Category Archives: food

On Ulcers, and Querying, and Rejectamenta

What? A week? It’s been a week since my Last Brilliant Post? How does such a thing happen? I’ll tell you how it happens. You just go ahead and live a little of your life and your blogging time diminishes to a little sparkly crystal of preciousness which you hold near your heart and stare...

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So you want to know what we’re eating…

All right. Good question. (The question, that is, of HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEED YOUR FAMILY ON $60 A WEEK PLUS ONE MONTHLY TRIP TO COSTCO? Yes. That question.) I have a few disclaimers, first. 1. I am a cooker. So, I can cook things. From ingredients. Which, you know, is cheaper (by a...

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Christmas Cheer and Stuff

We’re in it deep here, friends. The Christmas cheer, I mean. An overload of presents, treats, menu plans, and giddiness. Yesterday was the Kids’ first day off school, and we spent it all together. Library, grocery store, bank [1], baking, eating dinner, Sleepless in Seattle, Chex mix… it doesn’t get a whole lot better than...

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Gratitude Month, Day 24

Happy Thanksgiving, friends. Today I’m grateful for a whole lot of white food (turkey, potatoes, rolls, etc.) and a healthy, fun, happy family to share it with. I hope your day is joyful and white-starch-filled. XO Becca

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Gratitude Month, Day 23

Wherein I dust off my kitchen nerdery… I was making bread. I do this often. Yesterday it was pizza crust. And I know that instant yeast was invented just so I could skip the “proofing” step, but did you know that the proofing step is one of my favorite things? So I put the warm...

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Gratitude Month, Day 21

It’s totally okay with me if you’re getting tired of this. It really is. I know. There’s only so much of someone else’s cheeriness that a normal person can stand. For today, I’m giving you a list of 21 things that make me glad. Just to change things up. 1. It’s snowing. (Yes, it’s really...

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Gratitude Month, Day 13

Does it seem uncharacteristically shallow and silly to tell you that I am grateful for caramel popcorn? Well, then maybe you don’t know me at ALL. Because, oh. I am. Grateful, that is. For caramel popcorn in particular. Mmmm. Pardon me while I wipe the drool off my face with my sticky, sticky fingers. Happy...

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Fun Things Happen

Here’s why a girl doesn’t blog for nearly a week: She has a birthday. She spends this birthday doing really fun things. She finds herself inundated by happy b-day messages here, there, everywhere and SHE LOVES IT. (Fear not. I am done referring to myself in the third person. This causes instant distress in all...

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