Good thing I made this last week. Goodbye, chocolate pie. Hello, My Fitness Pal. I’m tracking my calories, which is almost impossible not to do without obsessing. And feeling hungry every second of the day. Apparently, 1400 calories a day should be enough for me. It’s mind-blowing to have only 400 calories left to spend [...]

Okay.  The crying and insomnia of the last few days seems to have abated.  Are you ready for some relief?
Let’s hear it for bar cookies.  Just dump that dough in a pan and see what happens.  No rolling, no fretting about burnt edges or how big to make those “Tablespoonfuls” that recipes jauntily call for. [...]

Already, today’s list is looking distressingly long.  Half my Christmas cards not sent yet, gifts not wrapped, house a mess. Isn’t this what we’re supposed to say at Christmas?  Cliché moans of  ”Not enough time!” or “Christmas comes earlier every year!”  All that’s true, but, in spite of the break-in, I feel a little Christmas [...]

Don’t egg my house.  If you follow In Praise of Leftovers at all, we’re clearly in a holding pattern  here.  It goes: squash/apple/galette/pizza/squash galette/apple cake/squash soup/squash bread and REPEAT.  If you don’t like squash, maybe you’ll stay for the self-deprecating humor?  Please?
After my trip to Gordon’s, I’ve still got squash hanging around.  When my Mom [...]

One thing I like about blogging is it makes me more aware of the seasons.  Maybe it’s part of just being more observant in general, but it’s a good development, I think.  The leaves in the last week have been poetry-inducing. I haven’t written any poetry, of course, but maybe I can credit them for [...]