Ann Davis-Rowe

  • Soup, There it Is

    Soup, There it Is

    This week’s lunches were a little…. extra…. But, as Morgan said when we talked meal prep a few days ago, “that’s what it’s all about, making food actually exciting to eat and not a drag.” These recipes hit the spot, and bringing all the bits and pieces to fancy up office lunches during yet another cold…

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  • The Adult Dish: How to Save for Vacation

    The best part about writing this article is that I actually started using one of the tips I talk about! Qapital was already one of my Favorite Internet Things ever, but now I’m also using Tip Yourself — not for a vacation, but to save up for the new yoga mat I desperately need… and of…

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  • Barrelhouse review: THE BEAST’S HEART

    I realize it has been awhile since I have summarized any of my reading here. If this makes you incredibly sad, have no fear! A legit literary site has published a review I wrote! And if you weren’t missing my questionable summarizations, have no fear! Barrelhouse gave me a legit editor! …Two, even. I was…

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  • Thick Thighs Save Lives

    Over the winter, Hampton and I have discovered an appreciation for the humble bone in/skin on chicken thigh. Usually we sear and then braise with some sort of wine or cider and whatever veg we have around, but this weekend, as we wanted to use our new grill for the first time and we were…

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  • You may remember I recently wrote about one of the certainties of life for The Adult Dish. Now, I tackle the other. Read it here.

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  • Birth Days and Birthdays

    Last weekend we took a minibreak to DC for a surprise baby shower and Hampton’s birthday. It started off with a bang. Literally. I was washing my hair Friday morning and heard a massive crash of glass. The globe from the ceiling fan on our upstairs landing had fallen and smashed EVERYwhere. Luckily, I didn’t…

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  • The Adult Dish: How to Properly Hang Art

    Things that are really convenient: when the editor of The Adult Dish asks you to write about hanging art when you have a lot of art to hang. Read it here!

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  • Practice Makes… Close Enough

    The world is full of happy accidents. Somehow, in a way I can’t remember, at the end of 2017, I found Susannah Conway’s “Find Your Word” program. It was a great way to focus 2018. In another mysterious manner, I recently signed up for Sara Weinreb’s The M List. Her daily email tips are both…

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  • #ieatcrickets

    #ieatcrickets

    I recently had the chance to check out Coast Protein‘s Cricket Energy Bars. Yes, crickets. Let me start by borrowing some stats from The Manual: Crickets are about 65 percent protein by weight. Full of vitamin B12, potassium, omega 3 fats, and prebiotic fiber, crickets are veritable superfood. According to [one cricket protein bar manufacturer]…

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  • Christmas looked a little different this year. As it was a Tuesday and Hampton works that retail life and my day job is open 24/7, we decided we would just stay home and have a day to the two of us. Of course, after I committed to an offertory on Christmas Sunday and two Christmas…

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