It’s hard to forget the tainted spinach ordeal of last year. Truth is, I have barely touched spinach since then. While I love a good baby spinach salad with strawberries, a bit of feta and a light vinaigrette, something in the back of my head has been apprehensive about eating spinach again. If I...
Read more →When I saw a little post on Mele Cotte about this quiz, I had to take it. It’s kind of interesting to see what you come up with. Check it out and see what type of tarot card you are! (Remember, I said TOMORROW we return to your normally scheduled food talk . ....
Read more →Alright, here is part three of the Mother Blessing Ceremony series. This is the final part. Tomorrow, we get back to strictly food. 1) Read up on Mother Blessings and Blessingways. Start by reading my explanation here. Know what Mother Blessings and Blessingways are all about. Decide which parts you are interested in partaking...
Read more →I mentioned the Mother Blessing Ceremony friends and I held this weekend for a pregnant friend yesterday and promised further details. Tune in tomorrow for tips on how to plan one yourself. The following is an excerpt from the invitation. I didn’t write this, one of my wonderful cohorts in planning did. But I...
Read more →When I was pregnant with Will, I ate everything in sight – except lobster (one of my favorite foods). The favorites during that time were sausage and pepper grinders, nachos and anything from McDonald’s. I couldn’t have chosen a worse diet really. This pregnancy is the polar opposite. I still like lobster, for one...
Read more →This is, in a word, decadent. I am not a big fan of risotto but this one is awesome. But it’s not for the faint of heart or wallet. For the lobster meat, I buy cooked and preshelled meat from Stew Leonard’s here in Connecticut. If that is not available in your area, substitute...
Read more →Ever hear something shocking in a store from a worker? I have. It seems these days that customer service is nonexistent and employee conduct is reprehensible. There is no such thing as standing behind a product either . . . Pottery Barn, late July Me: I could never work in a store like this!...
Read more →I have to tell you something. I live in the middle of nowhere. And wildlife live here too. Did I ever mention that I am a city girl?
Read more →Finally! Finally I have perfected my risotto technique. After making it twice this week with creamy, perfect results, I am feeling pretty good about the little rice dish. Unfortunately I have also learned that I am not that fond of it – I like cleaner flavors then you get with a risotto. C’est la...
Read more →Sometimes fate just likes to have a laugh at your expense. I mean, it must have been fate that I recalled The Terrible Chocolate Yogurt Incident this morning during the course of thinking on my way to work. And then I repeated the Incident with applesauce this afternoon down to the details. Surely I...
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