My dad died unexpectedly a few months ago. He was a secure anchor in our lives and we’re all still somewhat adrift in the shock.
TV. Party. Food.
Super Bowl. Grammys. Oscars. ACC Championship (Go Tarheels!) — this time of year brings tons of TV-related social events. I love watching exciting TV with a crowd
San Diego.
Almost spring here in the great Midwest! But, some days…. not so much. It was 32 degrees and snowy just yesterday. It’s APRIL 11TH, for
Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas.
Need an idea TODAY for something to contribute to the Thanksgiving Feast TOMORROW? Here are some! [Caveat: I wrote the following for a client’s website.
Taco Night!
Everybody does Taco Night at their house, right? No big deal. Super popular with the kids. Relatively easy. Just for “fun” I’ll give you the
A few days in the life…
… of us. I am really trying to be better about making real dinners for the boys. It’s super important to me that we have
Real Christmas. Redux.
I started in on this year’s Christmas post by rereading last year’s Real Christmas Traditions. For the first time since January 2014. Woah. A lot of changes since
Real Life. For 5.
I hate to bring up the Gwyneth thing again (really, I do), but — bear with me, this is going to loop back to food
The last two.
“Two what?,” you ask? The last two dinners from my list of 6 easy, boy-pleasing “real” dinners, silly! You know, the things I cook over
Cookout? Apps and a side.
We have only recently come through the longest winter in the history of human occupation of the Midwest. (I am not kidding. My birthday is mid-May