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Dec 25, 20202 min read
Even Messy Sugar Tastes Good
I thought the Rolo Pretzel candies would be easy to make. Ha! Take a good look at this mess. How hard is it to arrange chocolate...
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Bits of This and That
A little bit of this, a little bit of that... Reminds me of a line in the song Anatevka in Fiddler on the Roof. Tonight's reference...
Dec 12, 20202 min read
Mayonnaise Cake and Limping Along with an Old Door
I finished all sorts of running around for errands. It feels good to check those things off my list, especially the screen door. That...
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Bean Soup and a Porcelain Christmas Tree
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... We have sunshine and 48F degrees. That's almost t-shirt weather. In fact, my children run...
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Faux Fondue, Dishes, and Being a Grown-up
From a few days ago, this is the faux fondue we made for fun. Faux because we just melted the chocolate in the microwave. We're not...
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Ope, It's Sugar Sports Season!
Sugar Sports 2020 has begun. It started earlier this week with my finally buying... tada!... cordial cherries! I know these are just a...
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Illusions of Relaxation
Pot pie is one of those foods I never think to make until days like today when I have odds and ends of leftover meat and vegetables in...
Nov 18, 20202 min read
Math, Bunnies, Waffles, and Snuggles
Waffles for dinner. Yum. I keep cheater waffles in the freezer for quick breakfasts, usually for Kara. She likes them toasted, and they...
Nov 16, 20202 min read
Only Conan May Eat Like a Barbarian
"Kal, you're eating like a Barbarian. Since you're not Conan, you have to stop." Yes, those words came out of my mouth at dinner tonight....
Nov 10, 20202 min read
My Deck Office; and Who Needs a Recipe?
Never-the-Same-Twice Pork Roast is when you throw a pork roast in the crock pot, then empty out all the mostly-empty bottles of...
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Enchiladas or Oreos For Dinner?
Kara asked for chicken enchiladas yesterday. I couldn't pull that off for then, and Kris took us out for pizza anyway, so I saved her...
Oct 23, 20201 min read
A Mangled PBJ
Who eats a sandwich this way? Kara is the answer to that question. She's always had her own way of doing things. We're just doing well...
Oct 20, 20203 min read
The Dollar General Version of Indiana Jones
I've been MIA the last two days, at least from writing. So here's what's been happening: I saw ducks on my walk yesterday. Two males...
Oct 15, 20202 min read
A Good Soup Day
The rain sounds soft and pitter-pattery this morning. A good day for soup. We had a 32F degree swing in temperature yesterday for...
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Hoosiers Love Carbs
Some days are just noodle days. We, that is, I, made a broth from the bones of two rotisserie chickens from our dinner on Friday night....
Aug 29, 20202 min read
An Iffy Spaghetti Encore
Clean-out-the-fridge night stretched into tonight, which is the usual, automatic pizza night. Tonight's prize used food was spaghetti,...
Aug 28, 20203 min read
Meandering Thoughts
I never cared much for stuffed animals, even as a kid. Now when I tuck in my little girl, I have to look past and through the pile of...
Aug 24, 20203 min read
Making Lemons Profitable
Church this morning included a mortgage-burning ceremony. That had me choked up even though we haven't gone to this church long enough...
Aug 12, 20202 min read
That Yellow Mass Is Supposed to be Eggs
Life has a way of staying interesting. The most recent way of staying interesting included an unplanned hospital stay. All is well; the...
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Peanut Butter Fixes Celery
Friday night. I know I'm supposed to be writing this blog post in the morning, not at night. Oh, well, the goal is to write for 10...
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