Category Archives: Food

Tipping Point: Part 2

Where was I? Oh yeah. JD and Katie sat on one bench while Elena and I sulked on the other.  From inside the courtyard of the restaurant the sounds of tables being moved around and the tinkle of glassware and … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Miracle

Tonight I made the caramel sauce to go on the mashed sweet potatoes that I’ll be contributing to the Thanksgiving meal.  I love this stuff so much that I won’t make it any other time because it just means the … Continue reading

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Cabin Fever

We are on our third day of winter storm aftermath here in Ohio.  The kids are out of school again and if they don’t expire from an overdose of Sponge Bob Square Pants, I just might.  We are doing some … Continue reading

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Food. Glorious Food.

I am obsessed.  Totally and completely obsessed. I can’t stop watching Food Network and the Cooking Channel.  I’m besotted by Jamie at Home and The Barefoot Contessa.  I’ve ordered 3 new cookbooks in the last week and am trying my … Continue reading

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Thankful v.2

This thanksgiving was just a hug-fest.  There is no other way to describe it.  I bet the necks I got to hug number in the hundreds. (Please don’t tell Dr. Eyelashes.  He asked if I would be around a lot … Continue reading

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Tasty Supper

One piece of advice my mother gave me that I’ve always remembered and try to put into practice is to not spend so much time thinking that you wished you were thinner.  She says she spent way too much time … Continue reading

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Dear Mama,

I owe you an apology. I had no idea how hard you worked when we were kids.  I have had two weeks straight where I have struggled to get any kind of food in front of my children at night.  … Continue reading

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Ready For Winter

One of the best things we did while visiting my family in Tennessee was to can green beans for the upcoming winter.  Last year we did the same thing and it just about killed my mom and me.  I was … Continue reading

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The One Where My Husband (Almost) Loses His Plumber’s License

Our kitchen faucet had been broken for months.  At first it was just a little bit broken.  By that I mean that the little thingy on the top that tells you which direction to turn for cold and which to … Continue reading

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New Favorites

I am very picky about my pajamas. Clearly, this is going to be one of my more serious posts. But now really.  It’s hard to find just the right thing to sleep in.  I have friends who solve that problem … Continue reading

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