Author: Liz
Taco ‘Bout a Great Summer!
Today was my first day of school! Though Ben is the only family member not involved with school these days, the rest of our lives revolve around an academic schedule, so he’s along for the ride. This year, in particular, I feel that we wrung out every last drop of summer we could. How do…
Friendsday Wednesday
Since our friend and neighbor Cullen got his meat smoker, we’ve had no peace. Ben has been hectoring us tirelessly to insinuate ourselves into a meat invitation situation. On Saturday, all his dreams came to fruition. Amy, Cullen, and Cate had us over for an amazing dinner of smoked meats and many other fine accompaniments….
Slow Food
When Phil and I were in Scotland last month, we had dinner one evening hosted by a member of the Slow Food Movement. A trained chef who runs a B&B prepared a “surprise” sort of meal for us and another couple from New York, who signed up for it the same night we did. She…
Go, Cheeto!
Last week, we got to go to a Crosscutter’s baseball game with Amy and Mike. When Amy was in college, she was one of Ben’s after school caregivers, and she has maintained a great relationship with Ben. They have connections that got us great seats for the game – third row, right behind home plate….
Just keep an open mind…
Ben’s food humor these days tends toward breaking down names of foods and taking them literally, Amelia Bedelia-style. According to Ben, horseradish tastes like horse, hot dogs taste like dog, monkey bread tastes like monkey, and chicken fingers taste like fingers. Mind you, it doesn’t slow him down any when devouring these items. He just…
Birthday Suit
Ben felt so great in the red jacket he purchased for special prom, that he insisted on wearing it for his birthday. He kept referring to it as his birthday suit, and disregarded all our attempts to reeducate him on this term. Nobody loves his birthday more than Ben, and he squeezes out every last…
Focus, Mom!
We made a delicious, easy meal this week, and we even managed to increase the nutrition factor over our regular kale-less version of the recipe, but regrettably, nearly every picture I took was out of focus. Was Ben cooking too fast to be captured by the lens? Am I getting the “Beachy Shakes”? (Many members…
Deerly Beloved
While in town for Lycoming College’s Alumni Weekend, our friend Jamie brought us venison steaks (and some bologna, too), and we planned a meal of Ginger Sesame Venison Noodle Salad (a mouthful in every sense of the word). June is meant for big salads! The only problem was that Ben had a very drippy cold,…
Straycation – Making the Most of a Long Weekend
Theoretically, we know what a vacation is. When the pandemic raged, we heard an awful lot about the staycation. Today, we introduce the straycation. On a straycation, you wander each day, possibly with a destination in mind, possibly just for the ride. When you get home in the late afternoon, you take a little nap…