You may remember Part I of our COVID Chronicles, where I encountered a woman walking through my backyard wearing a face mask and holding a saw. I truly thought Lady with a Saw had escaped from the mental ward at a nearby hospital and that she would have been picked up by now, but apparently I was mistaken. Last night, …
One of the best things about stews is that you can set them and pretty much forget about them until it’s dinnertime. My husband came across this recipe for carne guisada (Mexican-style beef) during one of his endless quests for new foods to try, and thankfully – unlike many of the ones he ends up finding – this one turned …
Allow me to start this post by saying that I do not like camping. I’ve tried very hard to find some redeeming qualities about it, but the “fresh air” brings bugs, the “family bonding time” results in fighting over whether that sound was the wind or a grizzly bear, and the “saving money” part ultimately ends up costing a fortune …
The other day, my husband surprised me by making vegan chocolate-glazed scones for breakfast. Actually, he surprised my daughter by making vegan chocolate-glazed scones for breakfast, but I’ll take whatever I can get these days – especially if it saves me from cooking a meal. I honestly didn’t have high hopes, but I stand corrected because they. were. AWESOME. Here’s …
There’s a saying that “so I stepped away for just a second…” is the beginning of every parenting horror story, and today it proved completely true. ** Disclaimer: article may include affiliate links, which do not affect the price you pay. ** We had just finished eating dinner. It was time to switch my laundry from the washing machine to …
Since becoming a mom, I’ve grown to appreciate the word “easy” more than I ever thought possible. It’s fairly logical to infer, then, that one of my favorite recipes is for this EASY soy sauce chicken (not to be confused with an earlier STIR-fry chicken I also posted). The biggest challenge is remembering to marinate it overnight, but once you’ve …
Remember when you became a parent for the first time? That overwhelming feeling of cluelessness that engulfed you both day and night? That fog you lived in for, I don’t know, two years or so? From those days, are there certain memories that stuck with you? Maybe the first time your child laughed, the first time they slept through the …
The phrase, “where’s the beef?” has special meaning to me. My parents glow with pride as they recount stories of how, at the tender age of three, I would inhale a king-cut portion of prime rib and french fries, then look towards my father’s plate and steal his. One of my mother’s greatest fears in life is that she will …
We live near protected wetlands, which has its positives and negatives. On the positive side, we’re surrounded by nature. On the negative side, well, we’re surrounded by nature. And specifically, apparently, by a coyote breeding ground. I was never properly educated on how to deal with wild animals – I grew up in Northern New Jersey, where the closest thing …
