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Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #50: Crockpot Vegetable Beef Stew (#homecooking)

I had some stew meat on sale and I poked around my pantry and fridge to put something together.  The crock pot on my counter was begging to be used … Continue reading

November 13, 2016 · 1 Comment

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #49: Easy Super Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (#homecooking)

Just look at that picture. It’s that time of year for the one-pot super stars.   I’ve made good butternut squash soup before and even an experiment-gone-great butternut squash soup, but … Continue reading

November 12, 2016 · Leave a comment

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #47: Easy Baked Beets (#eatyourveggies)

I like beets. I don’t like peeling raw beets or having my fingers red stained for days because I never have gloves handy when I pick up beets, so they … Continue reading

June 19, 2016 · 2 Comments

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #46: Eat Your Greens Kale Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing (#eatmoresalad)

Don’t you love it when cooking isn’t really cooking at all?    I picked up this overpriced bag of salad that was on a crazy sale at the store and my … Continue reading

May 13, 2016 · Leave a comment

What’s Up Doc #6: Chirrup Chirrup Chirrup

I know if has been quiet on the blog lately! You see, my only mobile device is a Kindle Fire and I don’t have a new fangled mobile Internet Thingamajig. … Continue reading

July 15, 2015 · Leave a comment

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #36: Red Chard Stem Pasta Sauce (Waste Not)

  We are back from a visit to my husband’s family who live in Ohio.   His eighty something Grandparents own a small family vegetable farm that is in the … Continue reading

July 1, 2015 · 3 Comments

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #35: I Pickled Watermelon Rinds And I Liked It

I have never had pickled watermelon rind, but this afternoon I was loathe to toss rinds from a delicious hunk of fruit.  I know the rinds are edible, but not … Continue reading

June 10, 2015 · 5 Comments

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #34: Collard Green Egg Rolls With Homemade Wonton Wrappers

I haven’t cooked collard greens in a long time, and even then I did little more than boil them in a soup or toss them into a salad.    I … Continue reading

June 4, 2015 · Leave a comment

Diary of an Inconsistent Cook #33: Sauteed Garlic Soy Sauce Dandelion Greens Pasta Salad With Eggs

It has been a long time since you’ve watched me throw things together in a rebellious, non-measuring  free for all.  Today I invite you to face your darkest, leafiest greens … Continue reading

June 3, 2015 · 2 Comments

What’s Up Doc #5: Have You Been Attacked?

Yes, yes I have. After the April two or three virus pass along in our house (we are still in debate as to which virus originated from whom), Spring suddenly … Continue reading

May 11, 2015 · 4 Comments

What’s Up Doc #4: I Hear Crickets

Greetings readers and welcome new readers! It was an Easter Weekend and my oldest brother’s 28th birthday on the same day.   I have also been quite ill with some sort … Continue reading

April 7, 2015 · 5 Comments

Musings #16: One Liner Wednesday – Getting Old

You know you are getting old when you go to your local fitness center, and have enough years to be the parent of 90% of the gym rats.     … Continue reading

March 25, 2015 · 5 Comments

Article: There’s No Such Thing as Baby Food (Baby Lead Weaning / Solids)

I wrote the following for a very wonderful woman for a now dormant site called Daily Momtra.   It seems like such an eon ago when my daughter still smelled new … Continue reading

February 19, 2015 · 8 Comments

Reblog It #1: Month 27 Question–What are the Elimination Communication Essentials?

Originally posted on Diaper Free…The Other Side of the Moon:
Question (From the DiaperFreeBabyGroup):   I’m 19wks pregant and I’m trying to put together my registry. I don’t understand the…

February 12, 2015 · Leave a comment

Running a Couch25K: Episode 2- A Slow Start

I’m now on the third week of the Couch25k program which is a routine as follows:   run for 90 seconds, walk for 90 seconds, run for three minutes (and die), … Continue reading

February 7, 2015 · Leave a comment

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