Whoosh. Joey caught a bit of the women’s olympic skeleton course the other day. I’ve never even heard of the sport before now, but apparently what he saw were women flying face first on tiny metal sleds down a death defying track. With each new athlete, the announcer revealed that yet another mother was hopping…
sauerkraut and eggs
Have you ever had sauerkraut and eggs? It is a revelation, I think. I made sauerkraut this summer. I really did it. I grew a whole cabbage patch, chopped it up, and put it in a bucket with a whole lot of salt. Sometimes I start big. It was okay. Too salty, but okay. But…
egg-free pancakes
Although I’m the cook in this kitchen, there are a few areas in which I always defer to my husband: grilled cheese, omelets, and of course, pancakes. But when I woke up on Sunday, I knew it was the day. Joey was away, and no one was going to make that breakfast but me. And…
currant scones
Every couple of weeks, I get together with a group of pretty wonderful women. Sometimes we cook and sometimes we knit, although when we knit, I just sit there and pretend and they forgive me for it.Everyone brings food for lunch, and these are some women who know good food. So yesterday, I made scones….
creamy wheat berries with honey
Not long after, another joined us, and then I had something altogether different. I don’t even know how to begin to describe the manner in which Sadie and Rose love each other. They seem to love each other as much as they hate each other, and the two emotions happen at the same time. What…
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