"All I ever wanted to do was to make food accessible to everyone; to show that you can make mistakes - I do all the time - but it doesn't matter." Jamie Oliver, English chef When super-chef Jamie Oliver was in Appalachia on a televised crusade against bad nutrition and over eating -- in my… Continue reading Quality Chicken Nuggets
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Mothering fails
"A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after." Peter DeVries, American satirist Oh, for the days when I actually knew what I was doing as a mother. I would go into a grocery store, see a toddler with orange popsicle smeared on her face and give a… Continue reading Mothering fails
Coming apart at the seams
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon." St. Francis of Assisi The first time I saw an article of clothing rise from the dead, I was a college student. It was a biking sweater owned by my roommate's European boyfriend. "I know you can fix it," he pleaded in… Continue reading Coming apart at the seams
Dinner-in-15 pasta
For parents of school-aged children, May is the new December. Here is a freshened-up version of my On Vacation Pasta Salad to get you through. This speedy bowl is filled with gluten-free fettuccine, corn, red peppers and zucchini -- all in a hummus sauce. I was in such a hurry the hummus container was still… Continue reading Dinner-in-15 pasta
Choosing beauty
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” Anne Frank, Nazi-fighting fire brand The only places in the world that are not beautiful are ones that people have messed up. Think about it. There is nothing in nature that's truly horrific. A single visit to a forest, for example, reveals that… Continue reading Choosing beauty
