Late in luck but tasty just the same

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Good Luck Meals

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Last week was Chinese New Years. What better time to eat for luck?

The courage to actually COOK (as opposed to ordering takeout) came from Jaden Hair. Her Mother’s Famous Chinese Egg Rolls is the most thorough (yet accessible) egg roll recipe I’ve seen. Jaden was kind enough to post an entire list [...]

Goals and Resolutions, Checkin 2

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Goals and Resolutions 2012

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Diet and Exercise: Went under the bus. My coworker went on vacation (too tired to eat, much less work out or cook) and then PMS reared its head and well….

This week the boys and I are going to be starting food diaries (Them to track variety in their diets, me to [...]

Planning Garden 2012

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No, you haven’t lost your mind. Our family is down to one computer, and I was hoping to have mine fixed by now. Unfortunately, laptops are not too fond of mac & beef, so repair has been agonizingly slow. And when I only have a few minutes in an uncomfy chair right before [...]

Good Luck Food Entry would be here

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Good Luck Meals

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No, you haven’t lost your mind. Our family is down to one computer, and I was hoping to have mine fixed by now. Unfortunately, laptops are not too fond of mac & beef, so repair has been agonizingly slow. And when I only have a few minutes in an uncomfy chair right before [...]

Goals and Resolution: Checkin 1

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Goals and Resolutions 2012

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No, you haven’t lost your mind. Our family is down to one computer, and I was hoping to have mine fixed by now. Unfortunately, laptops are not too fond of mac & beef, so repair has been agonizingly slow. And when I only have a few minutes in an uncomfy chair right before [...]

A moderate uncluttering failure

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No, you haven’t lost your mind. Our family is down to one computer, and I was hoping to have mine fixed by now. Unfortunately, laptops are not too fond of mac & beef, so repair has been agonizingly slow. And when I only have a few minutes in an uncomfy chair right before [...]

Lenticchie di capodanno – Lentils for luck

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Good Luck Meals

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No, you haven’t lost your mind. Our family is down to one computer, and I was hoping to have mine fixed by now. Unfortunately, laptops are not too fond of mac & beef, so repair has been agonizingly slow. And when I only have a few minutes in an uncomfy chair right before [...]

30 day challenge: Uncluttering

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I have a problem. I quite willingly admit that I have a really superhard time letting go of some things.

No, really.

The Hungry Caterpillar (age appropriate for preschoolers) is still on the kids’ bookshelf. As are all the Dr. Seuss books. Two shelves of mostly age-inappropriate books.

Boxes and boxes of…misc [...]

Good Luck Meals

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psst. Pretend like this posted yesterday. I’ll pretend like I hit “publish” instead of “save draft”. mkay?

While I was cooking my New Year’s Dinner of collards and blackeyed peas, I wondered about other “good luck dinners” being served at the same time.

And let’s face it – I need all the [...]

Goals and Resolutions oh my!

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Goals and Resolutions 2012

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If I set goals and made resolutions for 2011, I certainly didn’t blog about them. SO! New year, new stuff.

Resolution: Get healthy My diet is slowly improving, and (y’all can tell) I’m cooking more. But I need to do more. Therefore:

Goal: exercise more. There for the longest time I made the [...]