All The Things I Will Miss About Vermont
This blog is essentially defunct, so my many readers might not be aware that for the past two years I’ve lived in Burlington, Vermont. It was never our in...
Category: Other Stuff
All The Soups I Made This Winter
It’s the middle of May and everyone’s sitting down to a big bowl of steaming hot soup. Not really. Y’all are over soups by now! I certainl...
My Cookbook is Here!
The title says it all: my vegetarian cookbook is ready for download. There are 29 vegetarian or vegan recipes in there, many taken straight from the blog, some ...
Four Zero Waste Swaps
With all the hubbub around environmentalism and ban the straw and this seahorse holding a q-tip, it can be overwhelming to get started. If you want to make a ch...
Zero Waste Grocery Shopping
What is Zero Waste? Zero waste is the idea that we should stop creating so much dang waste. Instead of filling landfills with single-use disposables we can use ...
I’m Leaving DC and Moving to Vermont
After three years in Washington, D.C. and seven years in the DMV I’m heading back North. On June 30th Walter and I will make the 9 hour drive to Burlingto...
Vitamix: The Blender That Changed My Life
How great would a blender have to be for you to spend $600 on it? It would probably have to do your taxes, am I right?! The Vitamix can’t do your taxes, ...
Composting: A Hobby for Cool People
Composting is a long-held Garfinkel tradition, and for good reason. It reduces the amount of trash that goes to landfills, allows materials to break-down in a w...
HelloFresh: My Experience
HelloFresh is one of the many meal-delivery subscription services across the great internet. I can’t tell you what sets it apart from the other services, ...
A Year of No Meat, Some Potatoes
A year ago I was working as a receptionist and my brain was quickly turning into neon-green goo. I was bored. I realized I needed a project to work on in my spa...