Let’s start here. My high school classmates gathered a couple weeks ago to celebrate our 40th high school reunion. Living so far away with no current ties to Rocky Ford, I have not gone to a single reunion, but I am a little sad to have missed out on seeing friends I have known forever. …
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We returned from our family vacation in the UK on August first, and then I immediately began my sprint to the first day of school. I haven’t had much time to reflect on the trip, but as you can imagine, food acquisition was always Ben’s number one focus. Our eleven-day trip included Stonehenge, Bath, Glastonbury,…
Reverse
We are on the cutting edge here at BDW. Most food bloggers attempt to create unique dishes that reflect original recipe ideas, but we are so ahead of our time that we instead tried to copy our favorite Lean Cuisine frozen dinner. I believe this is best known as the old “switcheroo” and can be…
Twenty-four and there’s so much more
Ben turned 24 on Monday, and he enjoyed a sustained four-day celebration. On Friday, we hosted a burrito bar in the park with his crew for a birthday lunch. His birthday dinner out was at DiSalvo’s and involved an enormous steak that I neglected to capture photographically. Saturday Ben attended a Luau dance, complete with…
What Would You Change?
Friday we went to the Crooked Goose (hard to keep straight from the Crippled Bear – lots of wounded animal restaurants in these here parts) and it was perfect. We wouldn’t change a thing. Saturday I took Ben to a special prom in Lewisburg (the community where I teach) and we had a ball (A…
Waste Not, Want Not
This week, we have been all about using up the the last bits of foods that aren’t getting any fresher. We even managed to put away some in the freezer for an undisclosed date in the future (of course, in a container that has seen so many iterations that three dishes ago I Sharpied in…
Benchiladas
Have you ever wondered, when you’re staring into the gaping maw that is your family’s ravenous hunger, what would Ben do? Well, wonder no more. This is what Ben would (and did) do. Benchiladas. If, like us these days, you aren’t quite up to doing all that, Benchiladas are the perfect solution when you need…
Until Then, Keep on Traveling (Or not!)
This story has its start 30 years ago, when Phil and I went to his sister’s wedding in Amsterdam, and followed it by accompanying Mary and Rachid on a trip to Morocco, where Rachid grew up. Between Holland and Morocco, we traveled through Brussels, Belgium with them plus their friends who also made the trip…
Hip, Hip, Hooray! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Ben is recovering beautifully from his hip replacement and we are all tickled pink that he is home now, growing stronger every day. Frankly, the only thing holding him back is his killjoy parents who continue trying to keep him from overdoing it! He spends his days with his companions, is doing the exercises recommended…
#Hipster
Thank you all so much for the love, support, prayers, and offers to help! This has been a really tough week, and most of the time, we couldn’t even take you up on your kind offers to help because Ben just needed us with him, providing comfort and overseeing his care. We do deeply appreciate,…