My little sister and I have had our fair share of ups and downs, as sisters tend to do. She entered this world with a bang by arriving on my 8th birthday, and stealing the date for herself. From that day forward, it was never “my birthday.” It was either “our birthday” or “her birthday.” … Continue reading »
When we lived in TX, I made the very grave error of buying a whole bunch of groceries at the ethnic market, and then taking them home and not making them immediately, assuming that I would get to them on a rainy day. Instead, on that rainy day, I got pregnant and was so deeply … Continue reading »
Congratulations on your big Colorado (And Minnesota, and another state that I can’t remember) wins last night, Rick Santorum! I especially appreciated the dinner time robocall about how as a Christian I have to be pro-life and pro-hetero-marriage. Because I was confused about my responsibilities as a believer in Christ. Now I’m equally confused because … Continue reading »
Taking a break from politics (although I still have a Santorum post and an Obama post to delight the masses) to share something serious with you. One of my main problems–in life–is that my desire to eat junk is balanced equally and oppositely against my desire to continue fitting into my current size pants. Or … Continue reading »
There is currently a War on Gluten, and I keep losing friends to the dark side. I have one friend who is celiac, so I get that. But everyone else is just doing it to make me unhappy and ruin my ability to craft baked goods out of love and King Arthur products. Just eat … Continue reading »
Why do I even bother cleaning my house? Seriously? I can meticulously scrub/dust/vacuum/mop/organize, and within seconds, the house is a nasty, sticky, furry, cluttered den of clusterfuckery. Sometimes, this happens WHILE I’m physically cleaning. Like I’ll clean the entertainment center, and as I am putting the last Xbox controller in its place, I’ll notice fresh … Continue reading »
Sometimes the greatest things in life are simple. Taking a nap when it’s snowing. Getting a hug from a baby. Watching a kitten attack an unused tampon. And this soup. It had to be simple, because I offered to make dinner for 5 adults and two children two hours before dinnertime, while I was still … Continue reading »
I went to the grocery store after the gym today, and kind of got log-jammed in the produce section. It all started with a 5lb tray of blueberries for $5.99. What fresh hell is that?? Do you know how many antioxidants are in that many blueberries? Do you know how pornographically enthusiastic I am about … Continue reading »
This week has been declared “healthy eating week” by the queen of the kitchen: me. This is partially because we have a bunch of visitors coming next month that includes Chris’s best friend (whom I’ve never met) and my darling baby brother (which is notable because our family thrives on smack talk, and if I … Continue reading »
This will be short, as I’ve had a hell of a day. The reason for this is the Daring Bakers’ Challenge for this month, which I’ve been working on all day, including a small episode wherein my iPhone ended up submerged in a pot of water and broke. I fixed it, btw, but putting it … Continue reading »