Waffling about what to make for dinner? Why not set up a waffle bar to satisfy all palates! Grandma’s Overnight Yeast Waffles are the perfect base for going savory, sweet, or even (gasp) healthy. It first came to my attention, on our road trip to Kansas last week, that each family member approaches waffles in…
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Freundschaft
Unlike many of my first cousins, I don’t speak Pennsylvania Dutch, but I know enough to know that we spent the weekend with freundschaft (relatives). Ben and I didn’t get a chance to cook together, but reconnecting with cousins I haven’t seen for ages gave me the opportunity to reflect on family and identity. One…
Torn
When Sophia was in kindergarten, she had a play date with a friend who couldn’t say his Cs. I had very little interaction with this young gent, but when Phil was serving him lunch (half day kindergarten) and asked him what vegetables he liked, he paused a good long while and finally came up with…
BENched
My children have always specialized in coming down with an illness around 5:00 on a Friday, when doctor’s offices have just closed for the weekend. Sure enough, I came home from my last day of school Friday to find Phil administering a Covid test to Ben. Thankfully, it was negative, but he was drippy enough…
Secret Pig
Pork has figured heavily in our recent Ben’s Day Wednesday meals, and this week was no exception. Though Phil and I were in Miami a few months ago, and we really wanted to try a Cuban sandwich while there, it somehow didn’t happen. This weekend, we tried a highly recommended place in Sunbury, but they…
The Peter Herdic House
The rain held off yesterday and we got to enjoy a beautiful meal on the patio of the Peter Herdic House. When Ben was just little, and barely talking yet, Phil began employing food bribery as a technique for cooperation, especially with doctor visits. Our physician’s assistant (who has a son with Down syndrome, too)…
Spaghetti Tacos
If you or your children were pre-teens circa 2009, you will know iCarly. If you really know iCarly, you know the iCook episode where the gang whips up some spaghetti tacos. Due to this episode, Ben has been pushing hard for spaghetti tacos for years, to no avail. Well, this was Ben’s lucky day. I…
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All the Feelings are Making Me Worn Out
We were in Kansas for Grandpa’s funeral over the weekend, and though the trip was hard, it was also wonderful to be with family, remembering Keith together. Grief came in waves to Ben and to us all. The visitation and burial seemed hardest. At a certain point, Ben flopped down on Grandma’s couch and summed…
Spanning Millennia – Remembering Grandpa Sprunger
On Sunday, we lost Ben’s grandfather, Keith Sprunger. What he was, to all of us in our own ways, cannot actually be summed up with mere words, but Keith was a man of words, a true scholar, so we will try. Before he was my father-in-law, Keith was my history professor at Bethel College, where…