May 2011

A Parade, A Plunge, and Two Perfect Pies

May 31, 2011 Pie

Memorial Day!  Always a fun day at our house, with many cool traditions we love. I am always ready for an early morning walk this time of year, with the mild, beautiful weather.  No need for an alarm clock, since the birds (and, thus, the Siamese cat) had me awake today with their chatter at 5:00 a.m. [...]

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Dee’s Delish Dish

May 27, 2011 One-dish meal

This Spring, baseball and soccer, along with a sprinkling of karate and bell choir rehearsals has meant very few traditional meals in our household.  We are rarely eating dinner all together, and so the challenge is to make something that can be kept warm and eaten in shifts.  Dee’s Delish Dish, as I call it, delivers. It’s [...]

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Hello, Michigan!

May 25, 2011 Food

Planning a kid-free getaway for me and my husband brings equal measures of glee and anxiety. While the reward is great, the planning required to make it a reality is riddled with stress. There are endless details to work out, underlying feelings of guilt at leaving the kids, not to mention the sense that we [...]

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Tomato Toast

May 19, 2011 10-minute Meal

I work two 10-hour days per week in a job I love at a hospital I think is terrific.  My days are long, by choice, to allow me to be home more days per week to hang with my kids. These days are tough, though, starting at 5:00 a.m. and keeping me out until almost 7:00 [...]

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Southwestern Chicken Soup

May 18, 2011 Chicken

I am fairly certain that Noah had a cook on his Ark, and that the guy’s specialty was soup.  How else could they have survived 40 days of this nasty weather, divine intervention or not?  I do not know what is going on in New England lately, but I sure didn’t expect to be wrapped in [...]

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Spinning & Henrietta’s Table

May 16, 2011 Restaurant
Scotch egg

For me, there is not much that can top a mind-blowing workout followed by a delicious meal.  Except, of course, when the meal is at an incredible restaurant, and I am surrounded by interesting and vibrant folks, all of whom share a passion for good food and nutrition. This was my Saturday. I attended a [...]

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Sweet & Sour Pork Chops

May 13, 2011 Pork

“It takes a village…”  I have said this countless times.  I am usually referring to the way in which my wonderful friends help to raise my three kids.  In truth, my Village People, as I like to call them, are also a major influence on ME as I navigate my life.  They ensure that I am well fed, properly dressed, and [...]

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Super-Fast Turkey Chili

May 11, 2011 Chili

What do YOU make for dinner when you’ve got no time, a dwindling food supply, and not one creative idea in your head? This Super-Fast Turkey Chili is my absolute go-to one dish meal. It’s flavorful, but not so spicy that it’ll scare the young ones, and is made from ingredients that are easy to [...]

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Mother’s Day Magic

May 9, 2011 Dessert

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you mothers, grandmothers, and godmothers! I am lucky to live next door to my mum. Thus, she is my “cup of sugar” neighbor, not to mention my go-to for canned tomatoes, food coloring, cream of tartar, eggs, or whatever else I happen to be without when I need it [...]

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Rainy Soup Day

May 6, 2011 Chicken

So far May is living up to its reputation. On Wednesday, the showers came down in three separate downpours, soaking the landscape. Even still, the grass and trees got greener by the moment. And, you could practically hear the flowers go “Boing!” as they pushed their way up. With a croupy, feverish kid on the [...]

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