Tag Archives: mistakes were made

Four Pounds of Over-Boiled Spaghetti Squash

Aug

26

Today I’m attempting to do a weekend’s worth of recipe-testing in case this weekend’s hurricane knocks out the power. While boiling the Moby Dick of spaghetti squashes, I accidentally turned the timer off. It overcooked so badly. Four pounds of … Continue reading →

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Marilynne Robinson, Bethenny Frankel & Crush Advice

Jul

20

There are hundreds of novels and nonfiction books that I respect, but not enough to read. I’m grateful for podcast interviews so that I can learn while exercising and chore zapping. Recently, while jogging on a boardwalk through a rice … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning My Portion Sizes

Apr

18

While I’ve been recipe-testing for my cookbook, I’ve been cooking and baking great foods, which is lovely, but I’ve gotten sloppier about portion control, which is not so lovely. My current weight is fine, but the scale’s going up and … Continue reading →

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This is My Most Embarrassing Valentine’s Day Ever!

Feb

14

I consider myself to be a big fish in my own small pond of social media, but I’ve just made my first social media faux pas. (Or rather, the first faux pas that is the size of a gigantic lion’s … Continue reading →

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Earnest (But Ultimately Cynical) Potboilers from 1983

Feb

08

Joy Fielding’s THE OTHER WOMAN and Trevanian’s THE SUMMER OF KATYA are forgotten jewels. I read these almost back-to-back, but didn’t realize that both books were published in the same year until I began writing this post. 1983 must have … Continue reading →

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Quilt WIP Wednesday: Disappearing Nine-Patch

Feb

02

One month ago when I rolled out the New Year’s Resolutions, I thought I could get a Project Linus quilt done by the end of each month, but my January Project Linus quilt is still a work-in-progress. At least I’ve … Continue reading →

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“Airplane in the Sky with Diamonds” Quilt

Dec

13

Today is the final link-up day for the “100 Quilts for Christmas” group challenge. I’ve finished this quilt, the third of the 3 quilts I had pledged to donate. On Friday morning I delivered these to Connie from DC’s Project … Continue reading →

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