January 2008 Archives

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 17, 2008 at 7:50am

Savor. I forget to savor. How ridiculous, I know, given my obsession with all things sensual, but it’s a discipline, to savor, and I’ve far from mastered it. In fact, I’ve concluded that forgetting to savor is my biggest obstacle to achieving seamless moderation. I get so, so excited about something I’m cooking, or eating…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 16, 2008 at 8:33pm

Wild Wednesday! Yeehaw! My once-a-week window into what it would be like to have a really big family – everyone in the kitchen, all talking at the same time, the kids (sort of) doing homework, John (sort of) working, Stacey and I (sort of) chatting, everyone playing with Cooper, all while I make a big,…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 15, 2008 at 9:55am

If you’re looking to brush up on your moderation skills for the New Year (Lord knows I am, ha), I highly recommend a read (or re-read!) of French Women Don’t Get Fat, The Secret of Eating for Pleasure by Mireille Guiliano. A fast, blast of a read, packed with a ridiculous amount of common sense,…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 14, 2008 at 8:14pm

I am on such a soup kick lately, not sure what gives, other than I haven’t been feeling 100%. Not downright sick, but just not great either, and my tummy peeps for soup! soup! Especially after my walk this morning – hello zero degrees – ouch! (Really, it hurt, and took me a long time…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 13, 2008 at 11:37am

I love the peppery bite of watercress, in salads, on sandwiches, and very much in soup, where it tastes like spring, mmm. Oh, I know that we are very, very, very (sigh) far from spring (in this neck of the woods, anyhow), but what better reason to slurp a breath-of-fresh-air little soup-tasty, spring-inspired but still…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 11, 2008 at 6:19pm

A definition: Stomach: a saclike distensible enlargement of the alimentary canal located between the esophagus and small intestine; it stores food, adds gastric juices, begins the breakdown of proteins and churns food into a liquid mass.Um, ew. Liquid mass? Way to make eating seemtotally disgusting (ha). Perhaps I should read that (Webster’s) definition every time…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 7, 2008 at 8:40pm

C-H-IL-L-YI ain’t got no coatthat’s why I’m chilly,I’m chilly,BRRRRR! It’s not even cold outside – in fact, we’re in the midst of a January thaw – but I had a hankering for hearty (bean-optional!) chili tonight anyhow, and every time I make it I think of the above silly rhyme (a take-off on the “U-G-L-Y,…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 6, 2008 at 9:35am

Happy 2nd Birthday Moderate Epicurean Blog! And hey, it’s a very Happy 41st Birthday for me as well – very happy. As I celebrate, I can’t help but be incredibly grateful for a pretty awesome year. Oh, plenty of ups and downs of course, of the usual variety…but for now, the gratitude abounds. In leaps…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 4, 2008 at 9:25pm

La Belle Vie! Joyeux Anniversaire a moi! Well, almost. As usual, the celebration – of, in this case, the end of my 41st year – involves more than one day. Which I love! Yeah, it rather sucks to have a birthday so close to Christmas…the combo Christmas/birthday gift totally bites – and yet, it does…

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Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jan 2, 2008 at 10:05am

Okay. It’s over. Not just 2007, but the parties, cocktails, appetizers, rich meals, excess good cheer – over! Enter ye moderation (in fact, a little deprivation wouldn’t hurt at this point) and reside in thee for a spell. Please? At least until my birthday this weekend… Hey, there’s nothing wrong with risotto, cream puffs, chocolate…

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