define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); Good stuff | Kate Flaim http://kateflaim.com freelance writer Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 http://kateflaim.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/K-key.jpg Good stuff | Kate Flaim http://kateflaim.com 32 32 7648376 Mighty Life List http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/mighty-life-list/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/mighty-life-list/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:26:17 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1411 I remember when Maggie Mason first wrote about her “Mighty Life List,” lo those many years ago. Since then, especially as she started powering through the list, I’ve started my own version many times, but I never got around to finishing it. I finally did it, which means I get to start by crossing off … Continue reading Mighty Life List

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Around the house http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/around-the-house/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/10/around-the-house/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:44:33 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1403 I’m still plugging away at the apartment, and the dining room, especially, is really coming together. As a refresher, this is where we were back in the spring: furnished, but the old doors (which barely worked) were fogged over, and really needed to be replaced. Before Happily, our landlords agreed to do it–major upgrade. I … Continue reading Around the house

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Well, hello! http://kateflaim.com/2012/01/well-hello/ http://kateflaim.com/2012/01/well-hello/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58:15 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1337 I thought I’d log in to make sure I still had a blog out there somewhere. Turns out it’s still here! Shocking. I can’t promise thrice-weekly updates but I would like to get back to something more frequent than every three months. It feels like forever since the holidays–a lot has changed around here, about … Continue reading Well, hello!

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Things I’m loving http://kateflaim.com/2011/10/things-im-loving/ http://kateflaim.com/2011/10/things-im-loving/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:26:56 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1334 Don’t you love it when technology actually solves a problem? Two quick examples (with grainy Instagram pictures) from my daily life lately (and no, I’m not being paid to plug these products!): 1. Command picture hanging “nails” from 3M We have plaster walls. Most rooms in the apartment have picture rail, so we can hang … Continue reading Things I’m loving

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Welcome to the world, Tucker Flaim! http://kateflaim.com/2010/08/welcome-to-the-world-tucker-flaim/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/08/welcome-to-the-world-tucker-flaim/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:08:12 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1284 I am thrilled beyond belief to announce the birth of our son on August 20! Seven pounds, 14 ounces, 21 inches long, with pouty lips and lots of hair. His name is Thomas but we’re calling him Tucker. We’re home from the hospital and getting to know each other at home. He is an escape … Continue reading Welcome to the world, Tucker Flaim!

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CSA Week Four: Fast “cooking” for hot days http://kateflaim.com/2010/07/csa-week-four-fast-cooking-for-hot-days/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/07/csa-week-four-fast-cooking-for-hot-days/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:10:37 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1262 Still very green in CSA-land: -Lettuce -Kale (2 bunches; I traded my cilantro for kale in the swap box: BEST SWAP EVER) -1 turnip -1 kohlrabi -Zucchini -Peas -Eggs It was crazy hot earlier this week, and I wasn’t feeling particularly prone to extended cooking sessions. I still had a handful of cabbage from a … Continue reading CSA Week Four: Fast “cooking” for hot days

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Rockywold-Deephaven contest: Please vote for me! http://kateflaim.com/2010/04/rockywold-deephaven-contest-please-vote-for-me/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/04/rockywold-deephaven-contest-please-vote-for-me/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:31:53 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1189 Squam Lake in NH is perhaps my favorite place in the world, and there is a very amazing and wonderful camp there, Rockywold-Deephaven, that we fell in love with last summer. It’s an old school (founded in 1897), rustic place, and I just love it. They are having an Earth Day essay contest to win … Continue reading Rockywold-Deephaven contest: Please vote for me!

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Stupidly simple fresh pastries, no work required http://kateflaim.com/2010/03/stupidly-simple-fresh-pastries-no-work-required/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/03/stupidly-simple-fresh-pastries-no-work-required/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:34:18 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1134 This is a lazy thing to post about, but I consider it a public service announcement. You guys. I don’t know how many of you share my emotions on the subject of pastry, but I bet it’s a high percentage. I can’t get enough of good buttery pastries, mainly of the flaky croissant family, and … Continue reading Stupidly simple fresh pastries, no work required

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Mega-stir fry vegetable explosion http://kateflaim.com/2010/02/mega-stir-fry-vegetable-explosion/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/02/mega-stir-fry-vegetable-explosion/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:47:50 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1131 Thanks to everyone for your well-wishes and sweet comments on the last post! I have definitely noticed a shift in…not tastes, so much as food desires since I got pregnant. Well, in the last few weeks since I started eating again, anyway. I have never been a girl to turn up her nose at things … Continue reading Mega-stir fry vegetable explosion

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Serious Pie http://kateflaim.com/2010/02/serious-pie/ http://kateflaim.com/2010/02/serious-pie/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:38:55 +0000 http://kateflaim.com/?p=1122 I just haven’t been cooking, guys. Ben has been super busy and we haven’t had a lot of dinners at home, and when we have I’m afraid I’ve been doing a lot of pizzas (built on crusts from WF, agh) and salads. I keep going to iPhoto looking for something to upload and blog but … Continue reading Serious Pie

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