Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m not so down with the big V-day (did you notice I flat-out ignored it the last two years here on the blog?) It’s not that I am anti-romance in any way – I love getting flowers. Yea, bring ‘em on!…

So I did a sneaky thing and slipped away to Mexico last week. Tee hee. Yeah, I was kind of thinking I should get the travel ball rolling early in 2011, because, well, it’s just what I’m about. I get so much inspiration from visiting…

Holy Mother of Pete. Why haven’t I done this before?I’m talking about raw cheesecake, and I suppose the reasons I haven’t made one yet now seem like silly excuses. I feel like a frickin’ kitchen magician, people. Join me. Now, I am not pretending I…

The snow just won’t stop. The world is quiet and soft. It’s time for a bowl of soup. It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a soup recipe here on My New Roots, and this weather is serving as divine inspiration for a piping…

WOW! What a solstice that was, eh? A lunar eclipse, a full moon, a total deep-freeze accompanied by a massive snowfall, and all on the same day we welcome winter?! It’s enough to make this tree hugger burst! Tee hee. To celebrate the awesomeness my…

Hey – it’s time for a quickie. I am squeezing this post in because I just made the most delicious vegetarian gravy I’ve ever tasted and had to share. Out of all the traditional foods we consume over the holidays, gravy is right up there…

Whoa, is it actually this close to Christmas? Where the deuce have I been? I got a bit of a shock the other day when my dear friend Kiki asked me if I could share with her my favorite healthy holiday meal ideas. Yikes! I…

The Danes got it right. Apart from exceptionally designed mid-century furniture, cities built for bicycles, and remarkable rye bread, they have truly mastered the art of coziness, hence On Being Cozy and Banana Bread. In Denmark, this pursuit is know as “hygge”, and it applies…