I’m sure I’m aging myself, but who doesn’t love the Flo from the ‘70s sitcom Alice? She was the feisty red head who gave Mel the cook fits with her sassy attitude. Since I was maybe 6 or 7 years old, all I really remember from the show was her famous catch phrase.. …Kiss My …
Posts from: August 2012
As a born and raised Southern girl, my life usually includes cornbread whether it is baked in the oven or cooked on the stove during the hot months. I have many memories of my grandmothers using their iron skillets to whip up a batch of buttery cornbread and many nights with my hands and face …
Summer is dwindling down, but you can’t tell it from the weather around here. When I go to the farmers’ market on Saturdays, I have to go REALLY early to beat the heat. This week, I wanted to try this potato salad from Cooking Light. With my new dietary restrictions, I’m going through my tried …
Favorites for back-to-school. Don’t laugh. There are some great perks to the return to school insanity. 1. Brand new boxes of crayons. Who doesn’t love the sharpy points before they are used until they paper has to be torn off. Speaking of….tearing paper off crayons makes my eye twitch. I hate scraping wax under my …
Yes, I’m still alive. No, I have not run away from home. I’m a teacher and that means most of August is dusk ‘til dawn survival mode. Getting ready for 20+ kindergarteners takes a lot of time and energy and unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to bottle and hoard energy. Some days, it’s all …
It’s been 5 weeks and there have been some ups and downs. I have had 6 definite gluten contamination incidents and it’s almost to the point of ridiculous the many products that have wheat in them and the extent of gluten exposure that causes a reaction. I ordered a hamburger with no bun at a …
Early morning classes took some getting used to. I do consider myself more of a morning person because I would rather go to bed at 10pm and get up at 4, put on coffee, and finish studying, finishing that term paper, or finish getting the real job homework done before going to work. When I …
Those were my exact words to my doctor two weeks ago. Picture me, pale, shivering, weak, sweating and clammy, but had the energy to laugh at my doctor. And now I’m gladly eating my words. I’ll make this long gross story very short. About 10 months ago, my normally VERY predictable and peaceful digestive system …