Almost five years ago, I got the news that my job had been eliminated. Thanks to lack of funding, a change in curricular direction, and a few other various and sundry reasons, I was no longer employed at the school at which I’d worked. I was devastated. Was I a good teacher? Had I done [...]
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I’m not calling you a dummy, I swear! Over the last few months, Adam and I have thoroughly embraced the delicious South Beach Diet side dish that is mashed cauliflower. One of the things that I’ve really missed in these months (with a couple of gaps for the holidays) following South Beach have been potato-based [...]
After the wonderful girls’ weekend I had this past couple of days, I was fairly excited to go home and crash… but my friend Amanda had another idea before I could go home. In between where we were staying and her house (where my car was parked) is a fantastic dairy farm and creamery which [...]
This week seems to be about rediscovering old favorite recipes. First was split pea soup, which I made for the first time over two years ago. Then, white chicken chili which, with its plethora of beans made for an extremely satisfying lunch today. And tonight? Tonight brought something back from a dear friend, who I [...]
Last year on Christmas Eve, in an extremely different state of mind than I am right now, I set out to make a tasty snack to bring to the movies on Christmas day. What, you don’t bring fresh baked goods in your enormous purse too? Now you wish you’d thought of it don’t you? Back [...]
I know what you’re thinking. Where the heck was Thanksgiving #2? Well, on Friday evening after shopping all morning, I made a batch of Utica greens (without prosciutto) for Vegetarian Friday! We arrived slightly late, and rather than focusing my energy on taking photos of the food, I enjoyed the time with family and friends. [...]
I’m a sucker for lemon desserts. I love chocolate and caramel, but sometimes, nothing but a mouth-puckering lemon bar will do. The love affair with lemon began at a young age when, at Poppin’ Fresh (then Bakers Square) I was introduced to the glory that is lemon meringue pie (even though I called it lemon [...]
I love when fun plans come together on a whim. For example, a text message from my sister saying “I think my friend and I are going pumpkin picking near you, want to come?” Well, “near me” meant less than 10 minutes from our house and on a beautiful fall day, there’s nothing quite like [...]
Do not adjust your computer screens!! It appears (knock on wood) that my little blog (and really, it’s little) got hacked by a big bad “worm” known as the WordPress Pharma Hack. In fact, if you google me right now, apparently I’m shilling Accutane without a prescription. It’s a little creepy. In fact, it’s more [...]
Have you ever had chopped liver? I’m sure you’ve heard of it in an idiomatic sense, as in “What am I? Chopped liver?” If you’ve ever been to a traditional delicatessen, you may have seen an odd-looking tan paste covered in chopped egg in the cold salad case, or if you were lucky, on your [...]