A Watched Pot
The old saying goes “A watched pot never boils.” Well, it turns out that an unwatched pot will actually boil dry. Sigh. I thought that this year I would be so on top of it. I have been working on my Thanksgiving menu for a few weeks, in hopes that I would be able to … Read more
Celebrating Food Day by Sharing a Few Canning Recipes
Alright, so I promised to share some recipes from all the canning I did. And since this week is also the annual Food Day Celebration, I figured another canning post would be apropos. What better way to celebrate “healthy, affordable, and sustainable food?” I will admit that when I first started canning, I pretty much … Read more
This is why I whine all the time – OK, partly why
I am literally the lamest food blogger – EVER. I talk and whine about all sorts of stuff, but never really give you anything good to work with. At the very least, I ought to offer up proof that I have been actually doing some of the things I bitch about. Canning was probably the … Read more
Changing Seasons
This time of year, harvest time that is, my house looks a lot like any other house might have for the past few thousand years. We are busy harvesting and processing the bounty that we were able to produce. This changes year-to-year, as what we get is largely dependent on all the same things: sun, … Read more
My own brand of OCD
I fully believed that if I developed OCD that I would load up my minivan (Don’t judge me, I am a mother of 3 with a dog!) with the mower and edger and drive around town cutting people’s lawns. It drives me nuts this time of year when I see one house with grass about … Read more
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Carne de res Jalapeño
Last week I was feeling exceptionally lazy about cooking. I prepare, on average, 3 meals a day. For a family of 5. That’s a lot of cooking… and dishes. So I decided one day that the meal I was going to make had to be something that didn’t require I run to the store for … Read more
6 People, 1 Dog and a Minivan
This is a story of a road trip. This past weekend we celebrated my husband’s grandmother’s 95th birthday. In order to do so in person, we had to travel 1500 miles. One way. This was an actual laughing matter for my younger sister. She thought this was literally one of the funniest (translation: stupid) ideas … Read more
