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Three Things I Love about You (If You’re a Burger)
I have feelings about burgers. The good news is that Amadorians are in a good place, burger-wise, and my feelings are so strong I feel compelled to write about them. Right now, a burger worth...
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Fresh Veggie Cornmeal Fritters
Sometimes on a Sunday, before I do my grocery shopping for the upcoming week, I pull all the veggies I didn’t get around to using during the previous week and make something — sometimes a pot of...
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Finally, a plan
I’m not sure what the shelf life is for “What are you doing with all your free time now that the kids are gone?” but I’m still hearing it on a regular basis, and we’re entering year two. That’s the...
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Raising Jayce
Last fall, we implanted our youngest two children, step-sisters, at their chosen universities, which makes our nest officially empty, most of the time. Over the years, I’ve written about having one,...
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Fourth Time’s a Charm…Isn’t It?
We had what amounts to a parenting milestone two-fer last fall. Our youngest two children, step-sisters, both graduated in June and moved away to begin their freshman year of college at their...
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Cooking for Two: Lamb Meatloaf
Now that all four of my children are away at college, and by away, I mean the closest one is three hours away and the furthest is 2000 miles away, the days of cooking for six are finished—at least on a...
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Male vs. Female Bodily Functions: Who’s Got it Worse?
No beatin’ around the thesis bush (no pun intended) today: With every passing rotten development that befalls the human body, from adolescence to death, females suffer in extreme disproportion to men....
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Nest Evacuation, 1 of 4: Spring Training Report
Here we are, nearing the end of the second semester of the first year of the first of our four children’s evacuation from the nest. I didn’t write about the halfway point, in January, because I didn’t...
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Safewords for Everyday Situations
I’m getting right to the point this week; no beating around the bush (pun intended). The world needs safewords in everyday situations—now more than ever. To be clear, I’m brand spanking new to the...
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Verbal Turducken: It’s What’s for Dinner
I always enjoy writing about the holiday experience. One year, I wrote about things I should have thanked people for a long time ago, but didn’t. Another year, I called out the habit of people posting...
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(Some Kind of) Santa is Coming to Town!
Here we are, up to our aspics in the holiday season. Most of the country is still high on Black Friday savings from all those zeros we rolled up and smoked (legally) after not handing them over to...
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Scratch That: How to Make Homemade-ish Meals that Satisfy
I like to cook. But I’m a busy person. For most of my meals, I try to come up with something that’s made from scratch, with ingredients that were grown, and/or raised humanely. I stay away from overly...
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Easy, Fast and Delicious, Just Like the Cook!
We’re all busy in our own way. My way is work, four teenagers who play sports, and a husband who coaches, so on any given weeknight, I may be in a neighboring county, or beyond, when you factor in...
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How to sneak-attack your way to healthier eating
When my kids were little, I steamed and pureed fresh vegetables and snuck them into their favorite crappy foods, like mac n’ cheese, or spaghettios. I know, it’s hard to believe that a person like me,...
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Scone Cake: I meant to do that!
This morning, I got out of bed. To make matters worse, I decided to bake something, at the ungodly hour of 6:30 a.m. I hate baking for one reason: I don’t like to measure. Love to cook, hate to bake....
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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
A few nights ago, I decided to make bread pudding. Now, it wasn’t that the idea just sprung to mind and I acted on it; I had been thinking about it, actually sneaking up on the idea for a couple of...
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Say Hello to My Little Friend: the Dutch Oven
I schlepped a Dutch oven around for 10 years before I finally used it. Even though I grew up watching my mom, aunt and Nonie use Dutch ovens, and enjoying their mouth-watering creations, from braised,...
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The Surreal Housewife: I Want my High Chair!
We recently got a recliner, and it’s our new favorite toy. I know that some people get jet skis, or sports cars, or quads. Don’t get me wrong: We’re a healthy, active family who exercise and eat right....
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The Surreal Housewife: The Last Word
Despite regular threats to throw myself off the porch, which actually means grabbing a beer out of the garage fridge and heading to the front yard for a time out, I’m in no hurry to die, or overly...
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The Surreal Housewife: Freshmen on my Mind
Freshman orientation is today. Since I have two of that variety in my household, the freshman experience is really on my mind lately. I had just moved to a new town at the end of eighth grade, so I...
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