Well, hello there. I am back from our trip to Rome. It was a fascinating trip, full of surprises and lots of fabulous food and one late hiccup in the plan. We had never been away from the kids for a full week, and to land 5000 miles away pushed me out to the edge [...]
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back on the horse
Posted in Foodies, Motherhood, tagged Italy, new start, parenting, pork belly tacos, rigatoni con la pajata, roman cuisine, Rome, umbilical cord on March 2, 2010 | 5 Comments »
revenge of the pork belly
Posted in Foodies, tagged food hangover, friends, Jane Koenen Bretl, mexican restaurant, pork bellies on December 20, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Thank goodness good friends still call to invite us out to dinner. We used to be an active part of a fun dinner group; just some couples that would gather, once a month on the third Saturday night, whoever could find a sitter, and go to a different restaurant each time. After years of Saturday [...]
So sweet, it’s (almost) spooky
Posted in Foodies, Motherhood, tagged gingerbread house, Halloween on October 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m not a huge Halloween fan. Lots of people around here decOraTe for Halloween, indoors and out, with extravagance beyond what I do for Christmas. I just can’t want to do that. I also don’t like spooky stuff, which puts a damper on the pranks, which I don’t like either. And, I don’t like scary [...]
squids and kids and life’s small miracles
Posted in Foodies, Motherhood on October 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
My kid ate squid. While on vacation, we broke the long-standing, elusive Picky Eater Taste Barrier and the list of new-things-tried grew by the day. I cannot tell you how happy this made me, the Frustrated Foodie who for many years could not cook interesting dishes or dine out at adventurous restaurants with her whole [...]
on garden trowels and brandied peaches
Posted in Foodies, seasons, tagged canning, cousins, garden tools, Jane Koenen Bretl, peaches, vacation house on September 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Ingenuity is a valuable trait when staying at a vacation property. You never know what you might find, or find missing. In this case, we found a nice BIG house perfect to accomodate our large group; but there was a marked absence of kitchen utensils in the “fully stocked” kitchen. Well, there was a 3″ [...]
on the shores of Michipie
Posted in Foodies, seasons, tagged cousins, family, Garrison Keillor, Jane Koenen Bretl, Lake Michigan, Michigan, pie, Wisconsin on September 10, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I have never vacationed in Michigan before, other than a wonderful wedding there nine years ago; however that fun, busy event left little time to explore the area. Growing up in Wisconsin, a vacation in Michigan was never even considered as an option. It was an absurd concept, like taking a road trip to Mars. [...]
support your favorite places, $1 at a time
Posted in Foodies, something important, I'm sure, tagged 3/50 Project, Ace Hardware, buy local, independently owned businesses, Jane Koenen Bretl, Mud Creek Coffee, Tazza Mia Coffee, Troy's Cafe, Zebra Sounds on August 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I first heard about the 3/50 Project from Judy at the blog Zebra Sounds, my source for all things topical since I don’t watch the news. I should say, my sole televised news source is Jon Stewart, so Judy is in good company. The 3/50 Project is a grass-roots effort to save local economies, three [...]
Frequent Foodie, Guest Blogger: Tom Jacobson
Posted in Foodies, good reads, tagged facebook, guest blogger, Tom Jacobson on May 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Today I am happy to welcome another guest blogger to these pages – Tom Jacobson: Frequent Flyer, Frequent Facebook writer and Frequent Foodie. After 25 years, Tom and I reconnected via Facebook (he is the scholar of a past post), and we have enjoyed a lively correspondence in the last few months. I enjoy his [...]
noo food, same rool
Posted in Foodies, Motherhood, tagged breakfast, froot loops on April 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Remember the old rule, never eat anything bigger than your head? *?* It does NOT apply when Grammy makes Froot Loops for breakfast. * Note to self: The descriptive product name FROOT Loops gives the big clue that this breakfast cereal can only be “part of a nutritious breakfast” if served with steel cut oats, [...]
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