We are actually having a heat wave. It’s been in the low 40s the last several days and I am legitimately sweating even though I’m not wearing 8309482 layers. Who am I??! Okay, that’s a separate issue. What I have for you today is a hearty bowl of healthy chili that will do your body good even when the … Continue reading
I’m pooped, y’all. Last semester was brutal both in terms of school and also personally—I lost my maternal avó (grandmother) in October, which shook me to my core. It still knocks the wind out of me. She was a phenomenal woman, and I miss her every day. Though the circumstances were devastating, getting home to the Bay … Continue reading
A year ago, getting out of a rough spot, I wrote about some things comfort is. Last week, I was back in a rough spot and in need of some good, old-fashioned comfort. I was was the most stressed I’ve been since arriving in A2, with end-of-semester assignments and tests, gnarly weather, and even petty stuff like my snow … Continue reading
Happy new year! A bit belatedly…I’ve been under the rock that is grad school applications. But let’s get down to business—new years are for new cleanses, right? Screw juice, can we agree to a taco cleanse? I think the evidence is clear: Ok actually every year should be the year of the taco. We can … Continue reading
“Meatloaf, double-beet loaf, I hate meatloaf!” My mom hates Randy. (“I hate Randy!” she’s saying now. Right mom?). What does this have to do with anything? I made meatloaf Sunday. My friend Annie just returned after two years in Mozambique with the Peace Corps, where she did a lot of great work and wrote an awesome blog in … Continue reading
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe and happy little break there. I know I appreciated back-to-back 4-day weekends, although the 3-day workweeks still managed to feel long and arduous. How does that happen? Who knows what the first full workweek will feel like. I’d rather not think about it. Just before … Continue reading
I love breakfast. So does my family, but you wouldn’t know it because “breakfast” is a bad word in my parents’ house (I can hear my mom yelling “Emily!” right now, to which I say “breakfastbreakfastbreakfast!”). Anyhow, I wanted my family to have a delicious and warm treat on Christmas morning since we’d all be … Continue reading
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