Sweet Potatoes, Where Have You Been All My Life???

With Thanksgiving on our horizons — despite the retail industry jumping straight into Christmas shopping — I thought I’d share a Thanksgiving anecdote with you. Like many other things in my culinary world, it’s Alton Brown’s fault. For those who don’t know, or hadn’t noticed from many of the other recipes I’ve shared, I’m a … Read more

Contemplations on Laziness

I’ve been thinking…. “Great, here we go again!” No…no…these are just some thoughts I’ve been having in general. About goal-setting, future plans, life in general. Today a friend is taking her GRE. She’s in her 30s, like me…and has young sons, like me…and is an Air Force wife, like me. UNLIKE me, she’s gotten off … Read more

It’s Never Too Early….

…to start planning for… (drumroll please!) BLACK FRIDAY! I don’t know if it’s the thrill of the hunt or what? Or perhaps seeing America at it’s gluttonous worst (I’ve seen outright FIGHTS over $250 laptops at Walmart at 5 in the morning!) But I enjoy the early-morning Black Friday shopping experience. I don’t do it … Read more