Guest Post: The Mrs, Her Mr and Rootbeer Pulled Pork
<Note from Christine: This was not originally meant to be a Guest Post Swap. It was originally a gift of a post from The Mrs to me for use after my sweet baby girl was born. But I hoarded it, waiting for just the right super-crazy time. In that hoarding period The Mrs had her [...]
Read More...Birthday Brownies With White Chocolate & Almonds On Top
On Tuesday morning I woke to a serenade from both a three-year-old and then from a greeting card. I opened presents surrounded by the smell of freshly brewed coffee (brewed by someone other than me!) and then I got a rare snuggle and heard words that made my cheeks wet, “Mommy, you’re the best. Let’s [...]
Read More...Corn and Chipotle Soup Might Help. Will You Make Me Some?
He jogs up the field, a zig, a zag, oops a tumble but then he’s up again and in position. The ball streaks toward his outstretched hands as the crowd goes nuts. Yes! He caught it! A proud parent jumps up and claps. Not me. I was not the proud parent at the Y’s Itty [...]
Read More...Corn for Supper
After dinner one fall evening my mom skipped over to her friend’s driveway. Mom’s friend: Whatdya have for dinner tonight? My mom: Corn on the cob. Confused friend: Corn on the cob and what? My mom: Just corn on the cob. Still confused friend: Weird. My mom: Why weird? Corn’s my fave supper. [...]
Read More...My Top Ten BlogHer Food Experiences and Bacony Bread Pudding
I went to high school with a guy who seriously thought he was David Letterman. He forever tarnished Top Ten Lists for me. And yet, when I sat down to write about my time in Atlanta at BlogHer Food a Top Ten List spewed forth. 10) Being filmed cutting a mango. Who’s idea was it [...]
Read More...The Roast Chicken Chronicles Episode 2: I’ve Got You Under My Skin
I have a friend who croons I’ve Got You Under My Skin so sweetly. I’ve always enjoyed listening but I honestly never understood the lyrics. If something is under your skin it’s supposed to annoy you, right? So how can it be a term of endearment? Well, I finally understand and I owe it all [...]
Read More...A Korean Stew to Soothe Any Cold (Jaden Hair’s Spicy Korean Tofu Stew)
At Food Blog Forum Orlando last weekend I won an amazing prize: Jaden Hair‘s The Steamy Kitchen: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight’s Dinner. When I got home my little J came down with a fever and cough. My own followed. I wasn’t in the mood to cook, let alone sample new dishes. Or [...]
Read More...Use Booze: A Port Reduction to Adult-It-Up
My little J is not interested in sauces: He does not want any liquid to touch his food (except maple syrup, which he will use to drench anything, even broccoli!). He does not like dips (unless he’s dipping his fingers in ketchup and then putting them in his mouth for a suck). Any kind of [...]
Read More...Gremolata: Green stuff the kids might not like, but that’s o.k.
My son will eat anything as long as it doesn’t have flecks of green on it. Broccoli is fine but if it’s tossed into chicken soup such that little green globules attach themselves to the carrots, then neither the carrots, the broccoli, nor anything else in the soup gets eaten. This goes for all [...]
Read More...When Kid-Friendly Fare Needs Adult-Friendly Flare
Two little blond heads share the pillow next to her. She squints at the clock and is amazed to see 7, 3 and 0 illuminated. “Have they EVER slept this late before? Awesome!” Then the events of 2am come back to her and she wonders if it was worth the extra sleep. At least one [...]
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