Category Archives: sustenance

Farmers’ market reds

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Carla

Oh, I know how lucky we are to have gorgeous red strawberries and tomatoes from the farmers’ market in January!  And carrots and beets and lettuce and broccoli and goat cheese and fresh fish.  We are ready for the week!

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A new New Year!

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Carla

Today is apparently New Year’s Day according to the Orthodox calendar – so if you need another chance to start your resolutions, or you just can’t believe that the first month of the year is nearly half over, or if … Continue reading →

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A delicious winter treat

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Carla

Cafe du Monde wasn’t too crowded post-parade.  So we stopped to enjoy beignets and café au lait.  I rarely make it to Cafe du Monde – it may have even been more than a year since I had beignets!  It’s … Continue reading →

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NOLA love #1 – po-boys

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Carla

Time for a new theme.  Things I love in NOLA, small and large.  Probably just things I love in general.  Today, po-boys. Especially shrimp.  Fried shrimp. Yum.

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Summer treat #25- bicycling and wine

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Carla

I adore summer nights in New Orleans.  We rode our bicycles downtown around sunset- we got stopped under the I-10 bridge and had to wait for the Presidential Motorcade! Our destination was W.I.N.O. – the Wine Institute of New Orleans … Continue reading →

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