Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Comfort Food Someone needs to stick up for Thanksgiving. In “olden” days stores broke out the Christmas stuff the SECOND that Thanksgiving was over. Then, somewhere along the way, they changed that to Thanksgiving day. The holiday that was supposed…
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Beauty in Brokenness I remember as a kid, one day being startled as a “thump” of something hit the window. When I went to investigate, a bird had somehow flown directly into the window and was sitting, wounded and…
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Tortoiseshell Tieks! As many of you know, I have long been an ardent admirer from afar of the oh-so-lovely Tieks ballet flats. These shoes have been touted as some of the most comfortable, stylish, “mold to your exact foot shape…
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For the Love of a Dentist I think almost everyone fears the dentist. The dentist is worse than income taxes. The dentist is worse than the first day of high school. The dentist is losing your wallet, being in…
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A Good Breakfast My Grandparents were firm believers in the power of “a good breakfast.” They always rose before the sun was up, waking us up with the clanging of pans in the kitchen as they prepared the usual ritual….
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Let Yourself Be Human I remember the day I found out I was pregnant with our daughter. We had a 2 year old son, already, and I was perfectly content with just one child, after a horribly difficult pregnancy and…
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Lodge Vs. Le Creuset I have long been a fan of cast iron cookware. I have tried just about every type of cast iron there is– from classic, vintage Griswold, to modern day Lodge, to luxury brands such as…
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Blogging Doldrums The life of a blogger is an interesting one. You spend your days doing all the activities that you “need” to do– laundry, picking up kids from school, cooking, getting groceries, taking the car to the garage, and…
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Chip Off the Old Block I was always a good student. I seriously was. I was one of those quiet, perfectly behaved girls who pored over her books and answered questions in class, beaming when I pleased the teacher. I…
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Long, Hot Summer I woke up in the wee hours this morning to a house hot enough to simulate a trip to hell, with enough heat left over to bake cookies on the floor. It would appear that our AC…
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