Do you ever hear yourself say something that your parents used to tell you, that you swore on your life you would NEVER say to your children? You know, like, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” In my “old age” (as my three little piglets like to call it), I [...]
You mean they taste good too?
15 Jun posted by
As soon as I hear the words low fat I immediately want to stick my fingers in my ears and start screaming, “Blah, blah, blah. I can’t hear you.” You know… So I can’t hear you. Seriously, what clown made a law that says that healthy packaged food, code for convenient, has to taste like [...]
Mushroom Risotto
14 Jun posted by
Confession… I hate mushrooms. A lot. They are one of the very few foods that I won’t eat and that completely disgust me. They’re weird and squidgy, and seriously, they’re a fungus. Ugh… So why, you ask, is this a post about Mushroom Risotto? In class last week, one of the students politely declined to [...]
My “If I Have to Clean out the Fridge Playlist”…
12 Jun posted by
If someone were to ask me what I do in the kitchen when I’m all alone in the house and no one is looking, my first answer would be eat ice cream straight out of the container. Yes, I double dip. But if you ever come over, I buy new containers for company – just [...]
Provencal-Style Roasted Potatoes
9 Jun posted by
I arrived home from class last night just before dinner, during what any parent knows is the witching hour. The natives were definitely restless! My littlest piglet, Ana, was having a hard time settling down and after being reprimanded several times for her craziness in the house, our conversation went something like this… Me: “Did [...]
Herbes de Provence
8 Jun posted by
Living in a small town suits me right down to the ground. Most of the time… It’s on the occasions when I need a specialty ingredient for baking or cooking and I have to drive an hour down to Jacksonville to get it, that my love begins to wane. By no means do I consider [...]
Strawberry Cream Tartlets
2 Jun posted by
Yesterday, in baking class, I burnt both of my thumbs. Today, in my other class (after a night of an hour of sleep – on account of making ice cream at midnight), I cut the end of my thumb. Yeah, my thumb. I’m thinking it’s a REALLY good thing I don’t have class tomorrow… When [...]
A Bitter Pill to Swallow…
1 Jun posted by
I just got a message on Facebook congratulating me on my husband’s promotion. Seems like I’m the last one to know… The Senior Chief selection results came out today, and my husband’s name is indeed on the list. I double checked before I started to have a panic attack. I know I should be really [...]
