There are a few things that I inherited from my mom: her witty sense of humor, her complete and utter inability to keep a surprise to herself (“I’m sending you a birthday present….do you want me to tell you what it is?) and also, her love for snacks. Especially when you can eat those snacks for dinner. I’m not sure if a love for the snack-dinner is something that every mother dreams of passing on to her daughter, but my mother passed…
I would say this is pretty typical of me. One day, I’m making egg white and veggie scrambles and telling you that you can eat a well-balanced breakfast for basically zero calories, and the next day I’m giving you bacon cheeseburgers. If I’m giving you whiplash, you should know that this is basically how I’ve been eating lately. I’ve been trying to eat a more nutritionally balanced diet most of the time so that I can lose a little weight and…
A lot of people subscribe to the idea of “cook once, eat all week” and cook a big batch of something on Saturday or Sunday, and then eat it for dinner throughout the busy work week. For some reason, I get bored eating the same dinner three nights in a row, but I don’t mind eating the same thing for breakfast.…
Last month, my cousin Kristin came to visit Brad and me for a weekend. She goes to University of Alabama and because she grew up in New York City, was clearly craving an urban adventure in the Midwest. Even though we’re about 15 years apart and didn’t grow up together, Kristin and I are so similar in so many ways. One of those ways is that we both love, love, love to eat.…
Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Ranch Slaw
Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Worknight Dinners March 27, 2017
When you tell people that you work from home, they think you have all kinds of time. There are some definite work-life benefits. I like talking long walks with my dog instead of long commutes. I like the ability to throw in a load of laundry between conference calls. Nonetheless, when I work from home I am actually working. When I work from home, I’m absolutely not spending three hours cooking dinner. In fact, there are many days when I haven’t even…