Don’t even get me started on pumpkins. I love pumpkins: at this time of year, almost more than any other shape and color. What daffodils are to spring–a concrete encapsulation of the entire point–pumpkins are to fall. Round, rustic, simple, vibrant, fertile, textured, real. And it’s Thanksgiving. Here’s an idea for what to do with […]
Confession: I am seriously in love with squash. This is a big change for me, since a year ago I didn’t have a clue what to do with it except boil it into mush. Here’s my recent favorite recipe–roasted acorn squash stuffed with sausage meatballs. My mom used to make this! I just added an ingredient
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I think I might throw up on you. I can look even smarter than this but I’d probably break something. Really? A lifetime supply of Reese cups? I was born with a leaf growing out of my chin. Plus I can see into the future. I just robbed the second-largest bank in Paris using only
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Tonight I saw a V of geese flying away for the winter. They were flying north-east. !! “What do you think of that?” I asked The Boss. “Well, they were probly being led by some male too proud to ask for directions,” he said. Hey, I didn’t say it. I just hope some chick finds
My parents-in-law are living with us for a week: communal living at its finest. We’re remodeling our master bedroom together–‘we’ as in I’m cooking the lunches and riding along to Home Depot. And asking good questions of course. And there may be a few other things I forget, like handing a tool to someone and
Confession: I am very fond of yellow lights. I mean traffic lights, of course, the ones that come between green and red. I like yellow lights. Red lights are annoying because you have to brake so hard, you know; and green are tricky because you can’t actually look at them as you approach or they’ll
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Aaand we have a winner! Rhoda says: November 8, 2013 at 8:35 am I would love to taste chestnuts again. Haven’t had any in quite a while. Congratulations, Rhoda! *** Winner chosen by random.org. Any complaints, curses or catcalls please see the management.
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Confession: My children have some unusual playmates. We’ve tried hard to provide each of them with smart, scrupulous, well-meaning kids of their own age with whom to play, but these other characters keep popping up: slightly shady characters without credentials or background checks or – indeed, any background at all. Aarick started it. Shortly after
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Have you ever eaten roasted chestnuts? Mmm. I wouldn’t go so far as to call them “creamy and sensuous” as one website did, but they are quite delectable. You have to be okay with a soft nut texture, almost like a boiled peanut. Here’s the basic roasting recipe–of course you can then salt them, or
October 25, 2013 marked an entire decade of my life as Mrs. Zook. And that’s just starters. ***** 1. Wear something new. After so long together, you can stop seeing. 2. Bake a “wedding cake.” Ours was too big and pretty to recreate, but I pulled out our original
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