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Meaghin Kennedy is a writer and photographer who advocates for a sustainable food system. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
I’ll always remember last year’s Christmas as that Christmas–the one I never want to repeat; the one where I felt ridiculously sick while tromping through an actual blizzard only to become snowed-in due to a Sanitation Workers’ strike. I’ll remember this year’s Christmas as the year things got back on track. We spent time with [...]
Don’t you hate it when your favorite television show surprises you with a sneaky ‘clips’ episode, in which the writers use a subpar story line to weave together the season’s funniest or most heartfelt moments? I’m always annoyed by the lack of new content and skip those episodes. Ironically, I’m about to do the same [...]
Justin and I spent last weekend in Baltimore visiting several of our friends. We had such a fun time seeing Baltimore through their eyes: wandering around Hampden, sampling some fantastic Madcap coffee at Spro, dining at Woodberry Kitchen (two tables down from hometown hero Cal Ripken), and enjoying beers at The Brewer’s Art. For part [...]
These gingerbread people are a motley crew. We (accidentally) made both overweight and extremely malnourished people, as well as legless people, headless people, and–when we started decorating–alien people. I’m confident that a preschool class could turn out better looking cookies than these. I’m sharing the recipe here because I don’t want to change anything about [...]
We trimmed the tree last week, decorating it with a few favorite ornaments from our childhoods, as well as shared ornaments that we’ve purchased together. Pulling out each ornament transports me to where we were when we picked out each ornament, or in the case of my childhood ornaments, to my house and memories of [...]
I’m listing this meal as a weekday lunch, but that’s not how I originally envisioned it. I was scheduled to make this couscous the night before and didn’t (blame it on yoga and then an incredible desire for a veggie burger). Until my first bite, I was unconvinced that roasted vegetables and couscous could make [...]
I rarely crave peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Like many others, I grew up eating these sandwiches; I learned to associate the simple pairing as important fuel to energize me for the afternoon, but not as a lunch option that made my mouth water with anticipation. When I think more closely about this most American [...]
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband, Justin! Chocolate buttercream cake brought to you by One Girl Cookies. (It tastes even better than it looks!)
These pumpkin wedges capitalize on the remaining whole pumpkins you can still snag at the farmers’ market or grocery store. We ate them as an appetizer the other night and the crispy crust on each wedge gave me nearly the same pleasure an onion ring might, but without the grease or unwanted calories. You can [...]
The failure of federal efforts to feed the poor cannot be divorced from our nation’s agricultural policy, the congressional committees that dictate that policy, and the Department of Ag that implements it. Hunger and malnutrition in a country of abundance must be seen as consequences of a political and economic system that spends billions to [...]
