“I do not understand this person on any level. Buy candy and hand it out. If you run out of candy, turn your light off. The end.” —Molly with the Mediocre Hair, Jezebel Commenter As my regulars know, about a year and a half ago, Mr. Wallace and I traded our beloved city life for…
Oatmeal, Cranberry, and Chocolate Chunk Cookies
“We all know about the snarky coverage of conservatism, right? That’s not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is the overly kind coverage of conservatism.” —Jeff Sharlet As a loyal viewer, I’d like to give a nod of approval to last Thursday’s (October 17, 2019) Law and Order: Special Victims Unit episode, entitled “The Burden…
Chorizo Chili with an Avo Baked Egg
“And entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.” ― Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park I packed eight books for leisure beach reading on my birthday vacation last month. A tad ambitious, as I read four, got about a third of the way through a fifth (which I did eventually finish), and the…
Brown Butter Pear-Apple Pie
“People lose people [or pets] they love every day. My loss is no more important than anyone else’s. I just share it in an honest way because our cultures shuns death, as if dying weren’t part of living.” —Jennie Perillo Grief is a strange beast. As my regular readers know, my sweet, insane, beautiful fourteen-year-old…
Clams with Bacon and Sauerkraut
“I don’t want to stand overly simplistic, but this is how this country works. When it involves white people is when it matters.” –Rebecca Carroll Well. Impeachment. We’re going there, at long last? I’ll believe it when I see it, but it does appear House Democrats are now presenting a united front in its favor….
Pasta with Turkish-Style Lamb, Eggplant, and Yogurt Sauce
“We don’t really celebrate the accomplishments of government employees. They exist in our society to take the blame.” –Michael Lewis, author of The Fifth Risk Yesterday was a typical Thursday morning, in that I sleepily grabbed my phone and read Slate Magazine’s Dear Prudence column. Then – also a somewhat typical Thursday occurrence – I…
Dinosaur Ranch Dressing
“At some point in a woman’s life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is.” –Vivian Morris, protagonist of City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert Hello again! My jaunt away from blogging was temporary, I’m back, and I have a really good…
Smoked Salmon BLT’s with Herbed Mayo
“…love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Kabil Gibran Two weeks ago I mentioned that we were awaiting test results to see if our beloved kitty had lymphoma or not. His test came back negative. You’d be forgiven for thinking this story might have a happy ending. We hoped it…
Yellow Cake Baked Oatmeal with Peaches and Blackberries
“In the presidential debates leading up to the last election, only four minutes total were spent on climate change, that’s one big reason I’m running: to ensure that doesn’t happen again.” –Jay Inslee The 2020 Democratic presidential primary chugs along with, despite the recent spate of dropouts, still far too many contenders. Dropouts are good,…
Italian Dressing Marinated Grilled Shrimp
“Inhale for four, exhale for four. Count your breaths. You, my dear, are alive.” —Theresa Avila, girlboss Last Thursday night I got high and watched two episodes of Great British Baking Show. I laughed and laughed despite the fact that the show isn’t that funny, and sadly enough, it might be some of the most…
