It’s probably a sin to admit this, but…I don’t really like crusty bread. *gasp!* Crackly crusts hurt my mouth. I don’t like it when the soft center of the bread squashes as I try to bite into it. I’m basically a bread pariah. This is probably why I love sandwich loaves so much. By their […]
Well…It’s been a minute since I shared a recipe with you. (But who’s counting?) Maybe you can tell that I’ve been a little more focused on other kinds of writing. And then just when I got geared up to start posting about food again, we were all confined to our homes and encouraged not to […]
On the way home from preschool, my middle daughter usually keeps up a steady stream of inane chatter. She talks about the art projects she did that morning and conversations we had yesterday. I give myself permission to listen with only one ear, rotating through several noncommittal exclamations. “Really? Hm. That sounds interesting.” But this […]
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 […]