Today I was cooking and baking many things, pancakes, lasagna, cookies. My kitchen is not so big so I needed to utilize some extra space in the dining room. This reminded me of a time almost 13 years ago now. And I think it is an illustration of my life at that time. My husbandContinue reading “A Birthday Saved: Illustrations From My Old Life”
Category Archives: cooking
On Holidays
Exploring how to navigate holidays when life changes in the wake of divorce and death
Holidays Bring up Memories
Reflecting on past holiday memories after losing family members. 🍂
On Loss … Again
Remembering the little things…🍃
On Feeding Highschoolers
It’s taken me a while to get into the swing of public school … six years exactly ☺️Before that we were a crazy, weird homeschool family. Just kidding. I loved every minute of spending that time with my kids when they were young, all the field trips and hands on learning. Then we moved andContinue reading “On Feeding Highschoolers”
On Meat
I have been a mostly vegetarian for the past 34 years of my now 50 years. I do occasionally consume fish or seafood. I do eat dairy and eggs (though in the beginning I didn’t). I had a friend who gave me a lot of frozen Costco meat for my five kids because he stoppedContinue reading “On Meat”
Recipe for Runners
The 4 “B’s” for runner sustenance are well known: bananas, bagels, beans & broccoli. Tonight I coupled the past two with pasta to create a delicious dish that is perfect for runners in training. Ingredients: Pasta cannelloni beans broccoli red pepper flakes cream vegetable broth salt pepper Parmesan cheese olive oil garlic Cook the pastaContinue reading “Recipe for Runners”
Hurricane 🌀
I am reflecting on Hurricane Irma, the only other hurricane I have lived through since moving to Florida, as Hurricane Ian approaches. At that time I was still married. This time around I have been single for 4 years. We evacuated to the panhandle then. Today my girls and I are riding it out inContinue reading “Hurricane 🌀”
On Birthday Cake 🍰
My son’s birthday is in a few days. We haven’t been on great terms so I want to make it special, show him I love him so much even though he’s mad at me. I wish I was the kind of mom who has a go to birthday cake recipe but I’m too interested inContinue reading “On Birthday Cake 🍰”
Notes From Real Life 