Sometimes, in the course of human events, we burn our nuggets. This note, left for us by one of Ben’s DSPeeps, made me laugh out loud, followed by quickly texting that the plates are old and chipped anyway – a little char is nothing. We have all been there. Teachers live this every day. One…
Chicken Little
This week, Ben and I made another favorite recipe from Hope’s Table, by Hope Helmuth, Creamy Italian Chicken and Pasta. The recipe is found in the recipe index or below. Of course, it was delicious. When the cream rolls up in a limo, the game is over. It’s not a fair fight. Chickpeas, step aside….
Eater’s Digest
This week, I asked Ben to pick something from our favorite cookbook, Hope’s Table, by Hope Helmuth. The food isn’t fussy or hard, just simple and delicious. We have made tons of recipes from this cookbook, and Ben took his job earnestly. After carefully thumbing through the pages, he showed me the picture of pork…
This Little Piggy
Some weeks we have a smart plan for executing balanced, diverse meals. This week it was the all pork all the time channel. First, Phil made pork tenderloin satay with peanut sauce, rice and edamame. Declicious! Ben had his heart set on biscuits and sausage gravy, so that was the next supper. Tonight, it was…
The Apple Dumpling Gang
This week Ben suggested we make taco salad for supper. I readily agreed because its preparation includes little more than washing and chopping vegetables and browning some ground beef. I thought I had gotten off easy. When I came home from work, there was a pan of apple dumplings on the back porch. When Laura…
Secretary of Peanut Butter
On the surface, I haven’t much to say this week. My nose is worn to a nub from its perpetual position on the grindstone, but when you live with Ben, you find that staying alert for the wisdom he dispenses pays dividends. A couple weeks ago we had a large group at our house and…
Strike!
We seem to be in a super busy stretch (known as September) so our meals have not been as orchestrated as sometimes. I’ve been asking Ben for cooking ideas and asking him to step in on any meal to do simple tasks. This week I asked him to shuck two ears of corn outside, but…
The Nosh Equilibrium
Well, this is new. We apparently cooked so much last week that we will spend the whole week living off the dividends. Phil and I see this as a huge bonus. Ben is less enthused about a week of leftovers, and by “less enthused,” of course I mean that when he heard we were serving…
The Fall
Much as I want to stretch out summer as long as I can, even I have to face the fact that we are nearing the end of weekend rides in the convertible, sleeping on the sleeping porch, and all the incredible fresh fruits and vegetables we can handle. This is the seasonal transition time that…
More School Bell
We’re in it, Baby! The school year has begun, and both Phil and I (for the first time in 14 years!) are enjoying getting to know our new classes. I do this every year, but Phil is reacquainting himself with August start-up as a professor. So far, so good. Ben has not been in school…