No, Seriously, THIS is Why You’re Fat.

Ever see that website, www.thisiswhyyourefat.com?
Well, I think Domino’s has earned a spot in its Fat Hall of Fame (I don’t know if they really have one, but if they did, this should be in there):  Pasta Bread Bowl. 
Exactly what it sounds like: a creamy, saucy pasta dish baked into a pizza dough bowl.  The tagline: “Pasta So [...]

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Spooky?

My mom called me last night to tell me something kinda weird. 
The people who are renting the house my grandparents used to live in (they both passed away last summer) are convinced that the house is haunted by them.  So, they have hired a “ghostbuster” (her word, not mine) to see if it’s true.  No one [...]

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A Life Taken Too Soon

I wish I was not writing these words. 
My brother-in-law, Michael Plotts, passed away last Wednesday evening, February 18, 2009.  He leaves behind his wife Barbara (my husband’s sister), and two beautiful little girls.  Bob and I are utterly heartbroken.  We watched as Michael miraculously rebounded from a dissected aorta last summer, and were ecstatic at his [...]

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Another Chapter Closes

My grandfather passed away this morning, at around 2:30am. He had been resting comfortably in the hospice since Sunday afternoon, and his suffering is at an end.
While this is not a surprise, it is still sad, and I am dreading this wake and funeral – which will be an exact duplicate of my grandmother’s [...]

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Early Season Delivery, and Reflections on the Meaning of Life

Well, here it is: my first delivery from my share in Eight Mile Creek Farm. Here’s what I received this week:

Arugula
Radishes
Broccoli Rabe (rapini)
Thyme
Sage
Salad Greens
Garlic Scapes

This being the first week, there’s not a whole lot available, understandably. There’ll be more and more as the summer progresses. I supplemented my box with a few [...]

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