Category Archives: Tantrums

I've Met A Mouthful O' Sunshine, and You, Sir, Are No Mouthful O' Sunshine

Last Friday evening The Beloved and I had dinner with his father, his brother and sister-in-law and their two grandchildren.  We went to a very cool restaurant in the very cool Mt. Dora, FL called Pisces Rising.  I thought that … Continue reading

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AAAAAAhhhhhhhhrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh!

Friends, I have two words for you:  The Horror. I’ve been trying and TRYing to upload my brand new video, but it just isn’t happening.  Plus, I’m going out of town tomorrow and won’t even be able to try again … Continue reading

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For the Love of Mike, Sur la Table, I Am Not Made of Money!

Seriously, who doesn’t like to look at a shiny catalog full of Goodies for cooks and bakers?  I certainly do.  But, sometimes I just have to draw the line.  You might recall how I had a Right Tantrum over those … Continue reading

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My Cook Book Dilemma, Or Why Cook Books Make Me a Little Squidgy-Feeling These Days, Part: The Second

So, my best friend that I’ve never met, Linda, left a comment yesterday over on fb.  Here it is: I love my cookbooks. I read them like novels. A really good cookbook writer brings much more to the party than … Continue reading

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Why Cook Books Make Me A Bit Squidgy-Feeling These Days

I am a Very Slow unpacker.  I make this Big Push to get all of the dishes and What Not unpacked, the pictures on the walls, and the clothes on shelves.  Then, I just sort of lose steam.  So I … Continue reading

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These Ice Cream Treats Are Only "Guilt-Free" if You Are Medea.

First, the good news:  Big Congratulations go to Anna from Very Small Anna for knowing that Cool Whip should never be considered an appropriate topping for anything.  Yay, Anna!  By the way, friends, Anna is off to culinary school at … Continue reading

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P & G Says Pringles "Not Found In Nature." Shocking.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHkedT1aN8Y&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b]Friends, check the sky for frogs raining from above.  Does the air outside your window smell of brimstone?  Are dogs and cats sleeping together?  Is the river that meanders through the center of your town a Suspicious Shade of Red?  … Continue reading

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The Homogenization of American Food

Well, friends, my parents came to visit us at The New House this weekend.  We had a lovely visit, but a comment that my dad made made me sit up and Take Notice and scribble a note to myself to … Continue reading

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Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. She’s Trying to Kill You.

What keeps it crunchy, even in milk?  *Semi-permeable food varnish.  That’s what. So, yesterday (I think it was yesterday) sometime in between the painting and the contemplating of The Vast Expanse of Yard, I wandered up to the computer to … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces from The New Homestead

Hi there.  I’m back!  I have missed posting, but I have been well behaved and have been getting the house in order.  And then, The Beloved directed me to “post to the blog” today.  And, being a Dutiful Wife, I … Continue reading

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