somewhere there is a man…..

Somewhere there is a man…
Who is cursing my name.
How do I know?  Well.  There is a story.
A couple of weeks ago Atlanta had a flood. You may have heard about it.  Creeks and rivers washed over bridges, roads fell apart.  Every where if a road was low lying, it was swamped.
Two days after the flood, [...]

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sunday roast is in the oven

Acts 16: 22 – 26
22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. 23After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell [...]

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three steps forward

I don’t have photos of it, cause I was too busy watching it happen, but
Ginny took three unsupported steps on Saturday.
She stood up in the middle of her nursery, balanced, then took three slow, controlled, steps toward her toy cabinet. Then she stopped,  stood still for a moment, and sat down.  I was very surprised [...]

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strawberry fields for ginny

Ginny has now gone through the basic veggies.
carrots, sweet potatoes, green peas, squash, green beans
all were accepted without a fuss.
She is ready to graduate to fruit next week.  But there is one fruit we will not be starting any time soon: strawberries. Because I don’t want this to happen to Ginny like it happened to [...]

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Alton Brown

I’m very sleepy today, so I’ll just point out that one of my favorite chefs/cooks ever was recently mentioned in Chemical & Engineering News.
How is this interesting you ask?  Well becasue I work in a chemistry department and I like it when people reach out across traditional academic boundaries.
The ART of cooking is enhanced when [...]

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mushrooms, butter, cheese and pasta

This is my gratitude list for today.
I am incredibly thankful for the following:

for butter. The nutty flavor it lends to anything that cooks in it.
for pasta and all its versatility, especially the concept of ravioli.
for caramelized onions. Especially when done in butter and perhaps a little bit of wine to add sweetness…..yummmmmm
for mushrooms. [...]

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the ice cream dilemma

Someone just e-mailed me inviting Martin and me out for ice cream this evening. We want to hang out with them, but the timing is bad. It will be well after dinner and almost right up against bed-time and I found my self thinking “no way do I need those heavy calories that [...]

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kid friendly food

okay. Kids love weird things, right? and moms want easy and good for them (cleverly disguised, naturally)
so if your kids like deviled eggs, try this:
Ooook-Out Eyeball Eggs

take canned quails eggs (pre boiled, peeled and packed in water. These can be found at your local international food mart for just about 5 cents per egg)
drain [...]

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oh the guilt !

I just went to a fabulous lunch with my co-workers.
A couple of months ago we won a $100 gift card to a local restaurant and we’ve been trying to find a good time when we could all go to lunch ever since. We meet every Monday morning and the subject always comes up. [...]

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chocolate… or suffering. your pick.

I didn’t used to like chocolate. At all.
yup.
You heard me right. I didn’t like chocolate ice cream, chocolate milk, chocolate bunnies at Easter or little chocolate pumpkins at Halloween.  I’d trade them for caramels, or those bit-o-honey things, or an orange, or even Brazil nuts.  Can you imagine seeing your kids on Christmas [...]

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