Cheesy Pennies

When you are a kid, the whole concept of taking turns and sharing is pretty challenging to grasp. Image from GoComics.com ...

-- From  UrbanDictionary . I'm not normally a "for days" kind of person, especially when it comes to food*.  But once I...

At the kids' elementary school, the first grade class theme was How Food gets to the Table. The curriculum was very comprehensive*. ...

The turkey comes out dry as a bone.  The mashed potatoes are suspiciously lumpy, in solidarity with the gravy.  You have too little sparklin...

When the sky looks like this: The ground looks like this: And you feel like this: Give yourself a break.  Stop str...

Him:  Hey, Mom, I need your credit card so I can pay for my college applications. Me: I may have also threatened to impale myself o...

I am such a crappy gardener that last year I actually paid a farmer to grow vegetables in my own back yard for me. My farmer's n...

My food writing class ended a while back.  I didn't mind. Class turned out to be both more and less than I expected*  Recovering from ...

One of the sure fire signs of summer* is fresh corn on the cob.  It's amazing roasted over an open fire, or simply boiled according t...