Published on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 by Katherine I enjoy cooking.  Always have.   But as Chef Morimoto said about Bobbie Flay, “He is no chef!” Through the years I have made some pretty wonderful things.  I’ve spent many an afternoon listening to music while creating new and exciting dishes.  Some hits, some not so much – but it has always brought me great pleasure and some deliciously interesting me...

Published on Thursday, December 24, 2009 by Katherine Shopping, greed, debt and exhaustion.  Does this sound like Christmas to you?  That’s what I see, more and more each year.  My children don’t KNOW Christmas. Not the REAL Christmas.  Until it’s time for stealth mode, that is. Stealth mode?  Let me explain. My father taught me the best way to give is to give anonymously.  If you give for the sake of g...

Published on Thursday, December 17, 2009 by Katherine When I first created a Twitter account, I didn’t quite GET it.  I mean, who CARES what you are doing every second of the day?  The famous tweet, “Twitter has changed the way I poop,” brought a whole new meaning to my first Twitter experience. After tweeting for a bit, I understand the Twitter phenomenon a little more.  Yes, there are people who are more ...

Published on Monday, December 7, 2009 by Katherine With two teenage boys in the house, I cannot begin to tell you how many, “that’s what she said” jokes I hear a week.  To be fair, every once in a while I’ll sneak one in myself when my 8 year old daughter isn’t in the room.  Sometimes the opening for one is just TOO good. This weekend, however, it backfired on me.  In a big and funny way.  My 16 year ...

Published on Friday, December 4, 2009 by Katherine Earlier this week I found myself at Rite Aid, once again waiting for an antibiotic prescription to be refilled.  I strolled for about fifteen minutes, wandering aimlessly from aisle to aisle.  And I took pictures.  That is how sad my life is. Have you ever really LOOKED at what is offered to America in your typical drug store?  People get up early, work hard al...

Published on Monday, November 30, 2009 by Katherine It seems birthdays are everywhere in my little world.  There is a cluster of birthdays just before December and a cluster shortly following. On that note, I would like to say a very Happy Birthday to my wonderful nephew Tommy from Cook Up Fun.  Tommy is a ROCK STAR in the kitchen, so every recipe he has on his blog is going to be a winner.  Yes, I am a day l...

Published on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 by Katherine Last week my mother asked what I would like for my birthday and for Christmas.  At my age, there isn’t much to ask for.  Some Lush soap, good face cream, some inexpensive gold hoop earrings… nothing to write home about. But that was yesterday and this is today.  THIS is the day I discovered what I REALLY want.  Make that what I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY W...

Published on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 by Katherine My “day work” involves building computers, fixing computer hardware/software issues, resolving pc-related network problems and teaching users how to … well, use a computer.  If I HAVE to work a day job, this is certainly the job for me to have.  It is different every day, I work with great people and have an awesome boss. And my wonderful USERS.  God love ...

Published on Monday, November 16, 2009 by Katherine Once upon a time, a tree fell in the back yard during a very terrible storm.  It was a storm that lasted for days and days.  And then, the sun came out.  And it was good.  And the wilderness people ventured forth. The father of the wilderness people said they could NOT venture into the wilderness, for he had forgotten how to be a kid. This made them very sad: ...

Published on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 by Katherine Halloween is just around the corner.  Time for candy corn, spider webs and ghost stories.  Do YOU have any ghost stories?  Not the one about the hook in the door.  I mean REAL ghost stories. I believe just about everybody has had something happen to them that was, well, unexplainable.  Or perhaps it actually made perfect sense. Personally, I’ve smelled th...

Published on Monday, October 19, 2009 by Katherine I can remember the last book I actually sat down to read.  It was 17 years ago and I was on the beach, pregnant with my first child.  I love reading, but just don’t have the time with three children.  I figure I’ll catch up when I’m old and gray.  (OK, older and grayer) This record was broken Saturday, when I closed the Jillian Michaels book, “Master yo...

Published on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 by Katherine It’s hard to be funny, creative and entertaining when your head is full of snot.  Lucky me.   My strep has chosen a new friend, called sinus infection.  They are very happy together and are often found making me cough like crazy, wobble with vertigo and talk like a man.  They are also fighting against my antibiotic with great dexterity, much to my dismay. I ...