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This week Ben wanted to put a twist on his familiar chicken parm by making chicken parm sandwiches. Since he had 4 consecutive cheesesteak meals last weekend (not including breakfast – that’s what burritos are for), I figured a couple poultry-based meals wouldn’t be the worst thing. Ben knows the making of chicken parm like…

If you are from the Williamsport, Pennsylvania area, you know that Grit was a newspaper published in Williamsport for 111 years, before moving to Topeka, Kansas in 1993. What you probably don’t know is that when I was a kid living in Colorado, I was briefly a Grit “newsboy,” getting a shipment of newspapers every…

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….

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…

Today is World Down Syndrome Day. Trisomy 21 (3-21, get it)? Ben’s DSP, Rachel, brought Ben into my school today, to bring to life what I had read to the class about Down syndrome. I shared the “About Us” page of this blog so kids could understand that Ben is a unique, talented individual. Should…

Ben: I want chips. Mom: You don’t need chips. We’re about to have dinner. Ben: Come on. It’s healthy. It’s protein. Mom: It is not protein. Ben: It is to me. Mom: A food’s protein content is not a matter of opinion. Maybe you could debate how much protein you need, but simply saying a…

Ben and I are continually trying to find the right balance between healthy and tasty meal options. To be fair, Ben loves salad (way more than I do) but he also loves meat (maybe a little bit more than I do.) Newly inspired by a “Biggest Loser” competition with my co-workers, I am going to…

If you participated in last week’s contest, you are probably waiting on pins and needles to see who won a lunch out with us… skip to the end if you must, but I should tell you it was a tie, so we flipped a coin. Read on. Congratulations to our winner, Amy Dowling Reyes! We…