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September 01, 2015

The Weekly Yumster: Dump Cake

Dinner is actually ready to go into the oven, and it’s not even 3:30! What...

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June 30, 2015

What’s your beef?

My average time for recognizing my own idiocy is almost immediate. My average time for...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Clean Eating Challenge: Days of Shame and Glory

Mostly, we’re sticking to this. But Sophia and I blew it big time over the...

May 22, 2014

Clean Eating Challenge: Day Two Recap

It's not good. Maybe that’s the wrong way to put it. It’s not so much...

May 21, 2014

Clean Eating Challenge: Day One Comments

In a nutshell: it’s okay. BuzzFeed organizes this diet (they say challenge, but that’s just...

May 20, 2014

Clean Eating Challenge: Day One

This was my day. Downton Abbey: The Kale Episode. Everyone in the kitchen is taking...

May 19, 2014

The Weekly Yumster: Clean Eating Challenge

My daughter came home yesterday after graduating from college. She has immediately taken over my...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

Watermelon

Sendik's sells it as Seedless watermelon wedges But I call it Hot day happiness Sixty-five...

December 2012

December 29, 2012

What’s Yours?

Everybody makes ‘em. Nobody keeps ‘em. Yeah. I’m talking about New Year’s resolutions. You have...

December 17, 2012

On and Off the Wagon

I have an addiction problem, but it’s not what you think. (Well, except for the...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

No more excuses!

I still haven’t unpacked my bread pans, so I’ve been waiting to bake bread here....

December 2011

December 31, 2011

The Weekly Yumster: 30 December 2011

Reporting from Milwaukee this week, we found ourselves at the amazingly wonderful and well-nigh irresistible...

July 2011

July 16, 2011

Stuff Catholics Like: Parish Festivals

Church festivals are perhaps the most underrated form of entertainment ever. For just a few...

June 2011

June 11, 2011

Confidential: Kitchen Chaos

Entropy is one thing you can always count on… Just last week, the kitchen was...

June 06, 2011

The Weekly Yum-ster: Food Pantry Smorgasbord

Image by Walmart Stores via Flickr When life gives you lemons, they say, make lemonade....

May 2011

May 29, 2011

The Weekly Yum-ster: Lunchtime Goodness

Image via Wikipedia My daughter, Sophia, and I made an excellent lunch today: Grilled chicken...

May 15, 2011

The Weekly Yum-ster!

This week’s successful forays into the realm of dining excellence included: Laurel’s Loaf for Learning...

May 11, 2011

Living the Laura Ingalls Life: Whole Grain Breadmaking

I’ve got about a dozen things going today, including making some bread. My all time...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

A day without sunshine…

Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr is a day in LaGrange. Another day of...

April 22, 2011

Making cupcakes

I bought Sophia, as a Christmas present, something called “The Original Cupcake Baker.” Today, Good...

April 16, 2011

The first time was an accident.

Absolutely the best opening line ever! And it’s mine, all mine! [Air washes hands in...

April 15, 2011

Might April showers bring something else?

Of course, that's not how the rhyme goes. But with any luck, tonight's rain will...

April 09, 2011

Goodwill Score!

Image via Wikipedia I Love Goodwill! I’ll say it again: I Love Goodwill! Honestly,...

April 07, 2011

Fits of Domesticity!

Well, I planted lettuce last evening! I did a cut-and-come-again mix called mesclun. I bought...

April 02, 2011

South Bend Microtel

Decided to hang with Sophia for an overnighter, and we decided to stay at the...

March 2011

March 15, 2011

Stuff Catholics Like: Fish on Fridays

Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr Yum, it’s Lent! I don’t know at what...

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