Category Archives: life

An Elephant Never Forgets

They say that an elephant never forgets. Lately, I wish that the same could be said about me. While on a lunchtime outing, my iPhone buzzed me with a meeting reminder. I sat and stared at it for several seconds. Was this the original meeting that I subsequently rescheduled for another day, or was this [...]

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Unplugging From the News

I’m a news junkie. My homepage is set to Google News headlines. I read the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BoingBoing and anything that shows up in my feed reader under a variety of custom-configured search parameters. And say what you will about Twitter as a tool for outbound communications, but the hive [...]

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Healthy Eating

First it was the new year. Now it’s the looming arrival of a spring vacation to warmer weather. I’m surrounded by people who are making, breaking and remaking resolutions about fitness and eating. For most of them, fitness isn’t about feeling better or being healthier, but rather about weight.
I’m surrounded by information about food and [...]

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Guacamole

Last night was burrito night* at our house, and I lucked out in finding two reasonably ripe avocados in the produce section. We came home and the Tiny Kitchen Assistant helped me make a fresh batch of guacamole.
Keep in mind that the Assistant doesn’t actually eat guacamole, in spite of the fact that it was [...]

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Lunch at Home

I’ve recently realized that when you work at home, fast food isn’t really all that fast. It’s also a calorie sink. I’ve made two multi-day lunches built entirely from leftovers, random fridge veggies and the stuff in my pantry. Each takes only minutes of prep work.
Quinoa Salad
Quinoa is very versatile and absorbs flavors well. I [...]

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Broken Hearts

I’ve spent the last three weeks debating about whether to talk about broken hearts, and wondering how personal this blog should get. I’ve decided that in the end, keeping people healthy is more important than opening old wounds.
This isn’t a story of failed romance. It’s the story of women, heart disease, the importance of taking [...]

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Going Retro: Tapioca Pudding

I’m not giving away any big family secrets by revealing that my mother hated to cook. It was rare for her to make special stuff, and for me, tapioca pudding was one of the most mystical things of all. Unlike cake mix — oil, eggs and 2 minutes with the beaters — tapioca required standing [...]

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Ham, Lyonnaise Potatoes and Prosciutto Brussels Sprouts

Today, I asked the boy what he wanted for dinner: chicken, pork or beef. His answer? “Ham. Not that stuff that comes in the zippy bags. Thick ham. From the oven. Slices. Can you do that?” Huh. Didn’t see that coming. I also didn’t realize that nobody sells ham outside the holiday season. I hit [...]

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Choosing the Right Cookware

For all of the cooking that I do — often as much as three times a day — I entered 2010 using the same, cheap, hand-me-down aluminum cookware that I was given when I married nearly 12 years ago. This includes the saucepan that always scorches at the edges and the two tiny pans that [...]

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More Muffins, Now With Extra Assistants

On Monday, I invited the Tiny Kitchen Assistant’s best friend and her younger brother over to make muffins. Three kids under the age of four? What could possibly go wrong?
As you laugh at me from the safety of your clean kitchen, I have to admit that it went much better than I would have expected, [...]

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