Guys. It’s MMMMAAAAYYYYY! I mean, I want to shout it from the roof tops. The sun is shining, the warm air finally made its way here, there is vegetables and seeds to get planted, enough mulching to last a lifetime. It’s May! It’s also that month that I look at my calendar, and thank God […]
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Things I Am Sick Of Saying Vol. 1
Well, it’s April 17th, the things I am about to share with you will not be surprising. Many of you will nod your heads’ in agreement, many of you may laugh because you live in this place or once lived in this place, many of you may cry because, again, you live in this place, […]
Backyard Raised Bed
Five years ago, I was determined to start a backyard vegetable garden. It was really small because the boys were so young I knew I could barely manage the three boxes I had built. I strategically placed them close to our house thinking that would be enough to deter the deer. It didn’t take long […]
The Challenges in Safety
Two months ago, life found me excited for Chloe, Adam, Shuan, Mirai, and many, many more. I was enjoying time in my kitchen exploring different foods from different cultures, and showing the boys how much fun olympic cheering can really be. And then there was a shooting. And I turned the tv off and walked […]
Fried Rice, Kimchi Style
It’s finally here, Opening Ceremonies, and that can only mean one thing for The Olympic Food Tour. We are going to Korea! Going to Korea! We are going to Korea! Going to Korea! ?? (I have a little thing where I hum, sing, or create a tune when I am excited.) I wish I was going to […]
Bouillabaisse
Bouill-A-Baisse! Bouill-A-Baise! Bouil-A-Baisse! Play your game! Play your game! Play your game! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! I have been chanting that in my head for a few days, and it was necessary to share with you too. Next stop on The Olympic Food Tour – FRANCE! This year, France’s Winter Olympic Team has 107 members, the […]
Seafood Stock
Back on The Olympic Food Tour, and we can’t really stop in France without this recipe. Or Spain, or Korea, or Brazil, or, or, or. I know you get what I am saying. You may be asking, “Can’t I just buy this?” I mean, I am not standing over you saying, “No you can’t!” I […]
The Cuban
In today’s episode of The Olympic Food Tour, we travel to a place that strangely, oddly in my case because of this food journey I am taking you on, has never participated in the Winter Olympics. Country number two – CUBA! I modified this favorite because I made this on a week night, and slow […]
A Few Things I Love About the Olympics
Guess what? I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is…..THE OLYMPICS! (Cowbell, any other time.) The countdown to the 23rd Olympiad has begun. In celebration of what’s to come, we have watched Miracle a few times already. I have seen this movie at least 100 times, two scenes totally gut me. When Herb Brooks […]
Sunday Tuna Sandwich
Every Saturday when I climb into bed whether at 9:30pm or 3am (and yes, it happens, but boy do I pay for it) I think to myself, ‘tomorrow morning will be different.’ The joke is on me. How do 98% of our Sunday mornings go down? As you know, my kids are morning people, usually […]