The milestone has been met, and whether I wanted to or not, whether I was ready or not, we have passed the one year mark of my parents’ passing. I am making it plural because even though my mom died a few months before my dad, his death really set the whole process back to
In the year of firsts, today was another one. The first Father’s Day without my dad. I was not expecting to be passing this first so soon. In fact the last time I wrote about grief, I was talking about losing my mom only a few months before. But my dad, never fully bounced back
I had a few people for dinner the other night, 25 to be exact. So, truth be told, I like cooking for my family but cooking for friends is a bit trickier and it stresses me out a bit. Those meal trains when someone has a baby and everyone brings a meal? Total stress bomb
It’s March Break Madness and I have nothing to show for it friends. I ran around all week getting ready for the break, exhausting my resources, patients, and ability to cook. You don’t even want to know how many meals were leftovers, take out, premade grocery store meals, or just plain fend for yourself, but I’ll
We went to a wedding last weekend. My nephew got married and he and his bride did a phenomenal job of throwing a celebration that seemed to have every detail accounted for, was beautifully decorated, and very much represented who they are. He was lucky to find someone who very much matches him, whom
It been a while since I posted a new recipe. I was planning to share the black bean soup we set out tonight, and I still have the story of a delightful vegetarian lasagna that I plan to share with you, but tonight I’m feeling more gratitude than I am feeling gastronomical. This was a
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