Scrambled Blog
Change is hard. To do it right, you have to crack a few eggs. And I did. I dragged that tomboy blog inside and gave it a makeover. Pretty. But, did you notice? All the comments are gone. Months of...
View ArticleSweet Lorraine
Today is – I swear on my new oven mitts – National Quiche Lorraine Day. I don’t know who proclaimed the holiday, exactly, but I thank them. Because just between us, not a day goes by when I don’t think...
View ArticleThe Last Time I Saw Paris
By the time you read this, I will be in a seat with little legroom, hurtling across the ocean toward the City of Light. The first time I saw Paris, we slept on the floor, carried backpacks and didn’t...
View ArticleEating My Words
When Josie was a toddler, I dutifully subscribed to family-activity magazines. I always started by saying “Look! We should go to that tree-climbing family eco-resort in Costa Rica!” and finished by...
View ArticleEdible Edies, Day 2
In the documentary Grey Gardens, Big Edie and Little Edie – depicted here in egg form - fought eviction from their beautifully decomposing Hamptons house. But that was nothing compared to the...
View Article25 Ways to Scramble Eggs (and a contest!)
Why must I have 25 ways to do everything? Why can’t there just be one way to make cookies, or two ways to make eggs? It’s a curse, it is – a downright motormouth how-to disease. On some things I’m...
View ArticleFriday Flashback: The Last Time I Saw Paris
I’m in the kitchen today – and also trying to avoid large bowls of Hershey’s miniatures – so please enjoy this flashback on me. I’m wearing scarves in the morning and socks to bed, so I know summer’s...
View ArticleLooking for Edies? They’re Good Eggs
Remember these hard-boiled dames? The Edible Edies were created last year for a Grey Gardens contest over at the fabulous Renovation Therapy blog. Though they gave it their crazy all, they lost – to a...
View ArticleIn the Kitchen, Everything is Illuminated
We spend inordinate amounts of time in our kitchen. Since I’m the only one who really cooks, what’s everyone else doing? Well, first there’s Josie, frequently staring in the fridge, giving me a...
View ArticleLeftover Love: Onion Soup-Onions
I love leftovers, but I do not like the word leftovers. Three honeyed carrots, one slice of salmon or half a chicken, leftovers are the backbone of many meals and the fridge light of my life. I do not...
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