It’s the last day of January, which means winter is almost over, there’s a break from school on the horizon, and I’m already a good 2 weeks behind on my organizational calendar. Today was unseasonably warm (apparently it got up around 50 degrees!), so Brian and I went for a walk. It felt like spring, [...]
I suspect that there are very few people left on the planet who don’t know what Pinterest is. Granted, I think those 5 people read Relishments and I love them very much (Hi Mom!), but seriously, Pinterest is everywhere. For those unaware, Pinterest is a “virtual pinboard” that lets you save images from all over [...]
Last fall I discovered the Whole Grain Council’s “grain of the month” calendar and will be trying out a new grain each month, just because I needed to add another goal to my life. I was really glad when I saw that January’s grain was oats. I’m familiar with oats. I like oats. I already [...]
It wasn’t so much that I couldn’t find the circular cookie cutter that I usually use to make biscuits, it was that I was too lazy to look. So, the other night when it was time for me to cut out the biscuits I was making to go with the Tuscan Bean Soup with Shrimp [...]
If I purchase any animal protein besides dairy or eggs, it’s usually seafood. We don’t eat a lot of it, but it makes an appearance on our table at least monthly. I always struggle to come up with original recipes, but seafood is especially difficult. I don’t have that much experience with it and I [...]
By far, my favorite part of my job is my students. They never cease to make me smile. But sometimes, my students and I really don’t get each other. I don’t understand their obsession with Mountain Dew (of all the sodas, really?) or their love of scary movies. Similarly, they can’t compute the fact that [...]
A couple weeks ago I posted about the kitchen tools I could live without; those items in my cupboards that I’m not always sure why I’m holding on to. Come to find out, a lot of people need cocktail shakers. Anyway, the only acceptable follow-up would be to share the kitchen items I love and [...]
Oh, grocery shopping. One might think that, after 3 years of blogging and 2 and a half years of being the primary food purchaser in our household, I would have learned to like going to the supermarket. I like menu planning, and I like cooking, and I like clipping coupons, but I still don’t like [...]
I stole the idea for this lovely travel alphabet post from Cynthia. I hope you enjoy it! A: Age you went on your first international trip: In the spring of 2003, I went to London with a group from my high school. It was a fabulous trip—several of my good friends were in attendance, and [...]
As I mentioned a few months ago, I’ve been trying to make food during the weekend that Brian and I can take to school as a hot lunch. My favorite recipes make a lot of food with little effort and require few dishes or utensils at work. Last week I made Curried Brown Rice with [...]
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