I try not to get political here, or in a lot of areas of my life. It’s not that I don’t have opinions–it’s that I’d prefer to find common ground....
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Macaroni and Cheese
When my brother was two, my mother asked our pediatrician how she could get him to eat more foods. The doctor said, “Well, what does he eat?” My mother said,...
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Meal Planning
I want to do it. I just have a lot of trouble finding the time to sit down and think about it. Fortunately, last night we had friends over for...
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Jobs I’ve Had
Shalini of Reading and Chickens wrote a post that I liked so much, I thought, “I want to steal this idea.” So I said, “Can I steal this?” And she...
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Cooking Like Crazy
I’m continuing to try to change my eating habits. Last week wasn’t bad; lots of eggs and yogurt and fruit. I did have bacon once, as well as one doughnut,...
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I Don’t Care About Your Xanax
Please don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I don’t care about you. Far from it. I want you, the individual, to live a life that makes you happy. That...
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3 A.M. Wakeup Call
From Baguette, naturally. So this is how I feel today. Photo by beccafrog, via Flickr. Creative Commons.
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That Smells Wonderful
This week’s Monday Listicles is “10 Fantastic Smells.” At first, I thought that the topic wasn’t really grabbing me. But then Baguette spent the night throwing up, and I realized...
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Food and Health and Stuff, with Lentils
My diet is a mixture of excellence and trash.* I know this, and most of the time it works well enough for me. But this week it became evident that...
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Easy Weekend Breakfast: Monkey Bread
I remember monkey bread from my childhood. It wasn’t one of my mom’s regular weekend breakfast dishes–in fact, I’m not sure she made it more than once–but clearly it made...