At 3am in the morning, I heard a incredibly loud ‘bang,’ followed by a thunderous symphony of running feet and then a ‘Mommy. Mommy. Mommy. Mommy. There are dragons. In my room. Can I get in the bed? Help me. Help me in the bed, peas?”
I wouldn’t mind so much that my 3 year old [...]
One of my favorite books as a child (and still is today) is Harold and the Purple Crayon.
For those of you who are not familiar, it’s the story by Crockett Johnson of little Harold who uses his purple crayon to draw his adventures – it’s a lovely story about imagination, creativity, and making possibilities real.
Well, [...]
With the holiday season in full swing, I find myself craving anything blissfully sweet.
On a recent trip to the international/specialty food store, Dean and Deluca, I found a jar of Lyle’s Golden Syrup. Blissfully sweet? An understatement.
**Warning***
Disclaimer: If you are trying to lose weight or hope to refrain from indulging in overtly sugary food items [...]
Lately, upon waking up, I find myself staring out my window, mulling over a lukewarm cup of coffee, pondering the incredible evolutionary stamina and brilliance of the bacteria/germ/virus.
As I mentioned in my previous post, listlessness had descend upon an otherwise chaotic and psychedelic life…and a very isolating, severe crave for an escape, or rather a [...]
Does anyone remember eating Chef Boyardee’s canned pasta? All you had to do was add a convenient can of water? Remember?
Was I the only one who ate this stuff? Who couldn’t get enough of Chef Boyardee’s pasta with mini-meatballs? Man. I loved that pasta. And in particular, I loved the meatballs.
Wait.
Were the meatballs actually made [...]
If you recall several months ago (when I was still learning how a blog works, so forgive the sad little photos), I volunteered at the Hogan’s Magnolia View Farm for the Eastern Triangle Farm Tour. Several weeks ago, I did it again.
This time I volunteered at SEEDS in Durham, NC, a wonderful non-profit that focuses [...]
Apparently, my love of food goes way back. Wayyyyyyy back. Some of my parents’ favorite stories about me basically include me sitting in front of a steamed bun for hours, quietly fawning and lingering over it. Easy way to keep me quiet: put food in front of me.
Fun and happy childhood memories often include food [...]
My taste buds are all JACKED up.
Not really sure what happened during the past week, but the temperature dropped from the mid-90’s to the mid 70’s. Perhaps it has something to do with the hurricane weather threatening the Caribbean? Baja California? Who knows. I’m no meteorologist. But what I do know is that historical, seasonal [...]
All across the country, a newly minted crop of young children will head off to school, en mass, for the very first time. With their overbearing Dora the Explorer backpacks and lunch pails, 3, 4 and 5 year olds will trek off towards the next major phase in their lives as parents look upon their [...]
There are two kind of kids, those that eat…and mine! Our daughter is 3 1/2 and her diet consists mainly of rice, grapes, and oatmeal…my one year old son won’t eat anything that comes out of a baby food jar/container…and he sees ‘em coming a mile away. Now, my husband and I consider ourselves [...]
