I’m quietly freaking out. Except…now that I’m writing about it on a public blog, I guess it’s not so much “quiet” anymore, right? So now I’m PUBLICLY and NOISILY freaking out. It’s all good stuff that’s making me this way.
A few people have asked, relatively recently, whether or not I ever make Shepherd’s Pie. The answer is, yes, I do sometimes make it; but it’s not often, and I have almost never made a “proper” shepherd’s pie. That is
Tonight, much to J.’s delight, was not only Halloween — it was, as he proclaimed, “The start of the entire best time of year!” He’s right, of course. Not only did we have a fabulous time trick-or-treating with our little
This is not to be confused with “Free-Range” chicken dinner. I don’t think the chicken I made tonight, which was, in fact, free — economically speaking — was a “free-range” chicken. By the way, have I ever mentioned to you
The September meal plan can’t really be here. It was NINETY degrees today, for heaven’s sake. It cannot possibly be time to do this again, already. And yet, here I am, faced with a calendar that stubbornly insists that yes,
I constructed this meal plan while on the 5-hour flight to Iceland; I had assumed it would take me a little while, but in fact, it pulled itself together in a flash. My friend B.W. was peeking over my shoulder
Sheesh, it’s April 1? I almost didn’t post the meal plan on time! Actually, if we’re getting technical about it, I DIDN’T post on time. I always try to get you the next month’s plan by the last day of
I have no idea how it happened that I ended up $30-$50 over budget for almost three full weeks in a row in February, but this has got to stop. Oh, sure, I made up for it, mostly; but the
Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, and I didn’t even write a thankful post. I meant to, I really did, but…you know. Life. And all that. As it happens, though, I’m sort of glad that I didn’t get a chance
We had a great weekend. There was lots planned. Much family time. Many outings. Many things to do and places to go. Much food that fell into the category of either “once a year indulgence” or “somewhat out of our