I know just a little bit about marriage. Just a little bit. I’ve got a whole lot more education ahead of me. My mom was married to my dad for a few short years. It doesn’t sound like it was the best of relationships. By the time I was three, we were living with other…
jello
The other night, we had a party. A little one. The girls stayed up until eleven, and went to sleep happy. For them, I think the night was a little magical. I had tucked them into bed with their friend who had come with her mother to the party at 9:30, but at 11:00, they…
vanilla pudding, or why mason jars are sometimes cuter than children
A few days ago, a little gift of a picture arrived in my email. The photo was taken at night, with dinner cooking on the stove in the background. On the counter stood 4 perfect little mason jars, filled with tapioca pudding. The sender of the photo had prepared the pudding with her son, and…
garlic lemonade
I try to make it a habit to add recipes here after I’ve been asked for them a couple of times. Under that rule, this one is long overdue. I know, garlic lemonade? Sounds like something you might not want?Well, I apologize for my bluntness here, but you are wrong.Garlic Lemonade is just about the…
Soup of the Week: Chicken Soup with Dumplings
So there are these nights when I have usually had the day to myself and things are going pretty well. I’ve gotten dinner out before everyone has turned into hungry monsters and usually there are candles. And my husband gets water for everyone and beams at me across the table. And these are the nights…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 