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Thick Thighs Save Lives
Over the winter, Hampton and I have discovered an appreciation for the humble bone in/skin on chicken thigh. Usually we sear and then braise with some sort of wine or cider and whatever veg we have around, but this weekend, as we wanted to use our new grill for the first time and we were […]
MoreMerry Christmas or Bah Humbug. Take your pick.
Christmas looked a little different this year. As it was a Tuesday and Hampton works that retail life and my day job is open 24/7, we decided we would just stay home and have a day to the two of us. Of course, after I committed to an offertory on Christmas Sunday and two Christmas […]
MoreSnow Days are for Comfort Food. And also all the days leading up to and after them.
It was predicted that our area of central NC was going to get hit with a whopper of a storm. And for once, “they” were right. Sunday, we got approximately 14.5″. We usually average less than half of that in an entire year. My choir gig’s Christmas cantata was canceled (and our second show at […]
MoreCooking for Friends. Ish?
Social media gets a bad rap a lot of the time — but I still love it. One reason I love it is to meet people I never would have otherwise. Eman is one of those people. She is an aerial dancer in Toronto, and I have always been fascinated by the aerial arts and […]
MoreFail to plan and, well, you know…
As mentioned, we had a compressed rehearsal schedule for The Addams Family. In order to make good food choices and still fit into my costume, I prepped both lunches AND dinners during those few weeks. It really didn’t take that much longer to do and made me feel so much better in the long run. …I […]
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