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Yummy things
Random musings on happenings in my kitchen and my life, in Durham, NC
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About me
Hi! I'm Lindsey.
I'm a health educator, like to run at a slow, but steady pace, teach group fitness classes, and do my best to keep up with my family that's spread across the country. In the midst all of that, playing in the kitchen is one of my favorite stress relievers and creative outlets, so this blog chronicles some of my favorite cooking and baking adventures, but in the process it also tells the story of the rest of my life.
Like many people in the Triangle area, I'm a transplant. After spending the first 21 years of my life in the midwest, I've been settled in North Carolina for seven years. One of the things I love most about the area is the diversity of local farms, farmers' markets, and great food, so I follow lots of local food happenings, but I also keep up with my fair share of Midwestern favorites.
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Tue
May
8
Last week, I got the chance to go down to Greenville, SC for work. It’s been several years since I was last down there to visit my little sister, and I forgot what a wonderful little city it is. The bed and breakfast I stayed at was just around the corner from where K used to live, and even when the internet wasn’t working there, I was able to solve the problem by hanging out on the sidewalk in a cafe downtown, where there’s free WiFi provided by the city.
Even with a short little trip, it was full of good eats. Mary Beth’s and The Lazy Goat were both great recommendations, and then breakfast at Pettigru Place was a fantastic start to a long day.
Even the work involved some good, healthy eats. The purpose of the trip was to visit two of the hospitals that serve as Centers of Excellence for the project I manage. Part of what we’re doing is working with the hospitals to improve the food they offer so that making a healthy choice is an easy choice. So we enjoyed a delicious, affordable lunch and a nice, refreshing, healthy afternoon snack as we learned about the work they’re doing to support employees quitting tobacco, eating healthier, and becoming more physically active. This is our tour group in the renovated space that used to be the smoking area right outside the main entrance to Greenville Memorial Medical Center. What a lovely, healing space it is now!
If you ever get the chance to spend some time in Greenville, I’d strongly suggest you stay a night or two. I’m already looking for my own excuse to go back!
Wed
Apr
25
Two (small) exciting things today:
1) On our walk tonight, Hazel put together her first combination of two words: “Bye-bye baby.” She routinely says hello and goodbye to people and dogs that we pass on the trail, and she identifies that babies are in all the strollers we see, but this is the first time she’s put them together. :-)
2) Our cut flower share of our CSA began!
With the warm winter and spring we’ve been having, we actually started receiving produce from Maple Spring Gardens two weeks ago (thus many of the dishes I posted yesterday), but now the flowers are blooming too! I especially love that we started off with peonies and snapdragons - my two favorite flowers. :-)
I think having fresh cut flowers on the table is just good for my soul. So worth the money.
I hope your day is filled with a simple pleasure or two too!
