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Skyr Ranch Dressing (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on December 23, 2018Read moreThis dressing I made last night is the revelation of the moment. It is amazingly good! Just maybe the...
002018 Reading Challenge Complete
By Polly Castor on December 22, 2018Read moreHere you can see the 56 books I read this year. I love the structure and accountability doing these...
Langostino Pad Thai with Spaghetti Squash (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on December 21, 2018Read moreThis is delicious enough for special, and easy enough for a weekday.
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Cookbook and Movie Review)
By Polly Castor on December 20, 2018Read moreI love this cookbook, which is more about teaching you how to cook, and the concepts and procedures behind...
Blue Christmas
By Polly Castor on December 19, 2018Read moreMany people are missing someone, grieving, or feeling left out or left behind, and this time of year heightens...
Lessons from a Burned Chin
By Polly Castor on December 18, 2018Read moreGo the extra mile with someone, and condescend to be human for a moment with those that find themselves...
Progress on Our Younger Daughter’s Ceramics Capstone Project
By Polly Castor on December 17, 2018Read moreNow as a senior in college, she is half way through her "ceramics capstone" which will culminate in a...
Step Out of Busyness (Rick Hanson quote)
By Polly Castor on December 15, 2018Read more"We have to take a stand against the crazy mental busyness that has become the new normal. We’re bombarded...
Veggie Pie Recipe with Butternut Squash, Kale, and Gluten-Free Crust
By Polly Castor on December 14, 2018Read moreThis is just about as good as vegetarian eating gets. Every mouthful we exclaimed how good it was!
Student Work in my High School Abstract Art Class
By Polly Castor on December 13, 2018Read moreI teach an Abstract Art class early Monday mornings for homeschooled high schoolers at the Pathways Cooperative in Newtown,...
Bark (Poem by Polly Castor with Photos)
By Polly Castor on December 12, 2018Read moreAs I sample layered, chocolate peppermint bark I am thinking of a different kind that still effectively...