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Nordic Root Vegetable Stew – A Cheap Soup Recipe

November 14, 2022 By Sage 22 Comments

I made this cheap soup recipe over the weekend and thought that the eve of the one-year anniversary of my last post might be an excellent time to come out of my unannounced retirement and share it with you! In this economy, who can’t use a delicious and cheap soup recipe? So here’s a good… Continue Reading

Covid in Denmark

November 15, 2021 By Sage 29 Comments

The arrival of Covid in Denmark (and the world) has definitely put the kibosh on my cross-border goose-following. But if you ever have to choose a place to ride out a pandemic, I can recommend Denmark—8 out of 10 stars. It loses 2 stars for not turning it away at the border ;) Almost two… Continue Reading

An Art Deco Amethyst Ring

November 9, 2021 By Sage 12 Comments

In the 1980s, when my sister and I were small, we’d often ride our bikes to the “candy store.” I was (and still am) a junkie for grape-flavored anything . . . Laffy Taffy, Fun-Dip, popsicles, Now & Laters, and the most glamorous candy of all—Ring Pops! They were like giant, edible amethysts :) With Brexit… Continue Reading

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Recipe

November 1, 2021 By Sage 15 Comments

I can’t get enough of this roasted red pepper hummus recipe! Fortunately, cleaning the food processor is the most difficult part of making it. (I sacrificed my dishwasher to fit the propane tank for my gas cooktop—and I’d do it again!) For this recipe, I roast red peppers in the oven myself… How to Roast Red Peppers… Continue Reading

8 of My Best Curbside Finds

October 23, 2021 By Sage 11 Comments

Traditional retail therapy has never been my jam. Then lockdown brought my secondhand shopping to a screeching halt—because non-essential. So I followed the goose into the freegan lifestyle. Freeganism is an alternative lifestyle based on minimal consumption of resources and limited participation in the conventional economy. I’m drawn to the freegan lifestyle for philosophical rather than financial… Continue Reading

Welcome to the Next Chapter

October 15, 2021 By Sage 26 Comments

A lot has happened while I’ve been off following the goose these past 3 years. So let’s have a little catch-up. Unfortunately, it starts with a pet loss. Opie, my faithful companion, left this plane on March 18, 2019. He was 16—and he’d been mine since he was 5 weeks old. Our solemn pact was that I’d… Continue Reading

Sage & Simple is relaunching!

October 11, 2021 By Sage 17 Comments

Check back on Friday for the relaunch of Sage & Simple!