Each member of the household has a part in the family life, and the fullest happiness and blessedness of the home can be attained only when each one's part is faithfully fulfilled. If any one member of the family fails in love or duty, the failure affects the whole household life, just as one...
Well. After all the baby beets and fancy farro and salmon straight from the boat, I think you’ll be somehow pleased to know that our diet for the next ten days consisted of a lot of French fries, and beer, and Frosted Mini Wheats. I should also mention the Newman’s Own Arrowroot Alphabet...
Zarko, me, Pete and Ozana at the end of a long day, celebrating with the local sljivovitz Croatia – or the Slavonia region of the country – is Paradise for non-vegetarians. If you're an Indian non-vegetarian, the Slavonian cuisine will come as a pleasant surprise because it's fairly spicy from...
A little while back I was asked by one of my most favorite people in all the world, Sara, if I'd like to review a cookbook. "Hell yes I'd like to.. I love cookbooks!" Shortly after, I received one of the most gorgeous cookbooks I'd ever seen. Where Flavor was Born: Recipes and Culinary Travels Along...
Feel free to snag this at will. Also feel free to ask for elaboration on any of these if you're just dying to hear it. ......... Bold the ones you've done... 01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins 03. Climbed a mountain 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive 05. Been inside...
Welcome to this service of Family Communion. We hope that through this service you will be able to worship God, whatever your age may be. If you are caring for young children please know that we appreciate that children at times make noise. Please do not worry about this and try not to let it...
My friend Becca had this on her blog, so I decided to play while I work on some other things. Simply copy and bold the things you have done. 1. Touched an iceberg 2. Slept under the stars 3. Been a part of a hockey fight 4. Changed a baby’s diaper 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you...
This was originally a "what-have-I-done" kind of meme that Christina <3 swiped from Kzinti. Well, I scored a 63 out of what, about 200 items here. But I'm not going to tell you which 63. Instead, I'm going to underline the items that I am now adding to my to-do list. Everything else? Well, you'll...
I pulled this from Crankypant's blog and thought this would be not only fun, but also fodder for future blog posts. I know I always promise to get around to telling specific stories. One day when I'm in traction for something stupid I did to myself and have nothing to do but lie still for...
Finally back in Paris after three days out at Euro Disney for work that was fine as far as the work part of it went, but completely forgettable and a bit annoying as far as being at Disneyland. Best to leave it at that. Actually got back Wednesday in the late afternoon and after settling into my new...
Exactly one year ago today I moved back home to Estonia after seven eventful years in Scotland. I still remember arriving at the Tallinn airport shortly after midnight to discover four of my best girlfriends singing a children's song about home* in the middle of the arrivals hall, holding an...
Sorry for the delay; I'm afraid we were having such a good time last night, I lost track of time. Who wants to type when you're celebrating Halloween, anyway? But now it's time to recap the latest Blog Party, and as promised, it's a good one. We had a small crowd, which meant we could go cazh & hang...
There are some places, people and things with which we are inextricably linked. Childhood homes seem to have a hold on people. Even when you’ve lived away for longer than you lived there, something still binds you to the place where you grew up. Memories of that place are often tinged with gold....
Mom needed another cake to bring to school for someone’s birthday, I was happy to take care of that for her. Searching for a recipe on epicurious.com I came across an orange-almond cake with chocolate icing, giddyup. The recipe seemed straightforward enough, a little time consuming maybe, but...
Friends, grab a stash of cookies and pull up a chair, because we have to talk. I’m a little funny about heavy cream. This probably makes me a total killjoy, but I can’t help it. My mother is this way too, so maybe I get it from her. Cream soups and sauces upset her stomach, and by some sort of...
I love winter foods. You know I do. You’ve been listening to me yap about them for a long time now. I’m always trotting out some strange, frost-nipped something: a Brussels sprout here, an old celery root there, an unruly head of escarole that no one else wants. It’s what I do. I’ve got a...
I am, dear reader, a bread snob. I’m a harsh critic of crust and crumb, a stickler for sourdough, and very, very picky about my pain au levain. In my experience, few things trigger heartache like a cardboard baguette or a spongy, thin-skinned boule—and honey, I have known heartache. But lately...
Try as I might to steel myself, I am a total sucker for celebrity gossip. It started early, with those candylike copies of People that my mother and I would sneak home from the grocery store. It was only every now and then, but it must have been too much, because today I am nearly helpless before...
Flan. There, I said it: four little letters, a word that once furrowed my brow and spelled a long, sharp shiver down my spine. Most kids love to try a new four-letter word, but in this mouth, f-l-a-n was far too foul. It was, as most important things are, a textural issue. For the better part of my...
I’ve never before thought of myself as any sort of doomsday prophet, but lately it seems that I’ve been in an awful rush to admit defeat to autumn. Yes, Seattle is officially That Rainy City once again, and yes, that was me at the bus stop, wrestling the wind for my umbrella, swatting furiously...
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