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Training: The Ride/Walk Challenge
Everyday Exercise I’ve been trying to remain faithful to The Assistant’s goal of walking and riding more frequently. This past week, I had two days where the car never once backed out of the garage. This is a pretty significant accomplishment out here in suburbia where people look at your strangely if you’re not in […] Read More
Shoots and Stalks
Demystifying the Farmer’s Market “Shoots and Stalks” sounds like the title for a crime novel, doesn’t it? This time of year, the farmer’s market is full of… well, shoots and stalks. Fiddleheads. Scapes. Fennel. Asparagus. What are you supposed to do with all of this stuff, anyway? As it turns out, Cook’s Country has an […] Read More
Betty Says: Park the Car
Walk More, Ride More Last weekend, the Tiny Kitchen Assistant got a new bike. Naturally, as any kid with a new toy, he’s looking for every excuse to ride it. On Sunday, we rode to the ballpark for baseball practice (the long green park at the top of the outer circle), with me towing two […] Read More
A Slight Change of Format
Share Your Favorite Recipes I have a request of you, my loyal readers: a good cole slaw recipe. I’m picky about cole slaw. I don’t want something mayo-doused, soupy and limp. I’m looking for something lightly creamy, tangy and tasty. There are hundreds, if not thousands of cole slaw recipes out there online. While I’ve […] Read More
Betty Says: Paying Attention
Be Here Now For the past two weeks, I’ve been traveling in Germany and London. (Thanks to the magic of pre-scheduled posts, you probably didn’t even miss me.) By the time I got to London, it was snowing and sleeting sideways, and the temperature rarely peaked above freezing. My hotel was about a mile walk […] Read More
Training: These Boots Are Made for Walking
You might have noticed that I haven’t posted about training in a few weeks, partly because I haven’t been training, but mostly because I was traveling overseas for business and didn’t feel like doing battle with the spotty wi-fi connections. Last Saturday was the Where’s Wally (Waldo) charity run in London’s Victoria Park. More than […] Read More
Clara’s Meatloaf
Meatloaf Meatballs One of my favorite food blogs is Writes4Food by Bryn Mooth. As part of her ongoing Clara project, Bryn updated Clara’s classic meatloaf recipe into a modern meatball that won rave reviews with my family. Personally, I think that the transformation into a meatball is genius. To me, the worst part of meatloaf […] Read More
Everybody Loves Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Creamy Tomato Orzo Soup “I love tomato soup,” declared the Tiny Kitchen Assistant, apropos of nothing. “Ms. Z makes it for us all the time.” As a kid who isn’t terribly fond of soup in general, this seemed too good to be true. I figured that I’d make the soup and he wouldn’t eat any, […] Read More
The Night Before a Trip
OCD Pre-Trip Checklists The night before I depart for any trip usually goes as follows: There’s still room in this suitcase. Maybe one more shirt…. I can’t forget my passport. Crap! Where is my passport? (Discovered 15 minutes later, safely stashed in the secure pocket of my briefcase.) Do I need this client file? I […] Read More
Wild Rice Pilaf Bake
Sorta Meatless Monday I’ve been trying to make less meaty meals. I’m not vegetarian, but I also know that we don’t need as much meat as what the men of the house would naturally gravitate towards. One of my projects has been to find meatless or limited-meat meals that are hearty enough to stand on […] Read More