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Menu Planning for the Whole Foods Food Stamp Challenge … a Challenge!

Menu Planning for the Whole Foods Food Stamp Challenge … a Challenge!

| August 31, 2013 | 1 Comment

Friday night was a busy one for this girl, as I finished off a rough plan of meals & snacks for the first half of the month, and translated that into a shopping list for Saturday morning’s foray to Whole Foods Market to stock up. The first shopping trip was intended to pack the pantry […]

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The Whole Foods Food Stamp Challenge

The Whole Foods Food Stamp Challenge

| August 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

This challenge was born of a curiosity about whether you can shop at a high-end store known for higher quality food (and often criticized for its prices), and do it within a tight budget by making intelligent choices and teaching myself a few new tricks. Could I do it again?

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Eating Organic and Well on a Tight Budget – Possible?

Eating Organic and Well on a Tight Budget – Possible?

| August 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

The other day, my girlfriend and I were hiking and she reported the latest from her mom, who is a lovely lady but who — how to say this nicely? — isn’t of the same political persuasion as the two of us.  Sometimes her comments about the Way Things Are can be a little challenging […]

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Not Too Old to Fall in Love with a Bicycle

Not Too Old to Fall in Love with a Bicycle

| August 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

I have to admit I’m smitten.  It’s beautiful, functional, soulful, and one of an increasing number of excellent things now being manufactured in my economically troubled hometown: From the Detroit Bikes web site: “The prototype was constructed in a coach house off Woodward Avenue, a couple of blocks from where Henry Ford once lived. We […]

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Reading This Right Now: Zero Waste Home

Reading This Right Now: Zero Waste Home

| August 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste  (Scribner, 2013) by Bea Johnson Everybody has their little fetishes when it comes to the media they consume.  Today I’m officially coming out as a sort of lifestyle design addict.  From Tim Ferriss to Zen Habits to Mr. Money Moustache to […]

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Welcome to the new, fancy-schmancy Green Hedonist

Welcome to the new, fancy-schmancy Green Hedonist

| November 12, 2012 | 8 Comments

Thanks for taking a few minutes to stop by our new-and-improved web site. My friends and I have had a lot of fun putting this little sprout together, and you’ll be delighted to know that I intend to work very hard to a) not swear at all, and b) not use the word “awesome,” over […]

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You Say Salami, I Say Salumi…

You Say Salami, I Say Salumi…

| November 12, 2012 | 1 Comment

I don’t know if there is a better meal for me than a bottle of wine, a loaf of crusty bread, a wedge of aged cheese, and a log of beautiful sustainably-produced salumi (aka charcuterie, if you prefer the Francais). Properly made and aged, good dry-aged cured meats are a wonderful thing indeed – not […]

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Finding the Good Stuff: Great Places to Find Local, Sustainable, Organic Food

Finding the Good Stuff: Great Places to Find Local, Sustainable, Organic Food

| November 8, 2012 | 6 Comments

Where do you find the good stuff? Here are some ways to scout out foods that are local, organic, sustainably-raised, grass-fed—whatever your preference is.

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What’s the Ultimate Daily Pleasure?   (Part 2)

What’s the Ultimate Daily Pleasure? (Part 2)

| November 6, 2012 | 5 Comments

Five Ways I Begged, Borrowed, and Bought More Time Yesterday I talked about the one shining thing that tops the charts for me in terms of luxury, hedonism, and selfish pleasure: Time. Today, a little about how I recrafted my life to have more of it to enjoy, and some thoughts on how you can […]

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What’s the Ultimate Daily Pleasure?   (Part 1)

What’s the Ultimate Daily Pleasure? (Part 1)

| November 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

Hint: No Corkscrew Required, and You Can Keep Your Clothes On Friends will sometimes give me the stink eye when I mention I went to check out a new bakery in the middle of the workday, or made my own mozzarella, or started the day with a long walk along the creek with a friend.  […]

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