I had to slam my freezer shut and lean on it hard to keep it closed. I couldn’t stop looking up listicles about vegetables with long shelf lives. But I didn’t want anyone else to know I had turned into a closet doomsday prepper, so I cautiously kept sending my son to school. He started […]
The first time I walked into a MOPS group, I was eight months pregnant with my first child. As an icebreaker, we drew a handful of m&ms and then shared information about ourselves based on the colors in our pile. If you drew a yellow m&m, you said where you grew up. A green m&m […]
“But she likes it,” my middle daughter insists, a pleading expression on her face. I scoop the baby into my arms, rescuing her from her big sister, who is having a hard time grasping my firm no-banging-toys-on-Violet’s-head rule. I sigh. It is at least the third time we’ve had this exact conversation, and I know […]
As you know, I believe that reading brings greater happiness than just about any other activity you can possibly do. Reading inspires creativity, teaches us about other perspectives, and occasionally, changes our lives for the better. I love reading. Which is why every year, I do a reading challenge with my best friend! This year’s […]
It is the middle of December, people. I’m not quite ready for Christmas, but I’ll tell you what I am ready for: wrapping up 2019. What!? That’s crazy. It’s the end of a whole decade. True…but I don’t like to get all dramatic about it. Honestly, I hadn’t even realized it was the end of […]
Well. I’ve been a little remiss in sharing recipes. Or thoughts in general. And now, even though we have entered the Christmas season, and really most of my time in the kitchen is spent elbows deep in flour and sugar, I wanted to share something really simple with you. Something my family loves to eat […]
It’s almost Thanksgiving, the day I affectionately think of as Pie Day. (Yes, yes, I know that we already have a pie day in March.) Pie has always been my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. And even though I try not to indulge in sugar too much anymore, I still think it’s important to […]
She is jumping wildly up and down, clutching the edge of the kitchen table, screaming, “I. Need. A. HUG!” For the record, I am standing eighteen inches away from her with my arms outstretched, trying to find an opening to give her what she claims to want. It’s a trick, of course. She doesn’t want […]
When I was a kid, if someone had asked me what my favorite foods were, I would have said chocolate, pizza, and broccoli. I’m not really sure how broccoli made this list. But I’m not taking it back. I do truly love pizza and broccoli, and they are also amazing together! Have you ever thrown […]
Breakfast is my favorite. It used to be my favorite because it was a great excuse to eat giant amounts of sugar in a socially acceptable way. Cinnamon buns, I’m looking at you. But these days, I’m pretty obsessed with eggs. And hollandaise. Oh, hollandaise, you make my heart skip a beat. When I go […]
