For all the home cooks who have a table traitorThere is nothing quite like working hard (or not so hard) to get a hot meal in front of your family only to have someone (or some TWO) eat politely the required few bites and then quietly leave the table to go eat McDonalds or something … Read more
Right about now, when the heat begins creeping in, and the long sleeves and long pants and jackets make way for short sleeves, shorts, and flip-flops, advertising everywhere turns our thoughts to summer. And suddenly everyone begins thinking about what the summer “it” thing is going to be. Already the LA Times wrote about this … Read more
To my warriors – I love you all so much. In my life, right now, I have four friends who are battling cancer. There are various types, various stages, various treatments, but at the end of the day, I have four friends who have found out something is happening to their bodies that they cannot … Read more
Because Husband works long hours, I often have to serve a second dinner (I eat with Children at a normal hour) closer to 9 or sometimes even 10 pm. This means setting the table a second time, laying out dishes, reheating, or preparing another meal at the later hour, and as Husband is particularly against … Read more
Yesterday the entire family was invited to a Memorial Day barbecue pool party, only it was overcast and kind of sprinkling. Our family chose to swim in our local indoor pool as a family and then showered and headed over to the pool party just to enjoy food and conversation. When we arrived, quite a … Read more
For JZ, who gave me the idea of a vacation in the first place. Our family has just returned from a 7 day vacation in Cancun, Mexico. Although the trip was filled with tons of fun for the family as they flew on a trapeze, played at the beach, played tennis and swam, my trip … Read more
My friends often sit by and cringe as they watch the choices I make in the name of practiciality. For example, to commemorate 19 years of relationships with Husband, I chose to purchase (for myself) a brand new dishsoap dispenser for my kitchen. The other one I had was corroded and really beyond good use, … Read more
I remember, as a young child, my father coming home and consuming the delicious Korean food that my mom had prepared for him with such relish and delight. He’d sit down, thoroughly savor all the delicacies in front of him, and look happy and satisfied. “The hospital cafeteria just tastes bad” he’d say, when I … Read more
Both daughters finished an eye opening week of piano competitions and performances that made me say “WHAT?” I’ve seen the future of classical music, and while it’s alive and well, it’s probably not going to be driven by Daughters, which is perfectly fine with me. Daughters competed for the experience, to hear wonderful music being … Read more
EDM – now we are even. One of the most amazing things about teaching is the mastery that comes from teaching that thing that you know. I’m a better writer now than I was 20 years ago, because I’ve been teaching writing for the past 20 years. I often think back to high school and … Read more