I have made it no secret in the past that I do not like tomatoes. And that’s a hard thing to deal with in life. All the time I read a recipe for a pasta or a stew and think, “Oh, this sounds good!” and then I get to the last ingredient on the list…
Category: pasta
My goal between now and when our daughter is born is to put one meal per week in the freezer. We’ll see how many that adds up to (hopefully 4 or 5), but like I told Gerrit the other day I just have this sneaking suspicion that I am not going to make it the…
So I woke up the other morning at 32 weeks pregnant, and for some reason that number just hit me. That means we have roughly 8 weeks left, which suddenly feels like it might as well be 8 days. And then I look down at my belly and think that 8 weeks might as well…
Finally finally FINALLY I am liking food again. You never realize how much food surrounds you and how much you think about food until suddenly running those menu plans in your head and thinking about a grocery list or even having your husband say the word “food” makes you have to go throw up. (I’m…
I am learning that you can never predict your moments–your moments of such beauty or fragility or joy that make you pause, sometimes with your jaw dropped open. You never know when sentiment is suddenly going to overtake you just because your brother is helping you make dinner or because the trees are so red…