…as if there’s any way to stop it, genius. This is our house. This is our house with snow. Everywhere. This is our neighbors’ house (with snow). See how nicely their driveway shows through? That’s because our perfect neighbor [Flanders, in the best sense of the name] shovels his snow before anyone walks on it. [...]

Let me set the scene… Kitchen table, cluttered with things not “out of place” so much as “homeless.” (Things like apothecary jars and huge white bowls and 11×17 wedding photos [leftover from the reception]). A 9×13″ pan of chicken enchiladas rests on a wrought iron trivet, steaming with gooey melted mozzarella cheese. Clear glass bowl [...]

“Post something,” he said. “Entertain me, despite your lack of inspiration.” Fine… I went hunting with my husband and Ronnie, our neighbor. This was last Saturday at the dim–yet nevertheless early–hour of 7 a.m. Since I am turning green in the environmental sense, I didn’t know if I could withstand the pressure. Even though I [...]

It was about a year ago when my inclination toward homemade marshmallows began. I was lucky enough to experience these ones in hot cocoa at a rich friend’s house last winter. A few months later I moved to Belgium and was introduced to these little pretties. {Pierre Marcolini, by the way, is the Belgian chocolatier [...]

I’ve hesitated updating my blog because I really haven’t had much by way of inspiration lately. Don’t misunderstand: I am enjoying my new life and new experiences… It’s just that it doesn’t seem like anyone reading my blog would be interested in what I’m doing. Do you care, for example, that I have cooked four [...]

There has been an outbreak of the mumps at the college where Kyle attends classes. How could this happen? It’s not like Canada is a third-world country, or excessively poverty-stricken… I don’t know; I guess I just figured that I had enough to worry about, between my pregnant sister, setting up my new house, and [...]

Hells, bells! What are we going to do, Holmes?