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in November 2014

5 Kitchen Hacks That Are Guaranteed…

...to not blow your mind, but are eminently do-able. Yeah, I fall for those internet baits too -  the "8 Ways to Blah, Blah,"  the "You'll Never Guess What Happens Next..." ploy, or anything with the word "hack" in it. But you'll use at least one of my 4.5 tricks more often than the cutting-a-watermelon YouTube hack that has a bazillion views. You ...

Mommy Meltdown

It's been one of those days. The last straw was glass-splintering-decibel-level screaming from downstairs JUST as I sat down on the metaphorical throne to pee. I run out, barely even done, only to find the kids feverishly yelling from one floor down - asking if Missy M could eat rice with her hands. I blow up. I ...

Pumpkin Chicken Curry

For my second recipe in the Susan and Shauna series, I planned to go with the Mango Chicken Curry. But when I was staking out her blog, I found a similar curry with pumpkin replacing the mango. So in the spirit of the season, I bring you Shauna's Pumpkin Chicken Curry with Susan's Substitutions and Shortcuts. First off, ...

16 Things Every New Parent Will Discover

Last week, the husband's brother and wife (to clarify, his brother's wife!) had a precious baby girl. She's far away in India and while we wish we could squish her and eat her cheeks up, we have little choice but to be content with Skype chats and pictures. Huberoo has been dispensing free advice to the newly-minted parents - fulfilling ...

Weekend Chow-Wow: Honey Toast Cafe

Our weekends usually include one or two (who am I kidding? SEVERAL)  meals out. I bid adieu to all culinary constraints and indulge without - thinking about - the bulge. So, from here on out begins the  Weekend Chow-Wow series - it's a Pow-Wow for foodies. I'll record our weekend's gorging, binge eating, face stuffing, food sampling indulgences. Maybe through ...

Captain Scrubs and the Dreaded Appointment

You know that feeling of exhilaration and pure, unbridled joy when you have an annual health check coming up? Yeah, me neither. This year was no different.  Three days before the check up I went on my "yikes, what will the doctor think!" diet. Somehow that didn't quite work. I was five pounds heavier than last year - despite ...

Susan and Shauna

Recently, I met Christian author and speaker, Shauna Neiquest. Well, "met" may be a bit of an embellishment for I "read her book Bread and Wine." But, reading the book was kinda almost like meeting Shauna. In it she talks about life and community, ending each chapter with a favorite recipe. I quickly bought a copy for my mom ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…