KITchen
Week 8 : Double Date Shake
I hold my mother responsible for my indecent sense of humor. Anyone who’s spent more than a few hours with me has been witness to my ability to find a double (often risque) meaning at every opportunity; (see Week 6: Popeye’s Balls as a demonstration). Seriously, it’s not that I’m immature (maybe I am), or […]
Week 7: The Perfect Vegan Kiss
I don’t know which came first, the depression or the weight gain. But I suspect the two were deeply intertwined. As a child, I didn’t recognize my mom’s moods as depression, nor was she ever officially diagnosed to my knowledge. But as an adult looking back, I’ve figured out that my mother likely had some […]
Week 6: Well Blow Me Down!
As the wise and wonderful Popeye would say, “Well blow me down!”… this week’s kitchen adventure came with valuable lessons. First Green food is not photogenic, especially if it’s made with spinach…EWW! Second I really need some better equipment if I’m going get through the rest of the year. My mom always had high-quality […]
Week 5: Put the Lime in the Coconut Margarita Cream
According to Wikipedia disordered eating describes a variety of abnormal eating behaviors that, by themselves, do not warrant a diagnosis of an eating disorder. Disordered eating includes behaviors that are common features of eating disorders such as: chronic restraint eating. Compulsive eating. Binge eating, with associated loss of control. I’ve been reading a lot about […]
Week 4: Cod Chowder, Shout a Little Louder
As last Saturday’s post went live, my husband, daughter and I were stepping onto the DC metro red line headed for an historic event, The Women’s March on Washington. Which was AMAZING! The previous day, we witnessed the inauguration of Donald Trump from a quaint liberal-filled café amid tears, jeers and sorrowful faces. It felt […]
Week 3 : Tuna Casserole Comfort
It’s only week 2 and I’ve already run into a scheduling challenge. I’m actually writing this post on Wednesday and scheduling it for Saturday. As this post goes live, I’ll be in D.C. for the women’s post-inauguration March on Washington. It’s fitting because my mother would be proud to know I’m hitting the pavement in […]
Week 2: Corn Muffin Success and Sadness
Last Saturday, I began what will be a year-long process of sorting through my mother’s recipes, selecting one per week, adapting it to a healthier version, and then posting the updated recipe the following week. In this, my first of 52 weeks, I find myself excited, touched by the support of family and friends, and […]