We’re down to the wire here. Christmas is hours away now and the stores are mobbed with last-minute shoppers. And there’s nothing I dislike more than crowds. I have a strong fear of being buried alive–and shopping on the day or two before Christmas feels a little too much like being buried alive. You’re in … [Read more…]
Not being a morning person, breakfast can be a whirlwind in our home. Luckily, my kids have been making their own breakfasts for ages. Unluckily, it often consisted of boxed cereal, which is a compromise I make in that I buy organic or non-GMO boxed cereals for them, but I still am not entirely thrilled … [Read more…]
Woman cannot live on cake alone. Every once in a while, some veggies must pass our lips, too. At least bacon makes it better. The first time I saw Broccoli Salad, I wasn’t touching it. Who the heck puts dried fruit in with broccoli? And why would they ruin perfectly good bacon with a concoction … [Read more…]
To some, January is a month of making resolutions. Seeking a renewal in spirit in the pursuit of denial, they deprive, deprive, deprive for the “greater good.” That’s fine and well if you are a sadist, but I’m getting too old for that sort of thing. I’d rather take a page out of Julia Child’s … [Read more…]
With Christmas only 1.5 weeks away, cookies are coming out of more and more ovens in preparation for the festivities that await us. It’s an impulse, an undeniable need to bake and bake and bake at this time of year, but not as a slave to the ancestral urge to fatten ourselves up for the … [Read more…]