Author Archives: Kym Zest
Halloween Buckeye Mutation
They started out so sweet and innocent. Simple homemade peanut butter chocolate candies. The original recipe (Smitten Kitchen) makes them look so elegant. But for Halloween 2012, in my hands they developed adorable eyes. Which was what my original … Continue reading
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Tagged buckeye candy, Halloween homemade candy, recipe evolution
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Berry Red Cabbage
It’s good warm or cold. It’s both summery and wintery at the same time. Fruity and earthy. Enough for a crowd or leftovers for the week. I have a yellowed recipe clipping from the Star Tribune. I’m guessing from around … Continue reading
Mango Chicken Curry
This meal that has taken almost ten years of fussing and simplifying to become a regular in my kitchen. It all started January 14th 2008, and I know because the printer put a time stamp on it. This was during … Continue reading
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Tagged hodgepodge one-pot recipe, mango chutney, Ten years of development
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Rituals of Preparation
Being primarily self employed is both delightful and maddeningly frustrating. The delightful part is being able to do work at breweries, or outdoors, or having sweet and fuzzy work partners. But it is also maddeningly frustrating when I want to … Continue reading
5 Handstand Lessons
Three years can seem like a long time to be on this weird Alice in Wonderland journey into the world of handstands. But really my acrobatic training age is barely out of it’s infancy. It stands in contrast to my … Continue reading
Garlic Scape Salad
They’re here! After weeks and weeks of anticipation and asking the produce people at my co-op, they are finally in stock. Garlic scapes are one of my favorite very seasonal items. If you love garlic you need to get some … Continue reading
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Tagged garlic love, garlic scapes, seasonal eating, summer salads
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Handstand Goals. So Far Away.
I took on this goal because it was something I always dreamed of. I had no idea how difficult it would be for me. My journey officially started in January 2016. I wanted to be able to do many amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged flexibility goals, goals, handstands, It's a journey, training, training buddies, training log, training plan
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Well Above Zero
There are nice things about camping when it’s way below zero. No one goes through the ice. Everything is dry. All the gear feels appropriate and well used. And when you asked “Hey, what temperature is it?” “Well above zero!” … Continue reading
Midwest With Zest 