I similarly haven’t ever done much to mark the occasion.  I think one year, while we were dating, I made him a huge heart shaped chocolate chip cookie.  LOL Continue reading

Za’atar

Za'atar Spice Blend | My Edible Journey We were housebound yesterday, in the grips of yet another “winter storm” (I remember when this was just called “winter”).  A lot of snow fell!  The birds were frantic at the feeder (oh! A robin!), flapping against the wind to get some much needed nourishment and even the dog didn’t want to venture more than a few steps from the door to do what she needed to. Continue reading