I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Twenty-one school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.
Last week when I met the owners of the new French Last week when I met the owners of the new French bakery in town, I told them how happy I was that they were opening … because now I had an endless source for gifts for my mom’s future birthdays and Christmases. She was born in Paris and we’ve grown up with a healthy appreciation for French things … starting with their pastries and baguettes, but so much more. My daughter took her first trip to Paris last year and thoroughly enjoyed the croissants there and she deemed the ones at @chocolatinenj just as perfect. No surprise there since the owner is a French pastry chef! If you’re local and haven’t been, do make a point to stop in and visit. They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have a wide selection of sweet and savory items and a few French retail selections as well. We’ve tried the macarons, the Croque Monsieur, the croissants, the tomato tarts, the baguette … basically we’re working our way through their display case in due time. Don’t miss this one - enjoy!
People complain about how much time is spent on ph People complain about how much time is spent on phones sometimes, but if it wasn’t for phones. I wouldn’t have these awesome little snippets of them growing up. I only wish I had more. Appreciate and document the little mundane things, for they are the very fabric of your life.
happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’v happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’ve been waiting for the seasons to change and I’m so excited that Mother Nature was on board today! ☀️ There is nothing like the energy from the sun and it makes me happy. Hope you got some today!
Weekend photos in review, old school style. Contex Weekend photos in review, old school style. Context: 1) saying goodbye until Easter, 2) sending him back with good bagels, 3) sunlight charging station, 4) the sun was out all day yesterday and it was glorious, 5) hitting the farmers market for my favorite garlic butter, 6) make a wish, 7) sun patterns, and 8) my sous chef
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July 17, 2007 · Miscellaneous

Heading down to the Jersey shore on Saturday morning, and back again last night, gave me quiet time in the car on my own. Something that very rarely happens these days! I’m so not used to it, I hardly know what to do with myself. I pop in a CD, lower the windows and start singing loudly … and badly. Eventually, my mind starts drifting to food … new recipes to make, tried-and-trues to revisit, holiday menus and so on.

My stream of consciousness thinking this weekend drifted to things that I haven’t made … things that I probably should have made before, but just haven’t. I can make a delicious Creme Brulee and throw a dinner party with the best of them, but a baked potato? Believe it or not, I’ve never made one, even though I do love to eat them. Homemade lemonade? Nope, haven’t made that either, and it’s another favorite of mine. For the lemonade, it’s the daunting time-consuming task of making the simple syrup and squeezing all the darn lemons that has probably put me off all these years. Chalk it up to laziness, I suppose. It’s just as easy to pop open a canister of CountryTime and make a quick pitcher. And Panera now has a great homemade lemonade (as long as you add the sugar they seem to have forgotten), so my excuses grow longer. As far as baked potatoes, I guess it’s a time thing as well. No one in the house eats them, so I just don’t bother.

I can whip up a tray of Creme Brulee without batting an eye at the recipe, but I’d actually have to look up a recipe for how to make lemonade. And this, my friends, is my confession for the day. I’m sure everyone has simple things that they have just never made, for a variety of reasons … now it’s your turn. Purge your soul and confess away. What is so simple, but you haven’t made? What are you scared of making? Can’t wait to hear what you’ve got to say.

P.S. ARF/5-A-Day is tomorrow. Don’t miss out – come join in the fun!

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  1. Claire says

    July 17, 2007 at 1:10 am

    I’m a bit scared to make Vietnamese Spring rolls and Spanikopita. However, these are both on my list to make by the end of the year…so I must overcome my fears!

    Reply
  2. Chris says

    July 17, 2007 at 2:26 am

    Was that you I heard singing last night beyond the crickets of suburban Atlanta? Ha!

    Okay – here it goes – I cannot make a normal looking lasagna to save my life. And – manicotti crepes? uuuuh – no. Can’t do. Shame on me and my Italian self!

    Reply
  3. Kelly says

    July 17, 2007 at 2:40 am

    I am terrified of pie crust, and my husband loves pie. I compensate by making alot of fruit crisps and buying crust when necessary. There, my dirty little secret is out. Don’t tell my mother in law!

    Reply
  4. maltese parakeet says

    July 17, 2007 at 5:16 am

    until about 3 years ago, i couldn’t make scrambled eggs. i could make near perfect poached eggs but i couldn’t scramble an egg to save my life. it turns out all i needed was a nonstick pan and some patience. eventually, i got both but i wish they sold patience on amazon.com, too — far fewer eggs would have been wasted in my pursuit for passable scrambled eggs.

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  5. Judith in Umbria says

    July 17, 2007 at 11:26 am

    I used to not be able to roll out pastry crust. It was patched and ugly every time. Then I got a Silpat for making caramel and also promised someone a “real American pie” so I gave it a whirl and voila! Pie crust became easy. But the rotten memories live on and I still think it’s trouble, so they don’t get a lot of “real American pies” here.

    PS/ you can’t buy short crust here or I would have!

    Wondering what normal looking lasagna looks like? I see lots of variations here in Italy. Betcha at least one looks like Chris’s.

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  6. Julie says

    July 17, 2007 at 1:00 pm

    I’ll try to cook just about any crazy ole thing but the one I always seem to avoid that seems quite silly is homemade pasta. I keep forgetting to submit recipes for ARF but today’s post would fit I think http://stoneview.typepad.com/stoneview/2007/07/one-potato-two-.html
    I’ll definitely make the sweet potato ones again, yum.

    Reply
  7. wheresmymind says

    July 17, 2007 at 5:05 pm

    I love singin’ in my car!

    Reply
  8. Tart Reform says

    July 17, 2007 at 5:08 pm

    I love eating chicken, and the vast majority of my meals consist of some form of chicken. I can do almost anything with it, but after a single tragic episode with a chicken kiev, I am never willing to put ANYTHING inside my chicken, nor am I willing to fry it. I will bake it with a crust that will make it seem fried. I will put stuff on top. I am now just too scared to fill or fry!

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  9. the chocolate lady ??? ??????? says

    July 17, 2007 at 10:28 pm

    The horrible truth is I have never poached an egg.

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I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Twenty-one school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.

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I had planned another type of post tonight, but in I had planned another type of post tonight, but in light of today’s news, it just doesn’t feel right. Some days it can be hard to find the sunshine, especially a day like today. I can’t make sense as to why things like today continue to happen while people spend copious amounts of energy worrying about banning books and drag shows. Make it make sense. Just make it fucking make sense. It doesn’t. You can’t. Until it does, use your voice. Show up to meetings. Sign the petitions. Text ACT to 644-33 to get involved (I did). Be so loud that you can’t be ignored, until things change. Twenty-one school shootings this year. When is enough, enough?
Weekend photos in review, old school edition. Cont Weekend photos in review, old school edition.
Context: 1) Lola has zero chill in the car, 2) fulfilling request for Chicken Parm Penne with Vodka Sauce, 3) Sunday vibes 4) my favorite porchetta sandwich 5) from @butlerandtheboard 6) affirmations, 7) the sun was out today
Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what Just like the moon, you’re whole no matter what phase you’re in. ✨ Got this one back in September and it’s one of my favorites. I sometimes forget it’s there until I get a random flash of it.
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to ca Happy #NationalPuppyDay to these two. I used to call Clifford an asshat, because he basically was. But there’s a new asshat in town… 🙄 Clifford is now a freaking rockstar. His tumor and age have slowed him down a LOT and he virtually never misbehaves, and we are seriously so proud of him. Lola, on the other hand, is still full blown PUPPY. Tonight I’m assembling a gate to replace the wooden one she ate through. 😂 Berners love wood and she is OBSESSED with being in the kitchen. So one new metal gate coming right up as soon as I can figure out how to put it together.
Last week when I met the owners of the new French Last week when I met the owners of the new French bakery in town, I told them how happy I was that they were opening … because now I had an endless source for gifts for my mom’s future birthdays and Christmases. She was born in Paris and we’ve grown up with a healthy appreciation for French things … starting with their pastries and baguettes, but so much more. My daughter took her first trip to Paris last year and thoroughly enjoyed the croissants there and she deemed the ones at @chocolatinenj just as perfect. No surprise there since the owner is a French pastry chef! If you’re local and haven’t been, do make a point to stop in and visit. They’re open Wednesday through Sunday and have a wide selection of sweet and savory items and a few French retail selections as well. We’ve tried the macarons, the Croque Monsieur, the croissants, the tomato tarts, the baguette … basically we’re working our way through their display case in due time. Don’t miss this one - enjoy!
People complain about how much time is spent on ph People complain about how much time is spent on phones sometimes, but if it wasn’t for phones. I wouldn’t have these awesome little snippets of them growing up. I only wish I had more. Appreciate and document the little mundane things, for they are the very fabric of your life.
happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’v happy Spring, friends! Y’all know how long I’ve been waiting for the seasons to change and I’m so excited that Mother Nature was on board today! ☀️ There is nothing like the energy from the sun and it makes me happy. Hope you got some today!
Weekend photos in review, old school style. Contex Weekend photos in review, old school style. Context: 1) saying goodbye until Easter, 2) sending him back with good bagels, 3) sunlight charging station, 4) the sun was out all day yesterday and it was glorious, 5) hitting the farmers market for my favorite garlic butter, 6) make a wish, 7) sun patterns, and 8) my sous chef

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