Imagine sitting at an outdoor cafe, in the jungle, alongside a river. It’s about 100º, and the humidity is oppressive. It’s a gamble to guess whether you or your water glass is dripping with more beads of sweat. Searching the menu for something refreshing, you land on Zucchini Carpaccio. It’s got sun-dried tomato, parmesan, chive, lemon zest and arugula. Perfect. Continue Reading →
Ok, that title is a little misleading – but it made you curious, right? I’ll get to Tom Brady in a second. So, experts say that during these strange times it’s important to have a “routine.” Husband and I say “Cheers” to that! Besides staying on a schedule, exercising and getting dressed and ready for work (who knows when a Zoom meeting will pop up?!), we have a pre-dinner “happy hour” to catch up on the day, and the day’s news. I’m trying to keep things healthy, so the centerpiece of our little ritual is this Lemon & Cumin Creamy Hummus. Continue Reading →
One of the best ways to learn about a culture is through its food. So one of the “rules” I have when traveling somewhere for the first time is to avoid eating at same restaurant twice. And if, for some reason, I do, I certainly don’t order the same thing again. Exceptions have been made of course. At our hotel on a recent trip to Indonesia, this Cauliflower Tabbouleh with Chili Cashews was SO good, I not only ordered it twice during our stay, I asked the chef for the recipe! Continue Reading →
I signed up for a 30-day “Bod Pod” challenge in a weak moment. (It’s a workout program that targets, um, body fat.) I’m about halfway through the month and finally getting the hang of the food part. Because it’s based on strength training, we’re encouraged to eat protein. Lots of it. (I’m running out of things to do with chicken.) Continue Reading →
You’ve probably got a few of those boxes too. The ones that contain those refrigerator drawings from childhood or trophies from high school. That box of your “stuff” that mom sent home the last time you were there for a visit, because she needed to clean out her attic. You’ve been meaning to go through it and toss all but the most sentimental items. But you haven’t. Continue Reading →
I’m not saying that Husband is a creature of habit when it comes to food, but let’s just say if I’m going to mess with his breakfast, I like to be pretty sure that I have a winner. When I ran across this recipe for Potato & Cheddar Waffles in Food & Wine recently, it bypassed my whole “try-this-someday” system {no really, I have a system!} and I announced we’d be trying something new the following morning. Continue Reading →
I grew up in a “village.” Not a town, or a city, but a village. It sounds all European and quaint, but actually it was the village of Hopwood, in southwestern Pennsylvania. I never knew why it qualified as a village, so I turned to the internet {where, of course, everything is true}. Continue Reading →
I’m really an introvert. No one believes me when I say that, but it’s true. Large gatherings make me nervous, I’m terrible at small talk, and given the choice of going to a big party {especially a costume party} or putting on my elastic pants and watching a movie at home, I’ll choose the latter. Continue Reading →
I’ve worked in “Top 40” radio and I’ve worked in Christian music radio – and there are actually more similarities than differences. The hours can be bizarre, creative people can be a challenge to manage {understatement – and I’m including myself here!} … and it’s an absolute blast. Continue Reading →
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